Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Spoilers)

And what I would give to be a fly on the wall in that meeting.

 

So its going to be one movie not a two parter?

 

Almost certainly one. I cannot see it being split into two. There just isn't enough suspense in the middle act to break it up.

 

A two parter? What, you mean like two movies?

 

Yeah I meant that

OotP has more words then the new testament and they're planning to put that in one movie

 

Oh I see. Well I'd rather them make one movie and just shorten the book up. Making two movies will take time away from the overall project of making all 7 movies.

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It looks like we're getting the same people to play the same roles. Hopefully that lasts through all seven movies.

 

I agree that two movies is a bad idea. Also, it would (to me at least) scream that their script guy isn't confident enough in his decisions.

 

i can't see this being a 2 parter either. more than likely it'll be the same length as GOF and hopefully a little longer maybe

 

I don't know why people assume it would be two movies and not just one giant one that is shown in two parts. They don't have to film and direct it as two movies.

 

More casting news.

James Potter has been casted:

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And Kingsley Shacklebolt:

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Robbie Jarvis is the young James Potter and George Harris is playing Kingsley Shacklebolt

 

I used to think the same thing, but in fact it does end up turning into making two films.

Even if you direct and shoot two movies simultaneously, you still finish them separately, giving priority to the first film in terms of FX, editing, etc, and having to move immediately to the second when the first is released.

At any rate, much like Goblet of Fire, and as has already been said, the story lacks enough tension in the middle section to create a solid cliffhanger and make either film a satisfying movie in their own right. I think Order of the Phoenix could easily be condensed into two and a half hours of solid storytelling.

M. Scott

 

Mr. Harris looks almost exactly like I imagined Shacklebolt... which is good.

 

Pardon me, but it's been a while and I can't remember who Kingsley Shacklebolt is. Anyone refresh my memory?

 

He's part of the Order of the Phoenix and Head-Auror for the Ministry.

 

this news of them casting James Potter makes me happy. bc it means they are filming the flashback scenes of james,sirius,snape, and company

 

Ah, that's right. I remember now.

 

Ditto.

 

Professor Umbridge casted.

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she looks just like i thought she'd look like

 

Yikes, I must've missed reading where Shaklebolt's supposed to be black

Oh well, it's nice seeing a well rounded cast for the films.

The lady they picked for Umbridge is PERFECT. I thought that when I first saw her picture a couple of months ago.

 

QFT. No surprise though. The casting has always nailed it in these films.

M. Scott

 

i can't wait for the scene where Fred and George Weasley escape from Hogwarts and do the swamp in the hallway and yell at umbridge

 

They're going to have to color her hair black right?

 

I think it would be cool for Bary Crouch Jr. to replace Bellatrix. Bellatrix isn't really that important. It doesn't matter that Sirius dies just that he does unlike in HBP when Dumbledore dies its important that Snape kills him