Final Harry Potter Book Will Be Two Films

There are seven HARRY POTTER books, but it was officially confirmed today that there will be eight films, as the final book, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, is going to be split into two movies.

Film No. 7 in the series will be out in November 2010, followed by Film No. 8 in May 2011. They will be titled HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2.

Meanwhile, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, Film No. 6, is due out this November 21, 2008.