‘My butt was on display for all to see’: Eddie Redmayne reveals he suffered ’embarrassing’ wardrobe malfunction while filming Fantastic Beasts by ripping his pants
Eddie Redmayne has revealed that his most embarrassing moment on set occurred while filming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which was released in 2016.
The 41-year-old actor plays magizoologist Newt Scamander in the Harry Potter spinoff franchise.
In a scene from the first film, Eddie explained that he was filming a scene in which his character must perform a mating dance in an effort to distract a magical creature called the Erumpent, which somewhat resembles a rhinoceros.
Wardrobe Malfunction: Eddie Redmayne has revealed that his most embarrassing moment on set occurred while filming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which was released in 2016.
However, he revealed that a disaster occurred while he was performing some of the moves and his pants fell open.
Speaking to British Vogue, he said: “It was humiliating all the same, but I did manage to rip my pants off.”
“My butt was on display for all to see at a late night shoot in central Watford.”
Role: The 41-year-old actor plays magizoologist Newt Scamander in the Harry Potter spinoff franchise.
It comes after Eddie revealed that he had to take classes to learn how to wield a wand and do magic tricks when he joined the franchise.
In an interview with Vanity Fair last year, he said: “When we started the first Fantastic Beasts, there were things that were very stressful.
“Having a wand is like your childhood dream, but suddenly you’re introduced to this thing and you have complete stage fright. I have no idea what to do with it.
Hilarious: In a scene from the first movie, Eddie explained that he was filming a scene in which his character must perform a mating dance in an effort to distract a magical creature called the Erumpent, which looks a bit like a rhinoceros (in the photo)
He added: ‘Then the wand school and the apparition school were created. But then you became very indifferent to those things and the everyday type of having a wand.
Eddie continued, “But then the joy of those movies was seeing new actors come in and be introduced with their wand and seeing the inner child reveal itself, in each and every one, no matter how extraordinary the actor is.”
Eddie has also spoken about the filming process for Fantastic Beasts, which featured extensive CGI and visual effects for Radio Times.
“One of the things that I learned in Fantastic Beasts is that it’s your responsibility as one of the main actors to participate in the process,” he said.
Much of my interaction was with imaginary creatures. in his prime [film-making] it is the intimacy of collaboration. So when you’re doing a scene with a Niffler, one of the magical animals, I don’t just want a tennis ball in there.
‘I want the visual effects [visual effects] artist [performing] infront of me.’
Embarrassing: However, he revealed that disaster occurred while he was performing some of the moves, and his pants fell open.