Harry Potter is back in movies
The sensational boy-wizard Harry Potter – portrayed on the big screen by the equally popular British actor Daniel Radcliffe – seems to like all the attention he's been getting in the magic world. Warner Bros. Pictures and the producers behind the Harry Potter movie saga – which is at present one of the most profitable movie franchises in the world – have decided to spin the fast-paced "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" into not one, but two separate movies. And while the die-hard Harry Potter fans are likely to celebrate the news that their favorite heroes will be around for three more years, there are some who look on this decision with a critical eye.
While the written Harry Potter cycle finally found closure in the summer of 2007, the Potter movies are still in full swing. Five of the planned seven (now eight) visual installments of the ground-breaking story have already been released to wide public acclaim, and the rest will come as follows: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will be out this year at the end of November, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I" will hit theaters in November 2010, followed by "Part II" in May 2011. The main reason invoked by the producers was that the last book in the saga was so packed with action, that it couldn't possibly be done justice in just one movie.
Others, however, have questioned the motivation behind the decision to split the final plot into two cinema installments, claiming that it is simply a pretext to make more money and milk the already hugely successful franchise for all it's worth.
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