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The Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows split point has been revealed.
Warner Bros confirmed last year that the final instalment would be released in two parts, with the second part arriving eight months after the first.
In a report, Entertainment Weekly confirmed that the split point would occur around chapter 24 of J.K. Rowling's book.
The scene will see Lord Voldermort (Ralph Fiennes) gain possession of The Elder Wand as he takes it from former Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore's (Sir Michael Gambon) tomb.
Faced with accusations that the split had happened for 'purely financial reasons', Warner Bros Entertainment president Alan Horn hit back.
"The key word there is purely," he said.
"There's no question that Warner Bros will make more money with two films than they would have with one. But we also never ever would have done this if Jo [Rowling] had not endorsed it, and if we didn't feel that we were providing a better finale, with a more full sense of closure."
He continued: "We just respect and love the books too much for that."
The Potter films' producer David Heyman previously said that the split point would be "incredibly dramatic, very moving and make people want to watch the next film".
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One will open in cinemas in November.
> Radcliffe: 'Potter split will frustrate'
Warner Bros confirmed last year that the final instalment would be released in two parts, with the second part arriving eight months after the first.
In a report, Entertainment Weekly confirmed that the split point would occur around chapter 24 of J.K. Rowling's book.
The scene will see Lord Voldermort (Ralph Fiennes) gain possession of The Elder Wand as he takes it from former Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore's (Sir Michael Gambon) tomb.
Faced with accusations that the split had happened for 'purely financial reasons', Warner Bros Entertainment president Alan Horn hit back.
"The key word there is purely," he said.
"There's no question that Warner Bros will make more money with two films than they would have with one. But we also never ever would have done this if Jo [Rowling] had not endorsed it, and if we didn't feel that we were providing a better finale, with a more full sense of closure."
He continued: "We just respect and love the books too much for that."
The Potter films' producer David Heyman previously said that the split point would be "incredibly dramatic, very moving and make people want to watch the next film".
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One will open in cinemas in November.
> Radcliffe: 'Potter split will frustrate'
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