Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire instal the new for apple

Screenwriter Steve Kloves, faced with the task of boiling the 734-page book down to manageable length (157-minute running time makes it the second-longest “Potter” picture, after “Chamber”), makes short work of Rowling’s bloated 157-page prologue devoted to the Quidditch World Cup. The books’ millions of readers, youthful and otherwise, will know what’s coming: the emergence of Lord Voldemort, the ubervillain who killed Harry’s parents, was later sapped of his powers by the tyke but has now concocted an ingenious plan to trap his nemesis at the conclusion of the interschool Triwizard Tournament.

Worldwide theatrical gross for the three features stands at a staggering $2.6 billion, although totals have dropped with each subsequent film, from $974 million for “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” to $879 million for “The Chamber of Secrets” to $749 million for “Azkaban.”Īfter Mexican helmer Alfonso Cuaron elevated the series so considerably last year, producer David Heyman gave a second chance to Mike Newell, who turned down “Sorcerer’s Stone.” Newell becomes the first English director to have a go at Harry, and he doesn’t let the home team down.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire instal the new for apple