Harry Potter is one of the biggest film franchises of all time, so when it came time to film the adaptation of JK Rowling’s final novel, the filmmakers wanted to go out in a big way, spreading out Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows across two movies rather than one.
The result was the darkest, most dramatic entry in the series, and also one of the most critically and commercially successful. Here are some facts about the final Harry Potter adventure which you might not have known.
30. Both movies were filmed at the same time
Even though Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and 2 were different movies, they were filmed as one giant movie. A scene from Part 1 would be filmed on one day, and a scene from Part 2 would be filmed on the next. This got some of the cast a bit confused, with Helena Bonham Carter saying in an interview that she couldn’t remember which film featured one of her major Bellatrix scenes.
Bonham-Carter definitely remembers the torture scene at Malfoy Manor – apparently she was so concerned that she was going over the line that Bonham-Carter kept asking Emma Watson if she was ok during filming. Apparently the pair gave each other a big hug after the harrowing scene was over!
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