ROTTEN TOMATOES: Daniel Radcliffe Happy with Harry Potter Ending

Daniel Radcliffe Happy with Harry Potter Ending

by Fred Topel | September 21, 2007

Summary

Daniel Radcliffe is getting ready to film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, but he was more interested in the seventh and final book than the next screenplay. Looking ahead to what awaited him at the end of the series, Radcliffe was excited to film the final scenes, two movies from now. Back to Article

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Huntressmoon13 writes:
on Sep 21 2007 06:02 PM

Good for him! Hope it's filmed in a way I imagine it...and it would be great to make the darn thing as many hours as needed to make it good.

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DanielLee8793 writes:
on Sep 21 2007 09:35 PM

They better make this last movie something special. Make it the longest movie yet, and get someone really great to direct it. They shouldnt leave anything out...

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Floor Man writes:
on Sep 21 2007 10:53 PM

I think the D.H. movie will be the most criticized of the series....

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aEdeburn21 writes:
on Sep 21 2007 11:27 PM

Can Peter Jackson please direct?

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Moefoe writes:
on Sep 22 2007 12:07 AM

They should make two, two hour flicks. The first opens in the summer, second around christmas, leave nothing out, stuff the entire book in. As far as directors go Alfonso is the man for the job...

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Thundaar writes:
on Sep 22 2007 05:19 AM

Things will be left out. People will be disappointed by what is left out. There are some still complaining about Tom Bombadill and his significance (or lack there of) in LOTR.

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Vicens17 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 06:30 AM

Get Chris Columbus and Alfonso Cuaron together, and you will get the ultimate Potter flick...

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adml_shake writes:
on Sep 22 2007 07:04 AM

In reply to this comment (#1139290)
They won't have too, they've cut out most of the plot lines that were resolved in the D.H. The last movie can keep it's 2-3 hour run time.

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Warheart1188 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 07:08 AM

Cuaron would be perfect. Chris Columbus...eh, I really didn't care for his take on the first two Potter flicks. As with what Thundaar said, things WILL be left out in the movie. It's the nature of book to film adaptations. You can't take everything in a book like Harry Potter and put it in a movie scene by scene, you'd have a complete mess. Sure, HP fans would love it but you have to think about the worldwide audience here.

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hpfan13 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 08:20 AM

In reply to this comment (#1140169)
anyone but cuaron will work.

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MPSolo writes:
on Sep 22 2007 08:26 AM

In reply to this comment (#1140228)
How about Uwe Boll, then? That fulfills your argument.

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Lacerz writes:
on Sep 22 2007 08:47 AM

Anyone but Cuaron? That's like saying "Anyone but Peter Jackson to make the Hobbit". He's the one who took the movies from puppy fare to where they needed to be. PoA, GoF and OotP are dark because Cuaron had the insight to move PoA that direction. I'm sure WB will make an appropriate decision for director, but Cuaron has expressed interest.

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phoenixphire24 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 09:55 AM

No matter who they pick to direct, I hope they make the movie longer. As much as I enjoyed Order of the Phoenix, it was too short. There will definitely be some stuff cut out of DH but the last part of the book (the Battle onward) needs to be an hour on it's own at least. I have no problems with sitting through a 3-3.5 hour movie.

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bigbrother writes:
on Sep 22 2007 10:24 AM

In reply to this comment (#1140238)
I have to disagree here. I like Cuaron too, but I think HP became darker simply because that's how J.K. Rowling wrote them. It's just a coincidence or maybe an intentional choice that Cuaron directed the film where things started to turn dark because he's good at directing darker plots. PoA and subsequent films were continuously getting darker long before Cuaron got his hands on them. Also despite the fact that PoA is one of my favorites it's also one of the lowest grossing HP films. Probably because it was where they started to get dark and lots of parents feel the need to protect their children from every possible dark thing until one day they go to the top of a belltower, but that's another discussion.

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Bane Of Anubis writes:
on Sep 22 2007 10:45 AM

The movie could easily be 2 - 2.5 hours since you could cut out the middle 300 pages of the book without losing anything (oh wait, I guess you have to introduce new plot device of deathly hallows -- tack on 15 minutes for that).

Also, gotta hate on POA again -- horrible DEM plot device that could be used in any subsequent or previous plot (time turner)... POA did signal a turning point -- darker and down a road of illogic that most have ignored.

