'Harry Potter Deathly Hallows 2' is 'meant for 3D'

Harry Potter producer David Heyman has reassured fans that the 3D conversion of the final film will only be used to enhance the story.

Heyman previously confirmed that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two would be released in 3D, despite the cancelled conversion of Part One last year. Speaking at the time, he insisted that it was not being used as a "special effect gimmick".

"The way [director] David Yates is approaching 3D is he's trying to approach it from a character and story point of view," he told SFX. "Trying to use the sense of isolation, of separation that sometimes 3D gives you, to heighten that at appropriate moments. So we're approaching it in a storytelling way.

"In terms of Deathly Hallows: Part One, we just ran out of time and in discussion with the studio, we told them we couldn't preserve the quality and make the movie the way we wanted to deliver it if we made it in 3D. And they understood, and they were supportive."

He continued: "Funnily enough I think this last film will benefit more from the 3D than the first one would have. It's more epic and operatic."

However, Heyman went on to confirm that fans will be able to own the first half of the finale in 3D at some point in the future.

"The first one was a more intimate film so 3D didn't feel as germane," he said. "But ultimately, we've done 3D for the Blu-ray so Part One will be available in 3D in your home at some point."

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Watch the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, which opens in cinemas in the UK and US on July 15, below: