1st! cool

'Chased through the woods'? Wow, that would make for a great scene.

he cant split it that way that puts 3/4 of the book in 1 film and 1/4 of it in another hed havbe to cut too much nullifiy thw hole point of the split

yeah i noticed that too... uh fuckyou39 (haha interesting username), but i think i know why!!! i was looking through the book and the first 3/4 of the book takes place outside of Hogwarts, and then the last quarter of course is the big finale at hogwarts. so i think they might cut the film right after the trio go to gringotts and get the cup and then they fly off on the dragon!!! and then the 8th movie will begin with them landing in hogsmeade or something. omg! i feel so smart. i think it'd be pretty awesome if that's how it's going to be!!

i think the best cliffhanger would be the snatchers catch them and then the movie ends, thats the better cliff hanger. although they filmed shell cottage already so it might be after the gringotts....... ugh.. wb and the directors are having so much fun toying with where the split will take place........ love how they made a chase outta them getting caught by the snatchers...

I thought it was only Ron who got captured?? It probably won't make a difference in the movie, but hopefully it'll still be true to the book.

Jinxhex, Ron ALMOST gets caught when he leaves, but after they listen to the radio, Harry says Voldemort breaking the taboo and the snatchers get 'em. I think Yates means that they are looking at some point during the Malfoy Manor(when Voldemort is coming?), or just before it. Those are the biggest "cliff hangers" near there. I think making part II only Hogwarts would make that half drag and the other race comparatively. There has to be an especially strong since of continuity between these two since they share a title. And as to the equal amount of material on either side of the split... i think they will shorten camping and increase the Battle of Hogwarts. Camping would grow dull and could be condensed easily on film (via monyage etc). And we all know how battles are always pushed to their fullest potential in these sorts of movies. All my theories gathered from various sources, but all are guesses.... who knows.

but begging of the book-malfoy manor will take MUCH longer than 2.5 hrs there gonna have to rush through the first half of the book nullifiying the whole point of the split

LOVE YATES!!! I think he just basically told us that they're going to end the movie somewhere around Malfoy Manor, which is pretty much what everyone thought in the first place. I think if they end it before all that stuff happens (wormtail dying, hermione getting tortured, etc.) then they can open the SECOND PART of the movie with Malfoy Manor too and it will create a kind of symmetry. But I"m really excited that they added a chase scene to the whole part with the Snatchers. :D

Awesome about the chase-race :). Also, I think that the movie will end somewhere either with Dobby dieing, or before wormtail dies/hermione tortured. And PEOPLE, lets not forget they can EASILY re-arrange scenes. They've done that in like, almost every movie. They could easily do something like that. But I believe Gringotts will be in the second movie. They cant only have Hogwarts in the last movie. I wanted the first part to finish with "You mean the tale of the Three Brothers?" =)

fuckyou (lol at your username ;) I don't think that they will be nullifying the split at all...they can easily fit all of the things before Malfoy Manor into the first film (but of course SOME things WILL be cut, it's just how it goes)...I don't think they will have to rush that much...I mean they have 2 1/2 hours to fit in the beginning-malfoy manor...I don't think it'll be that hard....a TON of that section of book is simply, "let's camp here BOOM let's camp there, POOF let's camp at a farm and steal some eggs now"...I mean, that whole descriptive section can be tossed and done with montages showing quickly that they are moving around a lot...then we have Seven Potters, Wedding Fiasco, fight right after the wedding in the cafe, Grimmauld Place, finding RAB's origin, Kreacher's Tale, Lupin vs. Harry (maybe they'll keep that part in), Ministry of Magic, camping montage (with talk of the sword of Gryfindor thrown in there somewhere), ron leaves, Godric's Hollow, Silver Doe/ Ron comes back/ horcrux destroyed, Xeno Lovegood/ Deathly Hallows, the trio camp a couple more minutes, Harry says voldemort like an idiot and they get chased through the wood and captured by snatchers, and BOOM end Part One...I think that will make for an action packed movie, but I'm pretty sure they can fit it all in...

To all that are bitching about where the film is split. Films are NOT necessarily shot in chronological order. They could have already shot the end of the film if they found it suited the budget. The scenes are shot, then edited into their correct order. Rarely is a film shot as if it were live. So Yates happening to shot this particular scene tells you NOTHING about where it occurs in the film. So you can all quiet down now.

tbc07, you forgot Gordric's Hollow and Dumbledore's past story. :P

txRABbit, It seems you are the only logical person here. Do you all think one of the biggest HP secrets (since book 7 came out that is) which I believe that it is a secret that they want to keep under wraps is not going to be given out this early in the game, I don't think so, I believe we will all have to wait until the first half is out in 2010. If you ask me for those who are not reading the books I believe leaving the movie after they get captured is a great cliff hanger. It also isn't 3/4 of the way through the book and even if it is there is so much that goes on after this point that to do the final ending any justice end the first half here would be perfect. It would be too sad to end it after Dobby dies but if they do then it would leave it with o. k. what is Harry's plan now to go from there either way, I believe they will choose what way is best to work out all the parts so that each half of the movie works well together. You all with your negativity need to take a chill pill. You all boo hoo to much.

David Yates is my favorite Harry Potter director and i think his interview is very interesting. Theyve even changed the scene where the trio is capture by snatcher be turning it into a chase scene (should be awesome) when originally the snatchers show up because Harry said Voldemort's name. OotP is my fav movie so far, HBP will change it though i know it will and my least favorite is PoA.

To prove my earlier point...remember, the scenes at Shell Cottage have already been shot. These events occur AFTER the trio's capture by the Snatchers, and the scenes at Malfoy Manor. Also, thanks Roxy2005.

One please use good language remember this a place that some children can access too. An congratulations to the Director Yates. I can wait to see the rest of the movies.

Your welcome txRABbit, exactly

I think it might end sometime around Shell Cottage because I just remembered that Steve Kloves said in his interview that he's STILL working on the script to Part Two of Deathly Hallows. Which means all they stuff they're filming now is in part one.

not nesscarily scripts have been nown to be rewritten DURING FILMING

On another note that they shoot out of sequence, they've already shot the R and H kiss. LOVE the thought of a chase by the Snatchers!! Fantastic edge of our seats stuff and then the TO BE CONTINUED type thing will appear and make us all groan for more.

snatcher scene!! how exciting. and yates seems super nice

I think that the movie will starts at Malfoy Manor and will end there too.

David Yates, if you fudge this movie up like the last one I will personally rip your insides out, and skin you alive. Tim Burton would have been a MUCH better director for the sixth and definitly seventh and I think most people would agree. Don't fudge with Harry Potter or you will have a ton of muggles on your ass like hemroids.