Last week’s official announcement that the adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is to be split into two films raised a couple of eyebrows: was it a decision based on artistic merit or the prospect of bigger business?

Empire had the chance to put producer David Heyman to the question. Interesting points revealed in the exclusive interview include that the split was decided right after the writers strike, that a single four-and-a-half hour movie might have been too long for younger viewers, that each of the two parts could run between two and two-and-a-half hours, that they’ve got a rough idea of where to end the first part but won’t know for sure until the first script is done, that both parts will be filmed back-to-back in a one year shoot starting in early 2009, and that Warner president Alan Horn left the decision whether to split the story entirely to the filmmakers.

The full interview can be read at this link.

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