Deathly Hallows to be split into two movies

Reports say that the final book of the successful Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be made into two films.

Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.

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The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday.

Producers are expected to announce on Thursday that J K Rowling's last Potter installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November 2010, with part two following in May 2011.

"It was born out of purely creative reasons," producer David Heyman told the Times. "Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book."

Filming began in September on the sixth Potter flick, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

"It's been brilliant," said star Daniel Radcliffe. "It's also, I think, the funniest of the films so far."