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alsanali writes:
on Sep 22 2007 11:47 AM

Does this mean Daniel Radcliffe JUST finished reading the book?

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hpfan13 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 12:47 PM

In reply to this comment (#1140238)
To say that Cuaron is as good as Peter Jackson is comical. He ruined the best book of the series with a crappy movie. The movie was corny and I actually think that GOF ws closer to the book than POA was. Please WB, don't bring back Cuaron. Don't hime destroy another great book.

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hpfan13 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 12:48 PM

In reply to this comment (#1140609)
Don't let Cuaron destroy another great book.

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atticus-alaric writes:
on Sep 22 2007 01:32 PM

hpfan13= rehab.... SOON.

How about they make DH 3 hours long? Make the last one be the biggest, longest, and end with a bang? You know kids will sit there and watch Harry Potter for 3 hours especially since they're willing to sit there for 2 and half as it is. At that point you pretty much proven they can enjoy long films as long as it entertains them.

DH is probably the most important book to get right, so perhaps cutting corners in the story is not a good idea.

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 02:44 PM

harry potter is one of the most overrated series of movies and books in the last 20 years.

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kungfu_sage writes:
on Sep 22 2007 02:58 PM

how subversive of you killer monkey, you know Star wars was pretty over rated too, and LOTR, people got way too worked up over The Matrix and the departed too. I always hated catcher in the rye, one flew over the cuckoo's nest and war and peace. and god what is with those Beatles? (am I cool yet??)

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~*Admiral Snowstorm*~ writes:
on Sep 22 2007 05:35 PM

Killer monkey has made a startling revelation: Lots of people like Harry Potter!

To be honest, I really didn't like Prisoner of Azkaban as a book or a movie. The book was kind of dull and Cuaron did absolutely nothing to make it more interesting. Which is why I worry a little about him for Deathly Hallows; he just doesn't seem to have the ability to twist the books into cool movies. However, his directorial style would be just about perfect for Deathly Hallows. What we need is someone with Cuaron's style...who isn't Cuaron. An amalgam of Columbus (duplication of the books), Cuaron (atmosphere and visuals), and Newell (pacing) is really what we need (Yates adds nothing to the series and doesn't need to be involved in the seventh movie, in my opinion), but is there any one person who has all those positive qualities?

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Need Butter writes:
on Sep 22 2007 07:06 PM

Will someone buy out David Yates' contract for HBP? (I know it's too late but I can dream can't I?) I hated what he did in OOTP, the worst film of the series yet, in my opinion. I am afraid they are giving this guy yet another chance to blow it in HBP. OOTP should have been an awesome film and thanks to him it's not.

If they can make a 3.5 remake of King Kong, they can make a long DH movie.

I would love to see Cuaron or Peter Jackson.

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jeffcooper writes:
on Sep 22 2007 09:12 PM

The most uneven serial movies in Hollywood, next to the Star Treks. The HP's are getting better and more desparate in film making style, so much in fact, the last one reminded me of LOTR in its pace. Not a bad thing. I hope it continues to cook and come to a boil, so much in fact that book 6 turns into the Empire Strikes Back as far as in anticipation for DH. That would make waiting for DH like waiting for Jedi. That's what Hollywood needs to do with it, turn up the juice and let it sizzle. So what if storylines are skipped, as long as the films move and move well.

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laika86 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 11:27 PM

hpfan13 are you crazy? You may not like the adaptation of POA, but Cuaron is by far the best director in the HP series and a better director than Peter Jackson. He practically reinvented the action movie with Children of Men. He is one of the most inventive directors working today. He's also one of the few major directors that sees films through a thematic, rather than narrative, lens. He would be perfect for DH, both because of its themes, and because he's one of the few directors that could handle its action sequences in an original way.

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laika86 writes:
on Sep 22 2007 11:40 PM

The problem with the HP movies is that the fanbase is too divided. It seems like everyone has a different reason for liking the book. There are those who just like the characters, etc and just want the movies to be exactly like the books, there are the artsy college students who like the books because of its themes of death etc who want the films to be directed in an original, artistic way. There are the geeky Lord of the Rings/Star Wars/everything geeky, including HP, who want it to be really epic and exactly like the Lord of the Rings movies (usually these people want Peter Jackson to direct for some odd reason...I can't think of a director less suited towards Harry Potter). And there are the casual fans who just want it to be quickly paced and focused on the action scenes. Its almost impossible to please all of these groups. Therefore there will most likely never be an HP movie that a majority of fans will like.

