Daniel Radcliffe used Diaz picture for reference on Harry Potter

Working with CGI and inexperienced screens generally is a difficult job. For starters, the place are you even purported to look if the computer-generated dragon isn’t subsequent to you? For Daniel Radcliffe, it was at an image of Cameron Diaz.

Tom Felton, who performed Draco Malfoy within the Harry Potter collection, has recounted an amusing anecdote from behind the scenes of the fantasy collection. As an alternative of at all times utilizing tennis balls as reference factors–that’s, a information for the place the actor ought to look so it’s extra pure on display screen–the forged was allowed to herald their very own private gadgets. “After some time they gave us extra particular person objects to stare at. We selected footage of one thing or someone near our hearts. Daniel Radcliffe had an image of a very stunning Cameron Diaz.”

Felton recalled this in his e-book, “Past the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Rising Up a Wizard”, which got here out this week. Tom Felton, for what it’s value, used an image of a carp, which he described as “much more stunning.” We’re not so certain about that, however hey, it’s your e-book, Tom!

Tom Felton supplied another visible results secrets and techniques within the e-book, mainly associated to the Quidditch video games, which needed to be shot in a room utterly coated in inexperienced and blue so the filmmakers may create the environment of flying via the air.

Daniel Radcliffe has stated he has little interest in reprising the function of Harry Potter. “I’m getting to some extent the place I really feel like I made it out of Potter, okay and I’m actually pleased with the place I’m now, and to return could be such a large change to my life.” Nevertheless, now that Cameron Diaz is popping out of retirement, that may entice him into hopping again on the broomstick…