Daniel Radcliffe Used a Cameron Diaz Photo to Help Him Know Where to Look During ‘Harry Potter’ Flying Scenes, Reveals Tom Felton
variety.comZack Sharf Tom Felton revealed in his just-released memoir, “Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard,” that a young Daniel Radcliffe used a photo of Cameron Diaz to help him know where to look while filming the broomstick flying sequences in “Harry Potter” (via Insider).
It appears Radcliffe has long been outspoken about his Diaz crush, telling Us Weekly in 2014 that she was his “first celebrity crush.” The actor said on the “Capital Breakfast” radio show earlier this year that Diaz remains “very high on the list” of his celebrity crushes.
According to Felton, the “Harry Potter” crew’s “approach was that if a piece of magic or any kind of special effect could be achieved practically, that was the best way to do it.
This was especially true in the early days, when the visual effects teams had less-advanced technology at their disposal.” “The broomstick was a metal pole fitted with a deeply uncomfortable bike saddle,” Felton wrote. “There were stirrups for your feet and a harness to stop you falling.
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