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fullmetalnek writes:
on Sep 23 2007 11:39 AM

Well laika86, I dont know about Cuaron being a better director than Jackson, but I definitely agree with you in that its impossible to please all kinds of fans.

For me, PoA is by far the best entry in the HP movie series so far, so it will be awesome if WB ends up chosing him for DH.

Right now, I just hope David Yates does a great job in HBP because its my favorite book. He did a good job on OotP, but HBP has to be the great prelude to the grand finale.

Can't wait to see Alan Rickman shine!!!!

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kungfu_sage writes:
on Sep 23 2007 11:55 AM

I have a dream of tim burton directing the final movie

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aknddon3 writes:
on Sep 23 2007 12:55 PM

laika86 are you insane? Reinvented the action movie? CHILDREN OF MEN IS NOT AN ACTION MOVIE, IT IS A DRAMA. MORON.

And whoever said that The Departed is overrated is insane.

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3263827 writes:
on Sep 23 2007 03:08 PM

In reply to this comment (#1142440)
Now your talking. I might actually go see it if Burton was brought in.

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Ashron writes:
on Sep 23 2007 03:12 PM

I don't forsee that DH needs to be that much longer than any of the other movies in the series. The 100-150 pages they spend doing nothing but sitting around in a tent can easily be cut from the film.

And although I agree with Aknddon that COM is a drama, leave it to him to come in and spoil what was an intelligent, respectful conversation (killermonkey's comments aside) with childish insults.

And I won't say the Departed was overrated, because I don't believe in the whole concept of overrated/underrated, I will say that the movie did absolutely nothing for me.

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hpfan13 writes:
on Sep 23 2007 05:07 PM

In reply to this comment (#1140689)
It is not overrated. Get out of here. Harry Potter is the most successful movie franchise of all time. Get over yourself.

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atticus-alaric writes:
on Sep 23 2007 05:15 PM

In reply to this comment (#1142440)
Hell frikkin no. Harry Potter films are too rich in story for him to handle. Let him stick with over stylized films that have little to no substance. Leave the HP films to actual storytellers.

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laika86 writes:
on Sep 23 2007 07:05 PM

I meant to say that he reinvented the action sequence, which he did.

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laika86 writes:
on Sep 23 2007 07:07 PM

Tim Burton would not be good for Harry Potter. His vision is starting to get bland...in that every single one of his movies looks the same.

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Bane Of Anubis writes:
on Sep 23 2007 07:47 PM

In reply to this comment (#1143536)
That describes most directors (i.e., every movie looks the same) -- it's just a matter if you like that look or not or if you find it appropriate for the movie... I liked Cuaron's COM, but I didn't like his POA -- b/c I think he darkened it too much -- yes, it's a dark book -- relatively -- it's fantasy dark, not real-life dark...

Yes, HP is overrated -- like Crocs or anything that receives more hype that the material warrants... But it's a fine line between being overrated and underrated... Ultimately, it's an entertaining series that has translated to entertaining movies. Are they revolutionary? No, but neither is LOTR or any of the other highly lauded series of similar ilk.

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Gimy writes:
on Sep 24 2007 06:13 AM

the whiney b3tch has been "dreaming" of this since after the first movie. thank god we don't have to see your 2ss in another movie. go get your paycheck you'd take back if you had to do it all over again...and buy something with the $ you supposedly DIDN'T WANT.

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Lovely Rita writes:
on Sep 24 2007 06:34 AM

In reply to this comment (#1140238)
POA, GOF and OOP are dark because the books are written that way. POA, the book, was a huge departure from COS. I agree with the poster who said a combination of Cuaron and Columbus. Columbus' films, though slightly pedestrian, are the only ones that cover all plotlines from both books. However GOF did cover most of the plotines, albeit briefly. Cuaron added artistry, he also added the worst CGI (Lupin/werewolf) and huge plot gaps. Columbus, whether you admire him or not, is the one that established the overall look of the films and is responsible for the main casting, which would be hard to improve upon. Hogwarts itself, especially the great hall and the Griffindor dormitory, are my favorite visuals in the films

The post comparing Jackson leaving out Tom Bombadil to the major plot snafus in the Harry Potter films is just wrong. Bombadil is important to Tolkein's universe, but not in the quest of the ring. Snape's backstory, the mirrors given Harry by Sirius, the DA's coins, Neville's past, Kreacher's hate for Sirius - all major plotlines where someone dropped the ball and it will be awkward or impossible (mirror and coin) to fix in the next film.

