BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhuanet) -- The final "Harry Potter" book will be split into two films, titled as "Harry Potter and the Dearthly Hallows: Part 1" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," Warner Bros said Wednesday.

A scene from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in an image courtesy of Warner Bros. The final "Harry Potter" book will be split into two films, titled as "Harry Potter and the Dearthly Hallows: Part 1" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

    The first one of the movies is set to be released in November 2010, and the second in May 2011.

    Producer David Heyman said it was a difficult decision to make for the studio.

    "I swear to you it was born out of purely creative reasons. Unlike every other book, you cannot remove elements of this book. You can remove scenes of Ron playing quidditch from the fifth book, and those subplots, but with the seventh, that can't be done," Heyman said.  

    The films will be filmed concurrently by director David Yates, who previously helmed both the series' fifth and sixth installments, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

    J.K. Rowling, author of "Harry Potter" books, has given her approval to the film plan.

    The sixth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is due for release in November.

    The "Potter" film franchise has pulled in 4.5 billion U.S. dollars at the worldwide box office.

    (Agencies)