Super Army Soldiers Protect Harry Potter

Posted by Clem Bastow at 10:13 AM on March 6, 2008

All those magic spells and curses are evidently no match for a good old fashioned psycho - it seems Daniel Radcliffe has really arrived as a celebrity, thanks to having been issued death threats.

Poor Daniel - who looks anxious enough in his natural resting state, so we hate to think what this may be doing to his nerves - has apparently been assigned a personal security team comprised of ex-SAS soldiers, just in case any deranged fans try to rough him up.

The 18-year-old star is filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and although the nature of the threat - which was received via Warner Bros. who are producing the movie - is unclear, bosses aren't prepared to take any chances.

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Daniel has now been given a "chase car" which follows the vehicle in which he is travelling in case of emergency.

The source said of the SAS guards: "They are all experts in evasive driving, threat assessment and close protection. This isn't about keeping an eye out for the paparazzi - these guys are looking for something far more sinister."

Maybe they are looking out for... VOLDEMORT?!

Ahem, sorry, we bet he hasn't heard that one before! In any case, in the unlikely event that something "sinister" does befall young Radcliffe, we're sure Frankie Muniz would be more than happy to step in and finish up the franchise.

Comments

acharis

Posted March 6, 2008 10:42 AM

Uh, isn't he filming 'half blood prince'?
Y'know, unless the producers have been all unconventional, and decided to shoot out of continuity (or they just want to wrap up the series ASAP before Dan gets done in by some psycho)

newleaf31

Posted March 6, 2008 11:17 AM

Wow, the last paragraph -- insensitive much? Granted, odds are Radcliffe will be perfectly safe (if there's even any truth to this rumor), but glib attitudes like this are one of the primary reasons that there aren't more effective stalker laws in many countries.