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EmmaRiddle · #1 (**permalink**) 01-20-2005, 10:26 AM

Film London recently interviewed British director, David Yates in which he talked about being chosen to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Working with friends has always been important to you, are these relationships likely to continue with your new found feature film fame?

Yes, for sure. I’m planning to take a couple of key people with me onto Potter, because they are super talented and I couldn’t have done the work I’ve done without there help, and I see Potter as a continuation of much of the work we’ve been doing together.

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Were you surprised to be asked to direct the latest Harry Potter installment?

I was really thrilled, and excited by the prospect. It’s the kind of scale of film I’ve wanted to make since I was 14. Since The Way We live Now I’d been getting film offers coming through, but none of them were that interesting, though I had done a lot of work getting a film version of Brideshead Revisited ready – though we just fell short of our budget.

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How do you feel about this project?

I’m really looking forward to it, and am working my way through all of the books, and starting to get a bit addicted to the world which is fantastic and wonderfully realised.

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The whole of the UK was gripped with Harry Potter fever when the books were first released, did you rush to the bookshops with the masses?

I hadn’t read a Potter book until earlier this year, because I was so busy making stuff or reading other scripts, so it has been a real pleasure to catch up with everyone else over the past weeks and months.

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What is your biggest film ambition?

To stay true to the best stories I can find. And to make big movies next to much smaller more intimate films – but to give both everything I’ve got.

Source: The Snitch

Kazters · 01-20-2005, 10:55 AM

lol.. i am amazedat the people who havent read the books then do and cant believe they have been missing out lol... cool though

**serenasnape** · 01-20-2005, 10:57 AM

I wonder if they have signed any of the actors yet for OOTP?! At least we know for sure they are doing OOTP!

But the actors contracts were only for the first 4 years!

EmmaRiddle · 01-20-2005, 11:01 AM

^ The kids only sign one contract per film. It was the adult actors who signed those four film ones. I don't imagine the cast will be announced or decided upon for many months. They've not yet finished GoF and it's a big decision for the kids to make.

*Snivellus* · 01-20-2005, 01:32 PM

Interesting interview...

Thanks!

Petrovich · 01-20-2005, 05:12 PM

Great!
Very good talk with Yates!!! I`m really pleased that the director of next HP film is
known now. Poor thing that I`ve not seen his other works.
Although, I`d like AC to direct GoF and OotP. I suppose he`s the best one to
those films.

01-20-2005, 06:24 PM

I Loved The 5th Book I Think It Was One Of The Best!!!!!!!!!

OtterySt.Catchpole · 01-20-2005, 07:20 PM

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and am working my way through all of the books, and starting to get a bit addicted to the world which is fantastic and wonderfully realised.

Possibly the reason they're making a fifth film [the fact that it will make WB millions & millions of dollars doesn't hurt either]. But I like the part that he's reading the books...

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To stay true to the best stories I can find.

*hugs Mr. Yates, Ottery gets teary eyed* You sir...are a true artist.

EmmaRiddle · 01-20-2005, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Petrovich

Great!
Very good talk with Yates!!! I`m really pleased that the director of next HP film is
known now. Poor thing that I`ve not seen his other works.
Although, I`d like AC to direct GoF and OotP. I suppose he`s the best one to
those films.

Mike Newell is doing GoF.

All the directors so far have read all the books, that's nothing new and is, if anything, a requirement.