ok....three things...1) as a career move this was a very wise decision. cause it shows that Dan can do more that play a teenage wizard. 2) i hightly doubt that Dan will do the scenes nude....but i could be wrong.... and finally 3) if Dan is going to play the lead role in a thearte play like this will he continue to play Harry in the movies? when filming picks back up again i mean...just cause i cannot picture anyone else playing Harry and i wouldnt even go see the movies if he wasnt in them.

I been thinking about this, and I found something really inonic. Look this description of the play: "This play explores questions about what is normal and to what extent society will go to normalize people (or to lock them away somewhere if they can't be normalized). The role of the psychiatrist in this process both challenges and depresses Dr. Dysart, who hates the losses such normalization necessarily requires, and finds himself envying the passionate obsessions of his patient. The play is built wonderfully around symbolic use of masks and staging. The film version, on the other hand, is brutally realistic." --------------------- That's exactly what some people is trying to do with Dan! they don't find normal that he wants to grow as an actor and do this play, even if it includes nude scenes. So they want him to be "normal", what they think it's normal... I found it so ironic that that's exactly what this play is about!

Very happy for Dan on getting this role! This may also attract more mature Potter movie fans. Where can you buy the screen write??

Wow! Kudos to Dan for stretching his wings a bit. I'd no idea Peter Schaffer also wrote Amadeus! I saw that play on Broadway, and it's utterly brilliant. I'm sure Equus is equally so - can't wait to run out and pick up a copy! And yes, regarding nudity in theater: Everything seems salacious when you're a teenager, but I also saw a production of Angels in America in college, which is, amongst other things, about AIDS...and there's a "nude scene" with a man dying of AIDS, who is listing his ailments in a doctor's visit...and it is not sexy or funny or hot no matter who plays the role, it is painful and pathetic and at the same time, defiant, and awe-inspiring...there was not a dry eye in the house, because his vulnerability and mortality were so blatantly and cruelly displayed. The guy that did it...I'll never forget him. BRAVE actor. Not for baring his body - but for baring his soul. (And of course, Tony Kushner is an equally brave and brilliant playwright.) This play seems to be using the nudity to evoke a kind of paganism that's as disturbing (or MORE disturbing) than it is erotic - almost ritualistic. And I'm REALLY concerned that this will have "The Blue Room" effect. Nicole Kidman shed her clothes for a role in that play, and it's all anyone talked about...and after the public had had their peek, the play quickly closed. :( Very sad. I'm sure the entire point was lost on a lot of people...I really hope that doesn't happen, not only for Dan's sake, but especially for the writer's, and everyone involved in the show. How degrading and embarassing for a Tony Award winner to have some eighteen year "kids" giggling through the nude scene of his opus. Anyway, good on Dan for stretching, and here's crossing our fingers that he pulls it off! Err, no pun intended. ^_^;

thumbup quidditch player. Looks like many are experiencing withdrawal symptoms. They want Dan to remain Harry forever and any attempt at a breakaway is met with protests. I'm ashamed to say I was one of these people up until recently. I didn't like this play and what it will require of Dan. I want him to continue being harry and an offbeat role like this may damage the HP persona he is carrying. But on second thought, Dan is not Harry. He has a different identity and let us be generous enough to give him that freedom to be himself. He wants to stretch his acting muscles and though it pains me to say it, doing Harry is not really much of a challenge acting wise. I'm sure WB has given their 'permission' to Dan to go on with this play. And I'm more sure that he won't do any nude scenes in this play. He accepted this project for its acting challenge and not for the opportunity to be a hunkadora for screaming fangirls.

CNN and E! and ABC all claim he's doing the nude scenes.

i'd pay to see him naked ;], otherwise though, it seems like a very different role for him. congrats dan! i'm sure he'll be good.

i am hoping against hope that my drama teacher lets me see the play on our school trip to london. im surprised that dan took such a role but he couldnt be harry potter forever

Ok, this is really dissapointing news. Just because the play deals with shocking and adult themes doesn't mean if you're in it, it'll prove somehow, that you're a serious actor! It just means you've bought into what everyone else tells you about that. Personally, I don't think it makes anyone look like an adult actor. It just makes you look desperate for different kinds of roles.

