Raka: 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the second installment of a two-part film based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, and the final film in the Harry Potter series.

David Yates, who directed the preceding two films, directed both parts, while Steve Kloves returned to script^[3]. The first part was released internationally on November 18 2010 and the following day in the United Kingdom and the United States, with the second released on 15 July 2011.^[4] Production of the two films occurred concurrently,^[5] and treated as if it were one film.^[6] The idea to split the films had been around since the middle of 2007,^[3] 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.^[6]

On 12 March 2008, Warner Bros. additionally confirmed that the film would be split into two, to do justice to the book.^[7]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. According to Warner Bros. executive Alan F. 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."^[5] 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."^[5] Due to the WGA strike, Kloves was not able to start work on the script until it ended.^[8]

Before David Yates was officially chosen to direct the film, others had expressed an interest in the job. Alfonso Cuarón, director ofHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, had said that he would be "tempted" to return to direct.^[9]Guillermo del Toro, who passed onPrisoner of Azkaban, had expressed interest in directing Deathly Hallows,^[10] but an increased workload ruled him out of the project.^[11]

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.^[12]Daniel Radcliffe said: "This is a road film, particularly in Part One of the film. People have been so used to seeing Harry Potter at Hogwarts and we're just not there for the first part of the film. 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."^[12]

Although 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. In January 2010 Alexandre Desplat, a French composer, was confirmed to produce the score for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.^[13] In November 2010 it was confirmed that Alexandre Desplat (despite many fans wanting Williams) would compose the second part. Yates and Heyman have noted that some of the events of this film had an effect on the way the sixth film was written.^[14]

The first part of Deathly Hallows ends as Voldemort retrieves the Elder Wand from Albus Dumbledore's tomb.^[15] This would mean that the beginning of this film would be the trio planning the Gringott's Break-in.

In the wake of the success of the 3-D film Avatar in late 2009, Warner Bros. announced that the Deathly Hallows films will be converted to 3-D for showing in 3-D.^[16]However, the first film was not released in 3-D due to time constraints. The second film is nonetheless being widely released in traditional 2-D as well for ticket-buyers who prefer that viewing option.

Deathly Hallows: Part 2 opened to critical acclaim along with instant commercial success: on the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating of 96%. It set many new box office records, including biggest opening day in the United States ($91,071,119), in the United Kingdom ($14.8 million) and in 13 other countries^[17], biggest US and worldwide opening weekend ($169,189,427; $483,189,427) and biggest US midnight release ($43,500,000).^[18]^[19]

Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the 9th film in history to have grossed over $1 billion, and as of August 4 is the highest-grossing film of 2011 ($1,038,339,206) and the 6th highest-grossing film of all time.^[20]