*Gotpotter269 does he even know what he's getting himself into? plus, i don't see how he can go from good boy harry potter, to a mature part and back again. it just wouln't be the same! I don't think he's right about the "Harry potter is going to die" part either.* It's called acting, and if he wants to make this his career then he is going to have to learn how to go from one character to another. I agree with you about the "Harry is going to die" bit. I think Dan is wrong, Harry is going to live. *anya25 Being that he will be under 18, wouldn't it be considered child pornography. I dunno what the laws are in England about that sort of thing, but I'm pretty sure it would be illegal if they are the same as here.* Daniel is now considered legal in this country for this role. Wow, crookshanksG, vitriol or what. The problem is that no matter what we say or even how good he is you are so blinkered that you will only see him as rubbish. I think that Dan's acting has improved dramatically over the last couple of films and his committment to his chosen profession is complete. I think the timing is correct as leaving it until after HP may result in a string of similar roles and he has said he wants to do interesting roles. Also, choosing to do this play at this time is showing that he is more than just Harry and for that I wish him the best of luck as this is going to be tough. There is also the fact that he is the right age to play Alan Strang. This may have swayed his opinion, plus the fact that he does like to challenge himself. To accuse him of "playing this role to merely "stimulate sexual desire" in adolescent fangirls" is libellous and frankly unwarranted. I await this play with worms on my tongue. (Baited breath)

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! (I'm not done) OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (still not done but will spare all of you from this craziness) I CANNOT BELIEVE he is doing this!!!! I mean, I am completely in love with Daniel and would give pretty much anything to get married to him, so I am completely freaking out that he is going to be NUDE in public, but, is this really the right thing to do for his image? I mean, he's like a kid's star, you know? Most of his fans are probably under the age of 12, and for their hero to be going around nude in public is a bit weird. Is this even legal? He's still a minor, isn't he? This is so weird. And you totally know that all of the audience is going to be made up of screaming girl fans(umm...I'll be with them...) I'm just surprised that this is happening. So, um, when's this play coming out again? hehe

WAIT...how can there be doubts if he'll continue playing Harry for the rest of the movies? How can he not?! This is freaking stupid. It can't be true.

In the Metomorphosis (Greek myths, not the bug book) a guy at my college was supposed to strip down to play Eros, but the Department got too conservative-tarded and made him wear a dance belt. It was really weird to watch them discuss the symbolism of him being naked while he clearly wasn't.

Ha ha, so even Dan thinks Harry will die. And he's practically an adult, so it's good he'll be taking on more mature roles.

It's cool that Dan will be doing more acting outside of HP,but all the same i still have to giggle to for a minute*ha ha ha*ok sorry that's me done!Oh yeah i googled "Equus" just to find out more about the play and it calls the character of Alan "an unassuming 17 year old stable boy",so Dan is the correct age for the part and it's better than some older actor taking on the role!

dan has gone to the dark side. i'll never see harry in the same light again.

Forget it being a masterpiece. Everyone is going to be there to see him in the nuddy pants.

That's just not right. So what if it's in the script? Stand up to it!

harry in the movies***

Whoever think this play will be open to all ages, is completly wrong, this play will have a limit age, soall those 12 year old fans would not be able to see it, plus this is a really hard characte to play and hte nude scene is everything but hot, the nude scene will be distrubing because of Alan' behavious, plus no cameras are allow in theater, and if for some reason there is a small flash in the theater that person would be remove of the camera and remove of the theater, that is for the ones who think they are going to be able to take pics, of course this play will have a lot of promotional pricture but none of those will show Dan nude. Now for the puritans and none educated people about art theater, this is a master peace, and any actor his age or older would have not turn down this role, this is a very complex and artistic play, and I believe that most of the people that are going to see this play are going to be adult people who enjoys good theater. And for no reason at all the writer of this play didn't want to give his right of Equus unles they (producers) find the right guy to play Alan, the writer saw Dan performed in a theater workshop last year and was impress by the way he played Alan, that is why the writer agree to have Dan as Alan.

