David Heyman Talks 'Harry Potter 6' Delays

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David Heyman, producer of the Harry Potter films, told SCI FI Wire that production on the final two films is going well and that the decision to split the adaptation of J.K. Rowling's final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has allowed the actors to take a break, such as Alan Rickman (Snape).

"Well, yes, everyone's got a break, in a sense," Heyman said in an interview on Dec. 3 in Beverly Hills, Calif., where he was promoting the comedy Yes Man. "It's not about breaking them into two. It's just the schedule is such that I guess it's long. There's more, so there's a lot of downtime without him. It's going well. It's great. I'm very, very lucky to be involved with it."