We're now less than three months away from the release of the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which marks the beginning of the end for the most lucrative movie franchise in history. Having split the final instalment of J. K. Rowling's best-selling series in two and armed with a budget rumoured to be in the region of $500m for the back-to-back productions, Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince director David Yates will be hoping the bring the saga to a fitting conclusion (and rake in the box office returns) when it opens world-wide this coming November. The Deathly Hallows sees Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) set out to track down and destroy the Horcruxes, Lord Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes) secret to immortality and destruction as the Dark Lord unleashes his war against the wizarding world. Newcomers to the cast include Ciarán Hinds (Aberforth Dumbledore) Rhys Ifans (Xenophilius Lovegood) and Bill Nighy (Rufus Scrimgeour), in addition to a host of familiar faces including Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Felton, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Helen McCrory, Miranda Richardson, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Julie Walters and Bonnie Wright.
To whet your appetite for the upcoming film, why not check out these three behind-the-scenes featurettes entitled "The Story", "Forest Run" and "On the Run"...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I is released in North America and the UK on November 19th 2010, with Part II following on July 15th 2011. Watch the trailer here.
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