'Harry Potter' producer 'thought Deathly Hallows split was bad idea'

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows producer David Heyman has admitted that he did not initially support the idea to split the final instalment into two films.

The 49-year-old, who has produced all eight movies in the wizarding series, told Parade that he was concerned about the challenges that separating Deathly Hallows would pose.

Heyman explained: "I thought it was a bad idea, because we hadn't done it before. We talked about doing it on the fourth film, but we didn't do it. But when [writer] Steve Kloves started to break down the script, it became pretty clear that there was too much there for one film, and if we were to do it in one film, we'd have to leave out so much that the whole series would be compromised.



"So it became pretty clear that we had to make it into two films. Then Steve called me a week or so later and said, 'You know what? There's almost enough here for three'. And then he said, 'Just kidding!' But actually, there probably is enough."

Heyman added that he has "mixed feelings" about reaching the end of the Harry Potter series, saying: "Working on Harry Potter has been the most incredible odyssey. It's been the gift of all gifts. That being said, I'm very excited about having the time to face new challenges."

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Watch David Yates and David Heyman at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 London press conference below: