Yates attended the 64th British Academy Film Awards in February 2011 , where he was joined by J. K. Rowling , David Heyman , Mike Newell , Alfonso Cuarón , David Barron , Rupert Grint , and Emma Watson in collecting the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema on behalf of the '' Harry Potter '' films . Daniel Radcliffe , who portrayed the films ' titular character , commented on working with Yates , saying that he " added his own sense of grit and realism to the series that perhaps was n't there so much before . I think we all had a fantastic time working with David . I know we did . " By 2012 , Yates was working on a few Warner Bros. projects , including a '' Tarzan '' feature film and an Al Capone biopic called '' Cicero '' . He also controversially said that he was working with BBC Worldwide on plans to develop a '' Doctor Who '' film , although this was denied by the showrunner , Steven Moffat , in July 2012 . Because of production delays , Yates began to explore other projects including television work
64th British Academy Film Awards
64th British Academy Film Awards
David Yates