Rumour: No Quidditch in 'Order of the Phoenix'? - UPDATE
 

An Italian newspaper recently printed an article in which it was hinted that David Yates and Michael Goldenberg had decided to cut Quidditch from the fifth film.

Allegedly it was stated that the game wouldn't affect the rest of the plot and therefore could be cut.

Please remember to regard this as a rumour until we hear otherwise from WB.

Source: Harry Potter Fan Zone

UPDATE: The Italian website that posted the original rumor is now stating that they have been in contact with someone who works on the OotP set and that this person told them that the set of the Quidditch Pitch is still in pieces at Leavesden Studios. However, their source won’t confirm or deny if there is going to be a quidditch scene in OotP.

there has to be qudditch...that would be horrible if they didn\'t include it....*cries* i wanna see quidditch *yells at directors*

there has to be quidditch! i hope its a rumour.

I hope this is a rumour! Quidditch is really important in OotP! They can\'t skip it!

They can\'t cut Quidditch *starts crying*. Weasley is our king!

Perhaps they just meant actual Quidditch games. I don\'t see the point in showing the Quidditch games themselves. However, if they mean the storylines surrounding Quidditch then I would be most annoyed because they seem to be including a lot of other things of less importance in the movie.

well they need to do the fight but they may just change it around... i mean POA only had like 3 min of quidditch time... i dnt think it is that important the actual matches it is the whole malfoy/twins/harry thing after

I hope this is a rumour Quidditch is really important in the movies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

WHAT!!!
you can\'t skip quidditch
please let it be a rumor

Roshni

They can\'t possibly skip Quidditch, especially the scene where Umbridge chucks Harry, Fred, and George from the game and then bans them from the team altogether, giving Harry more skin-cutting detentions. Please just let this be a rumor!

They better not ommit the Twins\' grand exit! It\'s an awesome scene, and it shows Umbridge at her wit\'s end. :D

One year until the movie hits American theatres! I\'m so excited, I\'m going to see the midnight show! :D

NOOOOO!!!! quidditch is BRILLIANT!!! they can\'t cut it.

Rupret\'s gonna be PO\'d if they cut it, he was SERIOUSLY looking forward to finally playing some Quidditch. :snitch: :ron3:

this better be a rumor!

hmm...no surprises for me...

I hope its a rumour. Quidditch is really important in the plot.

:( Figures... *goes back to usual " HP directors are annoying" moan* lol

Rumour shmumour. They better have quidditch. They already took my lovely Oliver out of movie 3 and that SERIOUSLY ticked me off. :mad:

*steams*