Harry Potter Actors Share Rules They Hated Following

From not being allowed to change their appearance for an entire decade to being prohibited from even suntanning - it’s no wonder some of the cast has described finishing the franchise as freeing.

Hey, TheThings fans! Welcome back to another video. From the outside watching Harry Potter actors like Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton - grow up on set seemed like the ultimate dream. However, since the franchise came to an end the cast has been sharing that set life wasn’t all it was cut out to be.

And a lot of that has to do with the rules on set that they were forced to follow. While fame and fortune may be freeing, the cast was confined between the walls of Warner Brothers Studios and what they deemed was okay for them to do.

One actor was even kicked off the entire franchise for not obeying their rules! The question is - did these rules hinder the cast from showing the world who they truly were?

While a lot of do’s and dont’s of set life were strict - there were also some other rules that came out of some pretty hilarious stories and from the kids of the cast just being - well kids!

There’s no denying that the Harry Potter cast should be counting their blessings when it comes to having the opportunity to be a part of one of the world’s most popular franchises - but it clearly wasn’t all fun and games. Do you think the pros of working on Harry Potter outweighed the cons? Let us know in the comment section below. Thanks for watching!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:36 No Changing Hair
01:40 No Dangerous Activities
02:17 No Inappropriate Movies
02:55 No Dating Co-Stars
03:51 Do Well In School
04:24 No Spoilers!
04:49 No Stealing Props
05:23 No Substance Abuse
05:58 No Food On Set
06:21 No Leaving The Franchise
06:55 No Scandals
07:44 Don’t Touch Alan’s Car
08:08 No American Actors
08:28 Always be Respectful
08:52 Outro

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Written by: Alyssa Goulart
Narrated by: Kydra Ryan
Edited by: Olena L

[lordvenjix]

Harry Potter films always have some moments to share with the fans and from what we saw, everyone on set, cast and crew alike, got along.

[fieryphoenix]

No dating seems logical. Celebrity relationships often leads to breakup, which leads to making things on set awkward, and later leads to resignation from the role to avoid each other.

[abigailreena]

He had to bleach his hair like every week for 10 years and only got 30 minutes of screen time… now that’s commitment.

[DisWldFrk]

Honestly; it seems the Harry Potter set wasn't any more strict than other movie sets are. Especially when there's kids involved. Those are the strictest sets.

[recursiveripples]

i very much liked the *"Do Well in Schools" * .. It's great that they didin't have to miss out on their school work even when they were performing in one of the biggest international movies😳.They did well just because of the strict rule😂👍

[-sunflower-]

imagine doing your math work while filming a very well-known movie.

[aliopa]

Emma complaining about not being able to do what she wants with her hair.

Me being in high school: Gurl, you ain't allowed to do that anyway. You aren't allowed to do pretty much anything.

I go to a school in the UK

[CHLOCHLOLP]

funny that emma felt grateful about being able to study on set. i wonder if acting as these characters from such a young age ever influenced their real life personalities to adapt some of the traits they admired in the characters.

[hayley]

That's why Tom's hair was completely ruined. Can you imagine dyeing your hair for 10 years constantly.

[-lenatheoddhuman-]

The fact that Harry Potter is so old yet is still so popular, makes me feel glad our childhood is still as awesome as before :D

[InfinitJL]

Can’t believe Daniel and Emma wanted to leave after the 3rd movie 😦 thats was basically like the beginning

[sethfreakinrollins]

I never realized how strict the acting industry is.

[falcondragonslayer]

She forgot about how Alan Rickman stole hundreds of Gringotts coins without being caught

[lyanetcardenas]

It’s funny how Tom was the bully in the films and was the one whole was less trouble.

[Arterexius]

Alan Rickman: *"Turn to page 394"*
Rupert Grint: Reads _Do not touch Alans car_

[Shyanmei]

Honestly I love how they made all these sacrifices for us

GIVE IT UP FOR THE HARRY POTTER SET

[mbgdemon]

Radcliffe being an alcoholic during half-blood prince actually really improved the movie imo

[amanorkieireann]

all the other rules compared to 'dont touch Alan's car' XD

[gerardphelan]

The film makers knew that they had got Daniel Radcliffe on-board by assuring his parents that he would be treated differently to MaCaulay Culkin, the star of Chris Columbus's 'Home Alone' who suffered greatly by being treated as an adult when he was barely a teenager. Commentators have said that this was easy given that British film studios are not located in a Hollywood style environment, but the film makers, especially producer David Heyman, knew this required strict rules/guidelines. Hence the rules described here. The main actors survived and are not remembered for anything outside of what they filmed and still have a golden future before them.

[blackghost]

You call that life constricting? It just sounds like an everyday life of a typical Asian household, and if that’s all there is, I’m more than willing to live on-set any day.