However much seeing Dan nude is like, every fangirl's dream, I kinda hope he doesn't. I'd never look at him the same if he did!

I’m sure Dan will still be doing HP too, he has already said which scenes he is looking forwarded to filming in HPB. This clearly means that filming will have to start late 2007 into early 2008, if they are still planning for a November 2008 release. People will probably always think of Dan as Harry Potter, just as people still think of Richard Thomas as John Boy Walton, despite that he has done so many incredible project since being on the Walton’s. or Mark Hamill is still though of as Luke Skywalker. I think Dan will do it nude, why is it so hard for some people to accept that, the reports have already said he is doing it in his birthday sutie.

tabithasnape, Dan hasn't say that. He just really likes this play and wants to do it. What is wrong about wanting to do all kind of different roles? that's what real actors like to do. And I disagree, I think it proves you are a serious actor, because you are choosing a serious role.

Wow, i hope he's not nude, alot of people look up to him and i think that it would give him a bad reputation. However if thats what he wants, more power to him.

Woah, I just saw a thing about this on Vh1 "best week ever" about 2 seconds ago. then i was like "woah! how have i not heard about this before? i wonder if mugglenet knows!" and i get on here, and obviously, everyone knows before i do. i want to see that play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it's kinda unfortunate that i live in the land of the best mangoes in the world, so that's far, far away from west end, and i won't be able to see "equus" live. if dan radcliffe performs naked on stage, britain is a liberated country, so that's no big deal. it will matter especially to dan fans (like i used to be: my fanaticism's not that intense anymore, i admit), because...well, imagine him naked! (we've seen his fantastic body in the GoF movie.) that is, if he needs to be nude on stage. (yum yum!) that only means as we all know, dan's gotten matured. i think "equus" will help him enhance his acting skills. working on stage plays guarantees that. many of our great actors & actresses were experienced on stage.

if he does go nude, i would i have say i would always think about it while watching the potter movies. ewww, thats wierd since he's like a kid or whatever,

My Dad just showed me the article. Apparently he has to ride the horse naked for...*coughcough**blush* I won't go that far. A bit moved on from Quidditch, eh?!

this topic was discussed on this week's best week ever. i was laughing so hard when i saw that.

I doubt that he will do any nakedness. Most movies, especially those for children, require morality clauses. I would guess that his contract and the other actors, have morality clauses, in that if they do anything deemed improper, they can be fired. bug_girl

I just saw that he will wrap up filming OOP before rehersals start. I wonder if this is a sign that Dan is done with Harry Potter, since many have suggested that he is too old to finish to movie 7.

nude....kool...lol...

I'm getting myself hot just thinking about this. oh my!!

Hmm... never heard of it before, but from reading above the intensity of the play would be really good for helping him with HBP and the 7th book... sounds like a good move for him career-wise, it takes a very dedicated actor to do the West End

An interesting role. AND HE BETTER PLAY IT NUDE!

That's great that he's stretching out, I hope for the best in his career...I mean that.

Because of course, the nude scene is just going to be random, so all you'll have to think about is how "hot" Daniel Radcliffe is. Please. It's in the middle of a very serious section of the play. If you can manage to tear yourself away from the drama, the moment, and go, "look, naked!" I'd be surprised. Not all nudity in plays or movies is "hot," some of it is disturbing, pathetic, sad, joyous, liberating, bittersweet, etc. Equus is a serious play with mature themes. If you honestly get into the play, will you really notice the nudity as "Dan's hot" or more as "Alan's messed up"? Also, nudity in theatre won't hurt his career. Many actors/actresses have performed nude on stage. You can't take pictures/video in the theatre, so there's no worry of pictures leaking out. Ushers can and will take your camera and delete/expose the roll of film or the memory stick, and it's entirely within their rights to do so. It's not "prostitution" to be nude on stage. It is the actor's choice, in accepting the role, yes, but it's not the only way the play can be done. If he chooses to play the scenes nude, then he's sticking with the author's original intent. If not, that's fine too, maybe they'll give him a bodysuit so he's covered but still appears nude from stage. Who knows? Did people make this big a deal about Clemence Poesy's nude scenes in the French movies she did prior to Goblet of Fire? Good grief, it's a human body! We all have one!

