Empire Magazine have posted a sneak peek at their Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows feature edition which also includes a set visit. The peek also includes some new photos with Harry, Ginny, Lupin, Scrimgeour, and more! You can see in our gallery starting here.
We now have scans of the article, thanks to DR.com. You can see them in our gallery starting here (caution for **spoilers**).
In the article, Dan Radcliffe talks about how it took 95 takes to complete the 7 Potters scene.
“We did 95 takes on that one shot; it counts as the same shot because the camera is programmed to do exactly the same thing each time. We were betting on how many takes we’d end up doing. No-one won because no-one had guessed that high. But at the end of the day they showed us a primitive version of the scene and it’s brilliant,” he said.
The article also includes new photos of Rupert Grint, looking like a very angst-driven Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson, looking bloody and beat up.
Rupert talks about the different character Ron is in this film.
“It’s hard for Ron, I think, because if he wants to be a loyal friend, that means he has to sacrifice seeing his family, and that’s something he’s worried about. You begin to see his paranoia and he sees Hermione and Harry getting closer and he’s not quite fully trusting of Harry’s ability. Things begin to get a little bit heated. But then the fact that they’re arguing makes them feel a bit more human,” he said.
He also admitted that he was the last to read the last book.
“I think I was the last one to read it. I don’t know why I didn’t, beause I’m a big fan of the books; I’ve real all of them. But I was nervous because I’d been hearing so much about characters dying and not making it through to the end. And I wanted Ron to survive!”
Of the story, he says, “It turns into a bit of a war film. The castle is on fire with rubble and bodies littered everywhere - and they’re all kids as well! It’s quite moving. Really intense.” Sort of Saving Private Ron? “Definitely! They’ve also changed the way the spells are done. Before we had a ballet choreographer who was quite camp, but now it’s much more aggressive and swordfighting-inspired.”
They also had a chance to speak with Emma.
“The film opens with Hermione wiping her parents’ memories [of her] and leaving their house. You don’t read that in the book, you just know she does it. That’s a scene that Steve (Kloves) and Dave (Yates) wrote for the film, which I was happy about because you see the sacrifice that Hermione and Ron make to be Harry’s friend. You see Ron’s home and Harry’s. But you never really get a sense of Hermione’s life outside Hogwarts, outside friendship, and it’s important. She’s not just going off to school for another year. You’re choosing between family and friends; it’s pretty brutal. They offer her a cup of tea, completely unaware that anything’s about to happen, and then I cast a spell that wipes their memory of me. There’re photos all around the room, actual childhood pictures of me, and they just dissolve. It’s horrible. And then I have to shut the door and walk out alone.”
She continues, talking about the emotional parts of the film and how hard they are to do.
“The emotional stuff is much harder. These last two films have been on a completely different level in terms of what they’ve demanded from me physically and emotionally. I did a scene where Ron’s had half of his body splinched (the reult of an unsuccessful disapperation), and he’s drenched in blood and my hands are covered in blood and my friend’s in a huge amount of pain in my arms, I’m trying to save him. I also get tortured; I’ve never had to do a torture scene before. And then physically…There were huge amounts of physical exertion for, like, days on end, you know, working with explosives because there are so many fighting scenes. When the spells go off, they have tons of pyrotechnics and it’s scary. No acting required; it’s absolutely terrifying. I felt like I was in the army. So yeah, it was a very, very demanding shoot.”
She then gives a bit of insight to Hermione and Ron’s kiss.
“I suppose I understand. This kiss between Hermione and Ron is highly anticipated, it’s been building up for eight films now. And Harry Potter, it’s not Twilight, you know; we’re not selling sex. So, whenever there is any hint of that, everybody gets terribly excited. In fact, it was horribly awkward; we couldn’t stop laughing. The nicest thing about it was, before we did it, we turned to each other were like, ‘God this is going to be awful, isn’t it?’ But hopefully it will look good.”
Read the entire article in our gallery starting here!
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