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The comedy, This is the End, came out just days ago on June 12 and features Emma Watson. However, she wasn't the first Potter star to be approached about a role in the film. Originally, writer-director Evan Goldberg went to Daniel Radcliffe two years earlier.
Daniel declined the offer because he wasn't fond of the script. This decline pushed Goldberg to change it up to make it better. Goldberg stated,
[Daniel] very respectfully explained that the material was not quite good enough, and he was right. It was a bad early version. He taught us a lesson. We learned something from him that day.
What he seems to be saying is that without Daniel's insight, the film might have turned out rather poorly. But they were able to get Emma Watson instead, so it was a win-win situation on the film's part.
Have you seen This is the End? How might it have been different if Dan were in it instead? Discuss below!
Posted by Veronica on 06-18-2013 at 12:45 AM
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UPDATE: Check out this new clip of an interview Dan did with BBC News. Hear him speak more about Harry Potter and The Cripple of Inishmaan AND see a short clip of Dan's performance in the role of Billy. Thanks to Snitchseeker for the tip!
As Daniel prepares for the June 18 opening of The Cripple of Inishmaan on London's West End, he has been talking to the media about his upcoming performance. The Cripple of Inishmaan is a 1996 play by Martin McDonagh which tells the story of a Hollywood director visiting the island of Inishmaan to film a documentary. Island resident Cripple Billy, to be portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, decides that he wants to audition for a role in the film and becomes an object of ridicule on the island.
First, in an interview with What's On Stage, Daniel talks quite a bit about his process for becoming the character of Billy, where he would be if he hadn't been cast as Harry, and his memories of fellow Harry Potter co-star Richard Griffiths.
Do you ever think about what path you would've taken if it wasn't for Harry Potter?
If I hadn't played Harry Potter I find it hard to believe I would have become an actor.David Copperfield was my first job but I never really viewed it as something serious - it was more something to get me out of school. I think I would have ended up in the film industry in some aspect because of my parents both being in the industry and because I certainly wouldn't have achieved anything in the world of academia...In a way that's a theme in The Cripple of Inishmaan because it's about opportunities and missed opportunities. It's a game I play sometimes; imagining where I would be now. But I generally end up going 'thank god I'm not there' [laughs].
Does being back in the West End prompt memories of working with Richard Griffiths on Equus?
It does. He was an extraordinary man, as everyone said when he passed. My experience of him was that he was encyclopedic in his knowledge of the world. And he was generous, both as an actor and a person. He delighted in passing his immense knowledge to you, but it was never done in a pretentious way, or to prove how much knowledge he had. It was always done in a way that was interesting. He wanted to share it with you. It's odd thinking of the world without Richard in it because I learned so much from him; sometimes I wonder what else I'm going to learn now that he is gone. It's very sad but one thing that stood out in his funeral when everyone spoke about him was just how happy he was. He could be "Eeyore-ish", but he was also one of the most contented people I have ever met. If I can have that said about me at my funeral I think I will have lived a very worthwhile life.
In another interview with Broadway.com, Daniel spoke about getting caught in an awkward situation while doing some impromptu rehearsing for the role of Billy.
There was one moment that was quite funny, actually. One night, I was walking to the shop around the corner from my house to get some food, and I thought, "There’s no one around, I’ll just walk like I’m Billy for a while." So, I put my hood up so no one would notice me, and I started walking down the road in Billy’s walk, and just as I get to the corner, and I’m about to go into the shop, I notice that a woman is behind me. And in my head I’m going, "Well, I can’t just stop and suddenly break into a normal walk as I walk into the shop, so I’m just going to wait for her to pass me before I go in." Otherwise, she’ll think, "Who's that weirdo, pretending to be disabled?" Then she went into the shop that I was headed into, so I had to wait for her to come out so that I could resume my normal walk and go into the shop. Yeah, so,that was my experience preparing for this part!
Be sure and read the full interviews to hear more about Daniel's upcoming play! Will you be going to see The Cripple of Inishmaan?
Posted by Jessica on 06-16-2013 at 5:00 PM
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Kill Your Darlings - Dan Rad's new film featuring the 'Potter' actor as beat poet Allen Ginsberg will premierer in New York City and Los Angeles October 18th. We came by this information earlier today via Twitter.
In Kill Your Darlings Radcliffe will be joined by Dexter's Michael C. Hall and Arrested Developement's David Cross. Are you excited to see Dan in this creative role, rather far removed from his work in Harry Potter?
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Almost exactly a year ago we first announced that Daniel Radcliffe would return to stage summer of 2013 in The Cripple of Inishmaan. Today we present some of the first rehearsal photos of the production, by photographer Marc Brenner.
Inishmaan, written by Martin McDonagh (a multi-award winning Irish playwright), will have it's first major London revival since it's premiere in 1996 when it opens next week.
“I shouldn’t laugh at you Billy … but I will”
Set on the remote island of Inishmaan off the west coast of Ireland, word arrives that a Hollywood film is being made on the neighbouring island of Inishmore. The one person who wants to be in the film more than anybody is young Cripple Billy, if only to break away from the bitter tedium of his daily life. Martin McDonagh’s comic masterpiece examines an ordinary coming of age in extraordinary circumstances and confirms his position as one of the most original Irish voices to emerge in the second half of the twentieth century.
Radcliffe, who plays 'Cripple Billy', is joined by Ingrid Craigie, Padraic Delaney (The Tudors), Sarah Greene, Gillian Hanna (Les Miserables), Gary Lilburn, Conor MacNeill, Pat Shortt, and June Watson.
While you're viewing the gorgeous rehearsal photos ( 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 ), head over to the productions website and purchase some tickets - which are quickly selling out, so don't hesitate! Inishmaan runs June 8th - August 31st at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End.
Are you excited to see Dan back on stage?
Posted by Kat on 06-01-2013 at 8:10 PM
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Yes, it’s true. After watching Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter for 10 years, he has made it very clear that it will take a huge amount of convincing for him to don his Hogwarts robes or sport the famed lightning scar once again. In an interview with Time Out London, available June 4th, Dan talks about his work on the play The Cripple of Inishmaan and even reveals that he is writing a screenplay.
When asked about the possibility of reprising his role as Harry Potter for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter or other works, Radcliffe states:
“Even if Jo wrote a sequel, which is unlikely, I’d take a LOT of talking round. I’ve done so much work to establish myself as something outside that series I’d be really hesitant to go back. Even if they were set later in time. I’m 23, which is too old to be running round in a school boy’s cape.”
However, he is open to the option of playing another Potter, replying “A cameo as Harry’s dad? That would be perfect!”
Regarding this new endeavour of screenwriting, Dan says:
“It’s a serious attempt at a black comedy. A very, very, very dark comedy. I‘ve always loved the way Martin McDonagh writes. That very economical but rhythmic way he writes the interplay between characters.”
The Cripple of Inishmaan opens June 8th. Will you be checking out Dan in this latest performance?
Thank to SnitchSeeker for the tip!
Posted by Laura on 05-27-2013 at 10:30 PM
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A Young Doctor's Notebook, a four-episode mini series starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, is set to premiere in the U.S. this summer on Ovation. Last year the series aired in the UK and became the Sky Arts channel's most watched show, earning 800,000 viewers.
The series follows an older doctor (played by Hamm) looking back at his younger self (played by Dan) during his first job working in a hospital in Russia during revolutionary times. Because the show was such a big hit in the UK, director James Hunt is hoping to complete a second season when the actors have time.
Did any of our UK fans watch the mini series? What did you think? U.S. fans, do you plan on watching? Leave a comment below!
Posted by Veronica on 05-27-2013 at 9:20 PM
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