That is because the seventh book is actually very significant in terms of plot and it is packed with the conclusions to all the sub plots of the series. Hence recreating the entire thing to be viewed within a timeframe of 2.5-3 hours is very tough, if justice is to be done to the series. read more
In just about every film that is adapted from a book, some material is cut out because there is no way to portray all the scenes and details from a book into a two or three hour movie. This was true of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and with each subsequent book in the series, the page count got larger and larger, and more and more scenes got left out in the film adaptation. read more
For "Harry Potter" and Hollywood, eight is the magic number. Warner Bros. Pictures and the producers behind the $4.5-billion film franchise featuring the beloved boy wizard will split the seventh and final novel in the J.K. Rowling series into two films. read more
The final novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was split into two cinematic parts: Part 1 was released on 19 November 2010, and Part 2, the conclusion to both the final film and the series, was released on 15 July 2011. read more