Yates estimates OOTP running time

Empire magazine's latest edition included a three-page spread on the Order of the Phoenix movie, where director David Yates spoke about the length of the film. "The book's huge, but it actually distills quite easily. That said, I've shot a movie that's probably over three hours, so I'll have to lose 45 minutes in the edit."

Also, Imelda Staunton, Umbridge, has been trying for some time to get involved in the franchise and joked: "Well, actually I was rather insulted they'd never asked."

Finally, producer David Heyman praised Evanna Lynch as Luna: "She's an obsessive Potter fan who'd actually had correspondence with Jo Rowling. When she was cast Jo rang me up because she just couldn't believe it - from her letters she said, 'She is Luna.'"

Hmmm..
interesting..more hten three hours!!!ahhhh
hehe thats funny!
😃

~~~Mahak~~~

interesting

it would be nice if they left it for 3 hours......

t4s

-hadia

more than 3 hours!!!
thants better!
hope its not lyk the PoA fiasco :-s

wow!! 😃 more den 3 hours!! cant wait 2 watch dis movie!! thnxx!! 😃

wow..3 hours wud be gr88... 😊
lets c wat they decide 4 the running tym of the movie 😳

amazing..and a huge book like OOTP deserves this length..

I hope it is not cut too much although once on DVD can't wait to see deleted scenes as well 😉