The first image from the next installment in the ultra successful Harry Potter franchise has been released courtesy of USA Today. The film entitled Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows will be split into two parts, each released in 2010 and 2011 respectively, with direction by David Yates and will cover the seventh and final book in the series.
The final chapter of the Harry Potter saga brings the young wizard trio out of Hogwarts and into the big bad world. While the previous films have been rooted firmly in the fantastical realm of the wizard with castles and streets like Diagon Alley that cannot be found by us mere Muggles (normal humans for those not savvy to the Potter world), the final piece of the story is set mostly in the harsh and very real Muggle world. Yates said in his interview with USA Today that they are “kind of pulling away from the magic a bit and bringing more reality to it.”
November 19th, 2010, We can look forward to to following Harry, Ron and Hermoine as they drop out of school to scour London for Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. I will be a little sad to see the franchise go away. The intensity of the fanbase is just as fervent as other recent rabid fan phenomenons, but it always just felt healthier to me than the recent alternative. The Harry Potter franchise made reading cool again and I believe it raised the intelligence of its fans instead of lobotomizing them. On top of being very successful and well written books, they have made for some damn enjoyable films as well. When its all said and done I’m positive that the Harry Potter film series, much like its printed counterpart, will be one of the more loved and missed series ever produced.
Will you be sad when there are no more trips to Hogwarts?
Via: Cinematical