Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book in the series about the destiny of boy wizard Harry Potter. The book is scheduled to be adapted into two full-length movies. The first, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I will be released in November 2010. The second, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II will be released in July 2011.

The final book in the Harry Potter series follows Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione as the try to defeat their enemy Lord Voldemort for the final time and answer many of the questions raised by events in the 6th book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - leading to a final showdown between the forces of good and evil.

The Harry Potter series has previously seen enormous sales, both the books and the films. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, sold on the 21st of July 2007 sold 15 million in the first 24 hours.

Amazon has reported that Harry Potter was the most preordered item that they had, until it was beaten by Windows 7, released by Microsoft.

Deathly Hallows is to be made into two films. This was announced on the 12th of March 2008. The first being released on the 19th of November 2010 and the second on the 15th of July 2011. Note that these two are dates are set in the two movie seasons of the year: the summer break and the Christmas holiday season. The difference in title between the two films will be simply a "Part 1" and "Part 2" added at the end of the title. The films are being shot together very much like The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

The exact split between the two parts is not yet known. Warner Brothers is hoping that this well be kept a secret until it is either revealed by them or until the film is released. Warner Brothers themselves stated that they might change the split, so some of the rumours might not hold true. However, the actor who plays Goyle in the movie has leaked that the split would would be right after the capture of Harry, Ron and Hermione by the Snatchers.

The Potter films of late have a tendency to take their own creative stand and separate themselves from the novels. Chris Colombus who has directed the first two Harry Potter films; The Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets stayed true to the books with lines being exactly the same. We moved onto Alfonso Quaron who directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third in the series. Quaron changed the location of the set of Hogwarts which angered many fans, though this set remains in the use today. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince directed by David Yates (also set to direct the two Deathly Hallows films and also director of Order of the Phoenix, episode 5) even added a scene which depicted the burning down of the Weasley's home; The Burrow.

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows