Harry Potter Stuntman Injured In Film Set Explosion

A stuntman who serves as the stunt double for Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has been "seriously injured" during an explosion on the set of the series' latest film, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," according to a report from the Daily Mirror.

The 25-year-old man was performing an aerial stunt and crashed to the ground after a planned explosion went wrong. The Daily Mirror quotes a source saying the stuntman was talking after the accident, but there are fears he's paralyzed after he said he couldn't feel anything from the waist down.

The Press Association confirms with an East of England Ambulance Service spokesman that a man in his 20s had been injured on the set:

He said: "Paramedics were called to Leavesden Studios after a man in his 20s sustained a significant back injury. He was stabilised at the scene and taken to Watford General Hospital."

Comments

[LaMees]

Best wishes for a full recovery!

[Soundofthunder]

Why, with all the digital effects, do they need to perform a stunt with live pyrotechnics? To lend reality to a movie about wizards and trolls and magic? GET REAL.

SOT

[HermioneGranger]

What do you expect? To do the stunts with magic?

[spiritpony1]

point is, they never learn not to do this crap

[concerned5150]

as a practicing doctor I can tell you that praying does have its merits, yes a persons positive attitude can help their bodies heal themselves. I do not personally pray or believe in prayer for myself, but if it helps the patients then i am all for it. in times of stress i let the families know that i will "keep a good thought for them", and that is as close to "praying" for them as i can get.

but please do not speak for my profession, just because you carry around a bible and praise jesus doesnt mean that u can speak for me.

why is it that when things go right(actually not even right, but go in a positive way for the patient) god gets the credit, but when they dont go the way the patient wants then it was the doctors/nu­rses/hospi­tal staff that is to blame.

hypocrits

[Agentprovokatur]

Probably to balance the attitude of Surgeons which is "If the surgery is a success, of course it was the Surgeon's skill and training, if they go badly it is in God's hands"

[gurukalehuru]

Get well soon. That's all.

[pashupat]

I thought they'd finished filming H.P. and the Half-Blood Prince a while ago? isn't it coming out in July? Do you mean H.P. and the Deathly Hallows?

[ramblingjohnny]

Maybe it was some last minute post production or the author just mess up. If WB is still working on Prince that might explain the delaying of the release.

[PrimusElijah]

The Delay was purely the studios decision. The film was ready for it's original November release. They just wanted to insure a hit for the spring/early summer.

[ellawensmom]

I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope this man won't be paralyzed.

[onalimb]

Cheers to the people behind the scenes. Shame we only recognize the danger they put themselves in when something like this happens.
I hope the paralysis is temporary.

[mahdeealoo]

All the best! We're thinking of your full recovery,v­isualizing it...

[ltyr2002]

Are they still making Harry Potter movies?

Daniel Ratcliff must be thirty by now...

Regardless, I hope the stunt man gets recuperates.

[sazerac]

You're close. He's 19. *eyeroll*

All the best for the young man's recovery ...

[Aabby]

LOL

[Merckx]

Daniel Radcliffe is 19 years old.

[smartchoices]

This is very sad. All the best thoughts and hopes...

[concernvoter]

I hope him the best.

[Macready]

I hope he makes a full recovery

[mexamerican]

terrible accident. my prayers and good wishes go out to the young man.

[KillBillV2]

Well thanks for the invitation Daniel Radcliff but I doubt the Obama Girls will be coming on the set of the Harry Potter film now...

...and that's a good thing.