He'll still be doing HBP right????

No, no, no, no, no!!! Dan!!! My god! What the bloody hell are you thinking? This is just.....bizaare. I read the report in the paper today, and was like....WHAT?!?! I pray to god that he doesn't play this part in the nude. That would be just stupid of him.

I hope that this goes well for Daniel, I believe that he is a gifted young man and this part will be a great challenge for him.

Janey, do you think that acting is stupid?-------xphoenixlamentx, don't worry, he will do it, he will finish with this play in the summer.---------lufia_metallium, very well written!

Personally, I think that everyone is over reacting. Loads pf actors and actresses do nude scenes! It means Dan is becoming more mature and ready to handle harder things. It's confirmed by many web sites that he will be doing a nude scene. But it's not a big deal. He'll be naked on a horse doing "it" (as we have younger fans reading this) but still, he's acting, it's not real. And who says he won't have flesh colored pants on as he did in GoF? I think Dan has grown as an actor and is ready for this. And if he is nude, big deal, you can't see everything from your seat! Not that you'd eant to. The boy's 17 for goodness sake! Leave him alone. Ohh, and E! Online is one of the places saying he'll be performing nude as well as CNN. But I'm sure there's many more.

Ohh, and also, WB isn't going to fire Dan because he's doing this role. He's not doing it for WB or anything. I don't see why you guys think WB cares. It'll only get Dan more publicity, and more mature as an actor! Movies don't really care if you were naked in one scene of this play you did. Whoopdy-do! Honestly, it's okay, it's just one scene, no biggie.

i think he should be nude.... for arts sake of course.... ;)

I'm sure the play is good and i have to admit that I haven't read it, but does anyone else think that "simulating sexual ecstasy while riding a horse naked" is just a little bit weird??? Idk, maybe that's just me. I think if he wants to do the part nude, then go ahead. Its his career

i hope they an have like someone official to record or something hehee n sell it on dvd or somethin

According to a article in Rolling Stone (last year), Dan has a clause in his contract stating 'no frontal nudity'. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen but I can't see it happening. I have a hard time believing that Warner Bros., JK Rowling, his agents, and/or a few other invested HP interests would advise him to participate in Equus in this way. Can you imagine the hoards of people that would line up to see this play if Dan were to be do a few scenes without clothes?? I, personally, wouldn't but I can see it happeneing. I'm sure we will hear from Dan's agent or someone who will confirm/deny the information. Be patient. agreed. and wow...reading some of the comments.........oooooh some of these fangirls are freaking me out..........o.O oh my!

I just read an article in the paper that confirms that Dan is infact going to be nude. So it's true... i mean the title of the article is "Harry Potter to bare all in new stage role".

I don't think it will be full frontal. I mean...it can't be, especially when he's still technically Harry Potter. It's just too weird. But maybe he'll have a body suit on, or it'll just be from behind. This has got to be the strangest HP related news I've ever heard. I wonder what Emma and Rupert's reactions were...."You're doing what in the what?!?!" Yikes!

OMG. I think it's good for Dan to be accepting all these roles, because it shows off his true acting skills and everything, and I know that Equus is supposed to be a really intense play, but I dunno.... I don't think he'll be nude. If the role was played before without including nudity, I bet it will be the same here. So, way to go Dan, but keep your clothes on! LOL... it's like, Rupert and Emma go to see his play to support him, he's nude, and then things get aquward...um...wow. I just can't see Harry Potter doubling as a stripping horse fanatic...lol

haha on www.muchmusic.com they got a story about him showings his boys funny funny

I am starting to feel sorry for Daniel after reading all these imuture posts. I can see the opening night and all though the plays run teenage girls laughing and giggling though the play as they are to dumb and imuture to understand the play. So poor Daniel and the real threatre goers who will be so annoyed that the play is being ruined by harry potter fan girls. You lot are a disgrace and its disgusting to read all of this crap. Get real this is a wonderful oppertuntiry for Daniel and you lot are going to ruin it seems by all of you wanting to go and see the play coz Daniel will have so nude scenes scenes. Also for the prudes get real we all come into this world naked its not big deal.

