Daniel Radcliffe recalls the challenges of filming the underwater scene of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Actor Daniel Radcliffe has shared a new story about the making of the Harry Potter film. Talking to GQRadcliffe recalls the process of building the epic setting and stretching shots for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

During the Triwizard Tournament, there is an extended scene involving multiple underwater scenes. Radcliffe shed some light on how the filmmakers brought this to life, saying that an entire water tank was built on a set of land. Not only that, but it took six weeks to shoot all of the scenes – Radcliffe estimates filmmakers could only shoot about seven seconds of usable footage per day.

He told GQ: “There are so many things about Harry Potter that are so intense and crazy that you don’t even think about it. “I have a diary that records all the hours I’ve spent in the water. That’s really amazing. I’ve heard that we have an average of seven seconds of footage a day or some, shots that have It’s one of those things you want, like, ‘I’ll never do that again!’ And if I do, I’ll be one of the only people to have done it before. It’s one of those moments where you look back and say, ‘That was so special.’ “

Radcliffe shared some other details about the Harry Potter series and some of his other films, like Swiss Army Man and Horns, in the video. He also discussed playing Weird Al Yankovic in the upcoming biopic.

All eight Harry Potter films are currently streaming on Peacock. They would return to HBO Max on November 1. HBO Max also hosts Special 20th anniversary of Harry Potter reunion, in which the cast and crew discuss the legacy of the films. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second entry in the series, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

The eight main Harry Potter films have made more than $7 billion at the global box office, and the franchise is still a big hit, even with the latest Fantastic Beasts movie. coming short. Coming up, the new head of Warner Bros. Discovery reported want to create more Harry Potter content for HBO Max.