Why Did They Expand to Five Movies? 为何升级为五部曲? Writer J.K. Rowling explained that the reason she expanded to five films from three was because she found the story arc needed five films to be told correctly: 作者J.K.罗琳解释道:“三部曲不足以延伸整个故事的剧情主线,五部曲更能够充分展示自己想要表达自己的思想和情节。” “Originally, to tell you the truth, we said a trilogy as a placeholder. We wanted to be honest with people that it was going to be more than one movie, but we were feeling our way. Then, there came a point in the drafting of our story where I said to David Yates, ‘You know, this feels like five movies, and I think I’m pretty certain about that.’ It’s ambitious to tell it in five to be honest because we’re spanning 19 years, but I can see an arc to five – so that’s how it happened. ” “坦白说,我们之前是按照三部曲的规模打造。我们想要告诉观众们,这部电影的故事还没有结束,在这个过程中我们也在不断摸索尝试。后来,在和大卫·叶茨导演探讨故事的过程中我们忽然发现,这个故事完全可以升级为五部曲系列,或许这样听来有些过于有野心,但坦白来说我们的时间跨度长达19年,我有信心可以拍到第五部,所以我们就这样决定了。”