I just have one thing to say, to all those who keep making a big deal about a supposed contract that says "no frontal nudity" mostlikely, that would mean in those movies (duh), or in other MOVIES. this is not, a movie. it is a play. and I hate to break it to you fangirls, it wont be a pretty sight (not because I find Daniel unattractive, [I think he is] but because of the role). and though many of you are seemingly in denile, saying he wont be nude, many websites/ articles have indeed confirmed that he will be. Goodness people. honestly, many of you view it as him being undecent, no, he's mentally disturbed. like I have said before, he is doing it because it is IN the play, not so he can have fangirls staring at him on a horse.---------- if you are concerened for him, rather than applauding him, it should be for the role he's taken, not the fact that the character gets naked. I am concerened and applauding him at the same time. the character he's playing will be very tough, a lot of mental and physical stress will go into this play, and I am hoping he can do it justice (not that he isn't a very talented actor, but this is a VERY tough role).

Why is everyone saying 'I doubt he'll do it in the nude'? Why do you doubt it? And what would be the big problem if he did? Geesh you're all so puritanical!!!!

Awsome! That's really good for him. Hmmm, not sure how he or other people would handle the nude buisness.

you know i find it really funny that some of you keep saying i doubt jk rowling would approve, or she wouldnt want him performing the scene nude. thats seriously the dumbest thing ive ever heard. jk rowling doesnt give a **** what dan does. he's an actor. she's a writer. she barely even has a hand in the movies and im sure would be pleased for dan in getting a good role like this. i mean jk rowling doesnt even really visit the set anymore. she did a few times when the first few movies were coming out but really i dont think she concerns herself that much with the movies. she certainly wouldnt care that dan does a scene nude, its his life! its not like he's ACTUALLY harry potter. on another note. i think its also funny how much of you people are scared of a naked body. we all know what it looks like. who cares. and also i believe it probably wise to see what the play is like before going to see it. however, i also think if people want to go see it to see dan naked well then let them. who cares, let people see the play for their own reasons, its not that big of a deal anyway. amd lastly its ALSO funny how some of you are acting like dan radcliffe is the first person to act nude in a movie/play. for your information, if you for some reason did not know this, there is a lot of nudity in plays. there is a reason for the nudity usually other than for your pleasure at looking at someone naked. he's definitely not the first to be nude in a play. as for movies. havent we all seen a few naked people/sex scenes in movies? get over it. you would probably be surprises, once again if you did not know this, that many of your favorite actors have been in nude/sex scenes AT LEAST once, you probably just havent heard of the movie. so no this willl not hurt dans career in the least. its a great opportunity for him to do more acting, more so than the HP movies which really dont offer all that much in the way of good acting opportunities.

These fangirls...they're scaring me! OMG! They act like...no I won't even say, it's just some of them are a bit sickning! sorry! but it's a bit true!

I DEFINATELY second what RK1313 said. & anyone else whos typed something along those lines. & good for you dan, hope it turns out great. =] thats all im saying.

Yeah, like I said above. WB, Jo, Dan's agency, they all don't care if Dan acts in something else or in a nude scene. It's not a big deal AT ALL! I don't even see why Mugglenet had to include that. I mean, everyone's over-reacting! I mean okay, I think Dan is kinda cute, but I'm not obsessed, and I like him w/ all his clothes on, I'm not freaky! I just think everyone needs to chill out. Except all those other people telling people to chill out. lol

Glad to see its not just me that is annoyed with these dumb fan girls. Also btw people as far as i know Daniel and Emma and Rupert are only signed up till end of film 5 then they will decide if they wanna continue with it. I know for a fact that Daniel/Emma/Rupert cant go to conventions and stuff its in there contract that they cant do conventions and thats up till film 5. So i guess thats why Daniel can now do this as his contract and cluses will soon change.

Did anyone else see the thing on Best Week Ever on VH1 where it said he was doing the nude stuff? It's just a comedy show so it's probably not true, they might just be basing it on the fact that there are nude parts in the play.