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minderbinder writes:
on Sep 28 2007 11:56 AM

Cuaron is the best thing to happen to the series, he'd be a great choice to do the last movie. The only complaints about 3 I have seen are from fanboys who were pissed that the movie didn't have all the details from the books. I think PJ would do a good job with one of these but there's no chance of that happening. He definitely would do a killer job with the giant battle at the end of 7, it needs to be on the scale of the LOTR stuff.

Columbus would suck, I think if they brought him back there'd be a big backlash.

My dream choice would be Cuaron directing with WETA doing fx including models and props.

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D.M.L. writes:
on Oct 09 2007 11:35 AM

Glad to see Radcliffe happy with the ending.

I personally feel Cuaron should direct Deathly Hallows, and Yates stay on as Producer (like Colombus did on POA). The reasons I have for this, OOTP is my favorite HP film and one of my all time favorite movies, and I'd love to see Yates direct Deathly Hallows but after doing Half-Blood Prince, I feel that would be too much for him to handel. POA is my second favorite Potter film, I haven't seen Children of Men but I hear great things about it and Cuaron has already proven his talent with the franchise.

So my personal feeling is that Cuaron should direct and Yates should produce the film, it's a shame that Goldenberg couldn't return, he stuck very close to the book and the heart of the story and managed, imo, to cover all the major plot points that were necessary.

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Oct 24 2007 04:00 PM

all i am going to say is that unless somebody like Tim Burton directs the last harry potter film i am not interested.

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Lysander890 writes:
on Nov 16 2007 07:55 PM

In reply to this comment (#1140735)
Then don't watch it, read it, or comment on it.

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marffa writes:
on Jan 03 2008 08:26 AM

Cuaron would be perfect to direct (as would Del Toro).

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pgato writes:
on Jan 03 2008 08:55 PM

In reply to this comment (#1423372)
How about Sam Raimi? Evil Dead meets Harry Potter..LOL

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oilahize writes:
on Jan 17 2008 12:17 AM

Cuaron didnt ruin the series, he sent in the direction the books were headed it.

Yates did mess up if anything the screenwriter messed up but the orginal writer of the first 4 is back. so it should be great.

The last one should be directed by GUILLERMO DEL TORO.

What would a Tim Burton Harry Potter have been like?

Oh and seriously Sam Raimi...the only way to get that to work is if Bruce Campbell made a cameo...then it would be the best movie ever..LOL

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Tommy F writes:
on Feb 18 2008 09:20 AM

Viscens 17iagree with you. Even though i didnt like Curon in 3 i think he will capture the darkness of it and columbo will be good for the action and continuity...;

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habsfab2662 writes:
on Feb 19 2008 08:44 AM

I agree, the last couple books were great, hopefully the next two movies can complement them.

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Masticatinsk8r13 writes:
on Jun 02 2008 01:48 PM

I think the Coen Brother's would do well with the Harry Potter edge, personally. Look at how well they directed No Country for Old Men, talk about making a villain a villain and a showing the struggles of a hero.

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hplover101 writes:
on Jun 09 2008 10:30 AM

In reply to this comment (#1140983)
i agree OOTF sucked!the book was so much better and they completly ruined it they left so much out.i dont get y they hav to turn the DH into 2 movies either, whats rong with one long movie i dont mind. besides where can they split it any way?

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War Journalist writes:
on Jun 19 2008 08:36 PM

I was slightly unimpressed with OotP. I don't think they invested enough in Sirius' character to make it sad when he died. I'll admit I was saddened when I read the book, but the movie cut so much out(I was really looking forward to the brains) that I couldn't focus.

I was disappointed when Dobby didn't show up in #4. The fact that he's a relevant and social factor in Harry's lonely life only makes it a better moment when he &^#@ in the last one. And I'm glad Dan's happy with the ending. That means we have a guarantee they won't screw with it. It will end just the way it should. I'm hoping for two 2-3 hour movies that bring this saga to a brilliant end.

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moviedude1030 writes:
on Aug 06 2008 01:35 PM

this better be the best one yet i haven't been dissappointed before so don't disappoint me now

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