Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been stricken with a mild case of swine flu.

The actor, who plays Harry's best friend Ron Weasley in the hit movie franchise, has had to take some time out of filming to recover.

"It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu," Grint's representative said.

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Daniel Radcliffe and Helena Bonham Carter were snapped on location as they filmed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on Freshwater West Beach in West Wales yesterday.

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Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were spotted filming scenes for the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in London yesterday.

The Deathly Hallows is expected to be released in two parts, one in 2010, the second in 2011. Reportedly the second one will use Benjamin Button-type technology to age the actors so they can act out the story in the book, which takes place 19 years after the main adventure.

Remember when they were just wee tykes?

Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double is in the hospital recovering after a serious accident on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh film in the series.

The crew was filming pre-production scenes for the up-coming film at Leavesden Studios in Watford, England when a flying sequence went awry.

The unnamed 25-year-old stuntman was rehearsing an aerial sequence yesterday when he was sent plummeting to the ground following an explosion which was part of the stunt. Radcliffe wasn’t on set at the time and is perfectly fine.