We have images from a new Joel Ryan photoshoot Emma did on Friday November 12 for an interview with Associated Press.
Daniel Radcliffe was expecting a tender embrace when it came time to kiss co-star Emma Watson in the new “Harry Potter” film. What he got was torrid necking, Watson working magic with her lips “like an animal,” he said.
“I thought it was going to be like a soft, sensual sort of moment, and it was this very vigorous kissing scene,” said Radcliffe, reprising the title role in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” the second-to-last of the big-screen adventures about the teen wizard, which opens Friday.
“She really went for it, I have to say. It caught me slightly off guard, but yeah, I’m not complaining. Many men would lose a limb to be in that position, so I was absolutely fine with it,” Radcliffe said in an interview.
Opening worldwide this week, the film casts Harry and best pals Hermione Granger (Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) out into the world to fend for themselves, and the journey puts severe strain on their friendship.
Under the spell of an artifact containing part of evil nemesis Voldemort’s soul, Ron is sent into a jealous rage by a vision of Hermione, the girl he loves, and Harry taunting him as a third wheel in their relationship. Hermione and Harry then turn to each other and do some kissing that looks positively bestial.
“That was mainly Emma, I have to say,” said director David Yates.
The first take was too tame, and Yates said he told the actors it needed to be more “pagan and mad.” That’s when Watson really delivered.
“I guess I just realized that I would have fewer takes to do if I just got on with it and just gave David what he wanted, which was a passionate kiss. Which was something that would really rock Ron’s boat and really be quite painful and nasty for him to watch,” Watson said.
Grint shot Ron’s raging reactions alone, without Watson and Radcliffe on set. But he was on hand for Watson and Radcliffe’s portions, though he was struck by a case of the giggles watching the colleagues he grew up with in the “Harry Potter” franchise getting down and dirty.
“When they were there actually filming that kiss, they did actually want me there to kind of play off something, but I just found that too funny,” Grint said. “Emma sent me out because I kept laughing. It just looked really strange.”
Though they were partly clothed, the scene leaves the impression that Radcliffe and Watson are stripped naked. Both wore jeans, while Radcliffe went shirtless and Watson had the front of her torso covered, leaving her back and shoulders bare.
“I didn’t want to put them through complete nudity,” said director David Yates. “I didn’t think it was necessary, because we were going to put some smoke around them” for the scene, which Ron witnesses through a hallucinatory fog.
Watson was thrilled that the scene delivered the sort of amorousness the filmmakers wanted.
“I’m proud of it, and considering how bloody awkward it was, I’m really impressed that we managed to make it look anything other than awkward,” Watson said. “Because Dan and I are like brother and sister, so it was tough making it look passionate, believe me.”
Note: This story doesn’t quite agree with how Emma described the filming of the kiss during the press junket interview.
Credit: Celebutopia for the pictures. Story by AP.
Great! I love her !
I have to ask that if she saying "selling sex" about twilight what are they doing in this film? Everybody kissing eachother. And after, film cast talking about that and giving information. I think this is so ridiculus. If this happening Emma shouldnt say for Dan and Rupert "We are like brother and sister". Something not going true…
Sense, these are very short scenes, maybe a few seconds out of about 5 hours of movie. It’s not what the movie is about.
Harry Potter isn't a sexual series of books. Sure it may have Teen hormones here and there but nothing that would make it out as "Selling sex". Anyways I love these new pix of her!
Yeah maybe a few seconds of movie thats true. But why em,dan and rupert and director taking attention on this subject? Film is not all about kiss scenes. Im talking about it. Im not running down to Cast.
This interview makes my stomach twist. I'm looking forward to the kiss that Emma and Dan share, especially now, knowing that Emma was the one who really delivered. I think it will be brilliant. But at the same time, I don't like it for obvious love of character and character relationship reasons. Emma is so trendy! Fantastic pictures!
Sense, it’s not Emma, Dan and Rupert that bring all the attention to the kisses. It’s the media. They are the one asking about it. The cast can’t really say “we won’t talk about that”.
People of the world, Would you please STOP talking about that nightmare scene!!? 😡 😥
@Window, hahahah I completely agree! We already know their thoughts on it, so could we stop bringing it up!?
Cute photos! 🙂
The media is asking about the kissing scenes. The cast is just responding to the questions. And neither of Emma's kissing scenes are in any trailer or promotional footage. Instead they are promoting the story and the action scenes. As I was looking at Emma in the pictures, I contemplated whether I would prefer to lose an arm or a leg. So Dan's right about that. 😛
I saw the rest of the video! I love it! Wonderful interview.
"I would love to persuade Christopher Bailey, to get even just a section of Burburry that's like organic or FREE trade" Doesn´t she mean FAIR trade – or where´s the difference? 😕