As we edge ever closer to the Friday release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 in our look back at the Potter franchise, we’ve arrived at the beginning of what could be called the David Yates era. After Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell declined the invitation to helm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Warner Bros. and producer David Heyman continued their streak of left-field choices, offering the job first to Mira Nair (The Namesake) and Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake). Finally, they decided upon a soft-spoken man best known for two British TV projects: Sex Traffic,...
- 11/18/2010
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW.com - PopWatch
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