Quidditch played a big part in the early “Harry Potter” movies but took a backseat as the series expanded into more and more installments. Radcliffe had to do multiple scenes on the broomstick against the bluescreen. When it came time to make “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” released in 2010, Radcliffe breathed a sigh of relief. Flying scenes may be common in the “Harry Potter” film series, but the fewer of them, Radcliffe seems to feel, the better. He said:
“Quidditch is right up there with the least fun things I’ve done on ‘Harry Potter’ certainly. It is not a pleasant experience, it does hurt quite a lot and it is not something I would be rushing back to do! […] I had to do it for all of the movies, pretty much, so that’s been my favourite thing about the seventh one. No Quidditch!”
Tom Felton, the actor who plays Harry’s school rival Draco Malfoy added briefly “I’m so glad I haven’t done it since the second film.”
Other experiences were unpleasant on the set for a lot of the films’ actors. Actor Matthew Lewis played a character named Neville Longbottom, an awkward, nerdy kid who grows into an awkward nerdy teen. Lewis, as he got older, was required to wear extra padding under his clothes to keep his character rotund, as well as a mouth appliance giving him crooked-looking teeth. As a teen, these appliances did a blow to his vanity. He was quoted on these details in a 2011 issue of EW.
The events of “Sorcerer’s Stone” will be retold in a planned “Harry Potter” TV series for the Max streaming service. Radcliffe’s words about Quidditch should be heeded by whomever they cast.
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