I can't help but think that just as we Harry Potter fans run out of things to talk about, the frenzy begins again. What will happen when that seventh movie comes out? Life is going to become so dreary with no "I hope they include that part where ..." to discuss!

Harry Potter producer David Heyman has given an interview to Empire discussing that controversial Book 7 split. He gives a very good reason for why they are aiming to keep the film short -- Harry's young fans. "Is this going to be a four and a half hour film? That's probably what it would have been. Would our audience really embrace that? In some way, I think they might. But I think the younger ones would have drifted. There's always been difficulty making sure that the ones that are two hours, two and a half hours long – making sure that those are the right length. I think by having two films that are two and a half hours – although we're not sure of the length – then it will be a richer experience." Young kids did sit through Lord of the Rings quite spellbound though, so I am skeptical that it couldn't be done, but it is a valid point. You don't want to numb their poor eyes or butts.

After months of speculation, Warner Bros has revealed to the L.A. Times that they plan to split the final Harry Potter book into two films. One will be released in November 2010, the second in May 2011, and will simply be titled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I / Part II.

Aware that this looks like a grubby money-maker by cynics (myself included), Daniel Radcliffe insists that's not so. "I think it's the only way you can do it without cutting out a huge portion of the book. There have been compartmentalized subplots in the other books that have made them easier to cut -- although those cuts were still to the horror of some fans -- but the seventh book doesn't really have any subplots. It's one driving, pounding story from the word go."

Producer David Heyman says 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 you can remove Hermione and S.P.E.W. [Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare] and those subplots . . . but with the seventh, that can't be done." Author J.K. Rowling has given her approval, much to everyone's relief.

I do admire that they are so dedicated to giving us the complete Deathly Hallows story that it wears down my cynicism. I disagree that there aren't things that couldn't be trimmed down -- Harry, Hermione and Ron's months upon months of hiding out in a tent, for one. But the fact that it was such an edge-of-the-seat read makes me worry they'll lose that momentum by splitting it in half. And what of the age factor? Will Radcliffe look 35 by the time this is finished?

In the end, I don't care how they release it. I just want it to be the best film of the entire series.

I'm not sure how much more I can take. One day all our favorite characters will be turned into slapstick movie stars, constructed out of CGI and a desire to cash in. The latest is Paddington Bear, that classic character abandoned in London's Paddington Station with his marmalade jar and his famous duffle coat. According to Variety, producer David Heyman, of the Harry Potter franchise, is bringing the talking bear to the big screen for a live-action movie. The trade speculates that Paddington will be rendered with CGI, and that is certainly likely, what with the trend of Garfield, Underdog, Alvin and the Chipmunks and others. Bothering me even more, though, is that the movie is being written by Hamish McColl, who will probably turn the character into a bear version of Mr. Bean. Of course, Paddington is traditionally similar to Bean, who is also very polite and also very accident-prone.

After being discovered in the station, Paddington is adopted by the Brown family, who take him home. The movie is expected to show the bear's origin (minus his early life in "Darkest Peru") and then follow mishaps and misadventures that are inspired by the entire series, not any specific book. Looking back now on the original storyline, it seems to me that the TV show ALF must have been heavily influenced by the books, which were first written by Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. I also realize that, personally, I preferred the books about another bear, Cordoroy. I think I even preferred the teddy bear version of him. But I'm sure the movies will get to Cordoroy one of these days. In the meantime, the ever-popular plush versions of Paddington are about to receive a huge bump in sales.

In the wake of the crowd dis-pleaser The Number 23, Jim Carrey has been lining up the roles. He's currently got two famous headlining parts -- the voice that counts for Horton Hears a Who, and then the man himself in Ripley's Believe It or Not! -- if it ever gets a definite director. He's also gearing up for the man-loving prison escapee in I Love You Phillip Morris, and Sober Buddies -- where he plays a sober buddy who gets appointed to a partying exec to keep the guy in line. Now we've got number five. David Heyman, Potter producer, has told MTV News: "I've got this film with Jim Carrey called Yes Man, which I hope will get into production in the fall."

"It's about a man who finds himself very depressed, and is always saying no. When friends ask him out, he always says no. [The film will explore] what happens when he decides to say yes to every thing that comes his way." Basically, Liar, Liar with a spin. The movie will be based on a book by Danny Wallace a radio producer for the BBC. Taken from parts of his diary, the story outlines everything the man says yes to -- from Internet and mail SPAM, to meetings for people who believe aliens built Egypt's pyramids. And, of course, he also says yes to all social and professional invites. For those of you who miss the old days of Carrey, Heyman says it will be like his old-school work, and he also claims: "It's one of the funniest scripts I've read." If it's that good, maybe the bad luck of 23 will disappear very soon.

After pirates returned to the big screen in a HUGE way thanks to Disney's highly successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, studios are now looking to do the same with dragons. Eragon ( a story about a boy and his dragon) hits theaters this winter, while Peter Jackson jumped on the mythical creature by dipping into some discretionary funds to option Termeraire, a historical series that revolves around an "air force of dragons and valiant aviators."

Now, Warner Bros. wants a piece of dragon tail, as they've gone and pre-emptively picked up the rights to Here, There Be Dragons, based on an upcoming children's book by James A. Owen. Convinced this pic could fly, David Goyer and David Heyman optioned the book with their own money and began developing it into a feature film. Owen will adapt the script under Goyer's supervision. Story revolves around three strangers who, during World War I, uncover the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas that points toward the location of all the lands (in myth, legend, fable and fairy tale) that have ever existed. The interesting twist is that these three strangers (named John, Jack and Charles) actually turn out to be J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams, who, in real life, all met in London when they were young men. I imagine their adventures together will help lay the foundation for what eventually winds up on the pages of their wildly popular novels. Sounds sweet, but who do we cast? Any ideas?