Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is an upcoming 2011 fantasy film that is the second part of the two-part epic finale of the
Harry Potter film series. It is directed by David Yates from a screenplay written by Steve Kloves and is based on the novel by J. K. Rowling. The film is produced by Rowling along with David Heyman and David Barron. The story continues to follow Harry Potter on a quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxes. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe in his ultimate performance as Harry Potter alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry’s best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The supporting cast features Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon.
Principal photography began on 19 February 2009 and was completed on 12 June 2010,
[4] with the final day of reshoots on taking place on 21 December 2010 marking the series’ closure of ten years of filming.
[5] Part 2 will be released in 3D, along with 2D formats, in IMAX on 15 July 2011
Plot
Following Dumbledore’s death, Voldemort completes his ascension to power and gains control of the Ministry of Magic. Harry, Ron, and Hermione leave Hogwarts to hunt and destroy Voldemort’s remaining horcruxes. They isolate themselves to ensure their friends and families’ safety. They have little knowledge about the remaining horcruxes except the possibility that two are objects once belonging to Hogwarts founders Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff, and the third may be Nagini, Voldemort’s snake familiar. The whereabouts of the two founders’ objects is unknown, and Nagini is presumed to be with Voldemort. As they search for the Horcruxes, the trio learn more about Dumbledore’s past.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione recover the first horcrux, Salazar Slytherin’s locket, by infiltrating the Ministry of Magic. Under the object’s evil influence and the stress of being on the run, Ron leaves the others. A mysterious silver doe leads Harry to the Sword of Godric Gryffindor, among the few objects able to destroy horcruxes. When Harry attempts to recover the sword, the horcrux attempts to kill him. Ron reappears, saving Harry and using the sword to destroy the locket. Resuming their search, the trio continually encounter a strange symbol, that an eccentric wizard named Xenophilius Lovegood tells them represents the mythical Deathly Hallows. The Hallows are three sacred objects: the Resurrection Stone, with the power to summon the dead to the living world; the Elder Wand, an unbeatable wand; and an infallible Invisibility Cloak. Harry learns that Voldemort is seeking the Elder Wand, but is unaware of the other Hallows and their significance. Harry decides that finding Voldemort’s horcruxes is more important than procuring the Hallows. They break into a Death Eater’s vault at the Wizarding Bank Gringotts to recover another horcrux, Helga Hufflepuff’s cup. Harry learns that another horcrux is hidden in Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione enter the school and find the Horcrux, the Diadem of Ravenclaw, and destroy the cup and the diadem.
Voldemort and his followers besiege Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione, their allies, and various magical creatures defend Hogwarts. Several major characters are killed in the first wave of the battle, including Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Fred Weasley, and Severus Snape. Harry discovers while viewing the memories of Severus Snape that Voldemort inadvertently made Harry a horcrux when he attacked him as a baby and that Harry must die to destroy Voldemort. These memories also confirm Snape’s unwavering loyalty to Dumbledore and his role as spy in Voldemort’s camp. Harry surrenders himself to Voldemort, who casts the Killing Curse at him, sending Harry to a limbo-like state between life and death. There, Dumbledore explains that when Voldemort used Harry’s blood to regain his full strength, it protected Harry from Voldemort harming him; the Horcrux inside Harry has been destroyed, and Harry can return to his body despite being hit by the Killing Curse. Harry returns, the battle resumes, and after the last horcrux is destroyed, Harry finally kills Voldemort, and the wizarding world lives in peace once more.
Cast
- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, the film’s main protagonist.
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Harry’s best friend and Hermione’s romantic interest.
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Harry’s other best friend and Ron’s romantic interest.
- Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, a Death Eater, the film’s secondary antagonist and Sirius Black’s cousin and murderer.
- Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Harry’s half-giant friend and a former teacher at Hogwarts.
- Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Harry’s archnemesis and death eater.
- Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, the primary antagonist, a merciless power-hungry wizard, and the leader of the Death Eaters.
- Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore, former headmaster of Hogwarts killed by Severus Snape two films earlier.
- Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration teacher, Deputy Headmistress and future Headmistress at Hogwarts.[10]
- John Hurt as Ollivander, a wandmaker abducted by the Death Eaters.
- Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy’s father and a disgraced Death Eater.
- Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, a spy to the Death Eaters and the new headmaster of Hogwarts.
- David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, a member of the Order of the Phoenix and a former teacher at Hogwarts.
- Julie Walters as Molly Weasley, the Weasley matriarch and a mother figure to Harry.
- Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn, the potions master at Hogwarts.[11]
- Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather. Killed in battle three films earlier by Bellatrix Lestrange.[12]
- Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, the divination teacher at Hogwarts.[13]
Joshua Herdman announced on 9 August 2009 that Jamie Waylett would not be reprising his role as Vincent Crabbe for
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Waylett’s character would instead be written out and his role in the plot taken over by Herdman’s character, Gregory Goyle.
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Director David Yates has announced that, for the final scene in the film which is set nineteen years after the film’s main story, older actors will not be cast to play the main characters. Special effects will be used to depict the cast members as adults.
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Production
Main article: Production of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Part 2 was filmed back-to-back with
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 from 19 February 2009 to 12 June 2010, with reshoots for the Epilogue scene taking place at Leavesden Film Studios on 21 December 2010. Director David Yates described Part 2 as “operatic, colourful and fantasy-oriented”, a “big opera with huge battles.”
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Soundtrack
Main article: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2 (soundtrack)
See also: Harry Potter music
Composer of the first three films, John Williams, expressed interest in returning for
Deathly Hallows – Part 2 if it fit his schedule. Director David Yates stated that he was eager to work with Williams on the score, but it was not possible due to their conflicting schedules.
[18] It was confirmed via the Warner Bros. website that Part 1 composer, Alexandre Desplat, was set to return for Part 2.
[19][20] In an interview with Film Music Magazine, Desplat stated that scoring Part 2 is “a great challenge” and that he has “a lot of expectations to fulfill and a great deal of work” ahead of him.
[21] Desplat started writing the music in early 2011 and finished recording with orchestrator Conrad Pope and the London Symphony Orchestra on 27 May 2011 at Abbey Road Studios, as stated on Pope’s official Facebook page.
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Marketing
In March 2011, the first preview for
Deathly Hallows – Part 2 was released revealing new footage and new interviews from the starring cast.
[24] A teaser poster was released on 28 March 2011 with the caption “It All Ends 7.15″ (referring to its international release date).
[25] On 27 April 2011, the first theatrical trailer for Part 2 was released. The trailer revealed a range of new and old footage.
[26] A month later, a set of seven posters was released each illustrating a different character with the caption “It All Ends 7.15″ and a background depicting the Battle of Hogwarts.
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Release
On 2 April 2011, a test screening of Part 2 was held in Chicago. Director David Yates, producers David Heyman and David Barron and the film’s editor Mark Day were in attendance.
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Part 2 will have its world premiere on 7 July 2011 at Trafalgar Square in London.
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