In the December issue of
SFX magazine, whose reporter toured the set of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, new interviews from the cast on filming were released. The publication released a few
teaser quotes from Emma Watson, who went into detail about the sequence in which Hermione wipes out her parents' memory, and Rupert Grint on Ron Weasley's stubble. The
cover can be found in our
galleries.
Emma on the added scene involving her parents' memory modification.
Quote:
“[Director] David Yates asked Steve Kloves to write this lovely scene at the beginning of the movie which is not in the book, but which I feel is very important for Hermione’s character. You see her wiping her parents’ memories in order for her to start off on the adventure with Ron and Harry.
She knows that Voldemort could try to use her parents as a device to get to her in some way, which means they might be in harm’s way. So she wipes their memories so they forget she ever existed. All the photos of her around the house disappear. It’s a really tough way for the film to start but really important to see the sacrifices that she has to make.”
Rupert briefly mentioned that Ron's facial hair is indeed real, though they did try an alternative method before the final choice.
Quote:
“They did experiment with sticking bits of hair on my face, but it didn’t really work…”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released November 19, 2010 and July 15, 2011. Tickets are already on sale for Deathly Hallows: Part I; pre-order at
Fandango or
MovieTickets.com!