A HIGH TENSION KISS SCENE
The most difficult scene to shoot for Rupert Grint et Emma Watsonaka Ron and Hermione? That famous chase in the heart of London? The one in the Forbidden Forest with the Rafleurs? All wrong. This was the famous kiss scene between their two characters, a moment awaited by fans since the beginning of the saga. “It was supposed to be dramatic, and we were bursting into fits of laughter. I feared that we wouldn't succeed because we didn't take the scene seriously. I knew I had to go first “, confides Emma Watson.
A grueling shoot
“David Yates, the director, was tireless and extremely demanding. It was the most difficult shoot of all the films in the saga. » It is in these terms thatEmma Watson goes behind the scenes of the grand finale of Harry Potter. The one who refused to be overtaken and ended up covered in bruises was not the only one to be mistreated. Shocked by the serious accident of his liner, David Holmesduring a stunt, Daniel Radcliffe fell ill and spent ten days in bed shaking with fever. Success has a price.
ON THE ROAD TO LONDON!
Adapted from the seventh and final volume of the bestselling series by J. K. Rowling published in 2007, The Deathly Hallows takes Harry, Hermione and Ron on the trail of “horcruxes”, scattered across the four corners of England and which, once destroyed, will destroy Voldemort. Landing in London, they will have to go unnoticed, which was not the case on set! Indeed, for the purposes of the scene which takes place in the middle of Piccadilly Circus, a tourist hotspot in the British capital, it was necessary to completely close access to the area. As for the chase in the city center, it was filmed in a tunnel in London, but also in Liverpool.
7 TIMES DANIEL RADCLIFFE
In one of the first scenes of the film, Harry Potter is escorted out of Privet Drive, the address of his uncle and aunt, by a squadron consisting of Hermione, Ron and his brothers Fred and Arthur, Fleur Delacour, and Mundungus Fletcher. In order to deceive the enemy, everyone takes the appearance of Harry using “polyjuice”, a magic potion. Daniel Radcliffe had to slip into the skin of each character and adapt their facial expressions and attitudes. A titanic job which required 95 takes.
FROM WORK TO DECO
Trapped in the Lestrange family's bewitched vault, which they broke into, the three friends see objects multiply endlessly as soon as they touch them. No less than 38,000 rubber elements were created by the accessories department, including 7,000 copies of Hufflepuff's golden cup, one of Voldemort's famous “horcruxes”.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 1, is broadcast Monday December 16 at 9:25 p.m. on TMC.
