
In January 2010 Alexandre Desplat, a French composer, was confirmed to produce the score for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. That seems to have really freshened things up, and hopefully will get people seeing the films with fresh eyes again, because it's just a totally different look when you're not just sat in the same room the whole time." Īlthough Yates had retained composer Nicholas Hooper for Half-Blood Prince, John Williams (who composed the scores to the first three films) had expressed interest in returning to score the film - however he did not state which part he would be contributing to. People have been so used to seeing Harry Potter at Hogwarts and we're just not there for the first part of the film. Daniel Radcliffe said: "This is a road film, particularly in Part One of the film. Heyman noted that the films will be a closer recreation of the books than the previous films because of the length a two-part adaptation entails. Guillermo del Toro, who passed on Prisoner of Azkaban, had expressed interest in directing Deathly Hallows, but an increased workload ruled him out of the project.

Alfonso Cuarón, director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, had said that he would be "tempted" to return to direct. īefore David Yates was officially chosen to direct the film, others had expressed an interest in the job. Horn, it will allow "an extra hour and a half to celebrate what this franchise has been and do justice to all the words and ideas in the amazing story." Heyman described the workings behind the split: " Deathly Hallows is so rich, the story so dense and there is so much that is resolved that, after discussing it with Rowling, we came to the conclusion that two parts were needed." Kloves was not able to start work on the script until the WGA strike ended. David Yates, director of Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince will return to direct and Steve Kloves is going to write the screenplay. additionally confirmed that the film would be split into two, to do justice to the book. The idea to split the films had been around since the middle of 2007, but only really came into serious consideration after producer David Heyman was able to talk to writer Steve Kloves when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike ended and Heyman had Rowling's approval. Production of the two films occurred concurrently, and treated as if it were one film. The first part was released internationally on Novemand the following day in the United Kingdom and the United States, with the second released on 13 July 2011. Rowling, and the final film in the Harry Potter series.ĭavid Yates, who directed the preceding two films, directed both parts, while Steve Kloves returned to script. And his pal Josh Herdman attended in support, documenting the moment for Instagram.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the second instalment of a two-part film based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. In December of 2020, Jamie Waylett got married in Scotland. There is some good news in all this, though. Rather than recast Crabbe so far along in the film series, producers opted to have another HP character take over the speaking parts of Malfoy's cronies without changing up the storyline too much. She also called Waylett a "withered actor by the age of 22." Jamie was later sentenced to two years in prison, with his lawyer explaining that "Although he had the good fortune to be in the Harry Potter films, it turned out to be not so good fortune." Because in 2011, Waylett participated in the London riots and again faced a cannabis charge. As it turned out, producers probably felt justified in their decision shortly after.


Though no official statement was given from the producers of 'Harry Potter,' Waylett was unceremoniously dropped from the film schedule after his arrest. That case led to the young actor being sentenced to community service. The issue was that he had so much of the plant that he was accused of distributing said material. The young actor, who was personally chosen by director Chris Columbus at auditions, was charged for possession of a certain illicit substance, reported BBC. Unfortunately, Waylett's personal troubles got in the way of his 'Harry Potter' role. RELATED: Tom Felton Reveals A 'Harry Potter' Easter Egg Nobody's Ever Noticed But what about Jamie Waylett, who played Crabbe in films one through six?

Fans know that Josh Herdman, who played Goyle, went on to some impressive post-HP activities. The answer lies in who portrayed the characters. So why did producers opt to shuffle the story around instead of sticking with their original Crabbe?