You know, I personally agree that many movies (and yes, I know Equus will be a play in Dan's case), include much more nudity, violence and bad language than are really necessary for artistic value. It is there merely for sensationalism and to generate discussion (the more people talk about the film, the more people will want to see it). But in the case of Dan appearing in this particular play, which admittedly I knew little about until the first articles came out suggesting he might have a part, I don't see it that way. I've done enough reading since those first articles appear, that I now know something about the play and Dan's part. The overall story behind the play is very grown up and quite disturbing, and while the nude scene may be "avoidable" to a degree, it does fit in with the characterization of Alan Strang. I joked earlier about wanting omnoculars, but honestly, I'm not sure I'd want to see the play at all if I were in the London area. I think watching the symbolic blinding of six horses would be quite troubling to me, much more so than the "thrill" gained by seeing Dan simulating a sexual act while riding nude on horseback. And I don't think the fact that Dan appears without clothing in the scene will have nearly as much impact on how the audience perceives his character, as his acting. I truly wish people would view him in this role for accepting the challenge that I am sure it will be (both to his acting ability and to his nerve) and give the kid a break. It will not doom him to a career in pornography, but it might save him from the fate of so many child stars who seem to fizzle out after their first big part in the spotlight because no one knows that can do anything else. I personally wish him well, both in this difficult role, and in anything else he chooses to pursue.

How old will Dan be? Can a minor perform in the nude?

Apparently so.

Uh... ummm.... I know everyone's gonna hate me for this, but isn't he kinda still young for a naked part? I mean... he's 17 and there's a big difference between movies and plays. I give him credit for wanting to make the part more authentic... but still it's sort of... of... I dunno.

KitScott , A piece of art eh ? come on ... what is so important about being nude in this scene ? i heard that the scene dosen't require to be nude to play it . probably all the people who are encouraging him don't understand the shame in that maybe because of my nationality but i am totaly and completely against this idea and i will stand to my opinion forever . tell me what is the diffrence between him and a stripper now ? ( no offense ) and don't tell me it's art cuz i know that art is not standing in front of hundreds of people nude and i hope if Dan saw this comment that he realises that if he took this part he will lose plenty of respect that lots of his fans have for him and that it will be the worste decision that he will ever make .

Remind me never to see that play!

I feel that is a bad move on his career. Really, he's just starting out, and first thing he goes and does and go plays naked on stage? This might ruin his career some. I know he wants to step out from always being known as Harry, but to be known now as "that naked guy on stage" is not a big step forward if you ask me.

It's interesting that all the initial whooping in the posts has turned to "Hahahaha" when that is the phrase the character Alan Strang "trumpets" in the main nude scene while sitting astride a horse he later blinds. I think Carol61 was quite eloquent in her post especially that the play is a disturbing look into the psyche of a troubled young man who has committed a revolting crime. Dan has his work cut out for him as he delves into the character and motivation. In addition, not only the phrasing but the rhythm of speaking certain lines will be most challenging--for any actor, as will be the choreography. Dan is to be commended for accepting this challenge so early in his career. Though he may see it as necessary since his name and Harry Potter are synonymous already. He is still a child actor but if he's serious about his future in acting, he needs to be taking some risks. Besides, opportunities for advancement don't come along when we want them to. We must take advantage of them when they are presented. I hope all his fans wish him well and give him the support he will need. I believe he has the talent needed to portray Alan Strang with depth and pathos.

this part will destroy his career in every meaning of the word and i bet that the play will be published on the net and his pictures will be all over the internet and i even think that maybe WB will refuse making him act the rest of the movies really WHAT WAS HE THINKING ? and if you want to know how much fans will he lose check this list out : HARRY1991 AliceFO iheartdobby gymgrl Samantha_Weasley dumbledore_loyalist Naush BaldEMort ConCon Ralphman ronlives99 Brendaisrupertsgurl Deppified YouKnowWho Stitch dragon_girl669 Anaela Gotpotter269 CrAzY_4_HP ladyofemynarnen miss_vj chocolateraisins Kareen confused those are people who refuses the idea and me on the top and i am sure that this is just the beggining

harry1991 those fans you mentioned are not fans so he won't sleep because they don't like him anymore. This part will not destroy his career, I don’t know how old are you, but you seen to be very young comparing and actor in a Classic play with a stripers, probably you are an uneducated person who knows nothing about theater, but there are millions of people who enjoy theater and those people are the ones who are going to see that play, maybe in de beginning this play will be seeing by so many fans but it will die down and eventually the real theater people will enjoy the experience of this play for 16 weeks, plus in a way Dan is educating some of his fans to the theater world, of course he is educating the ones who wants to be educated. Overall I am glad that people who are not his fans are giving him a lot of credit, and I am also glad the majority of comments in this board are respecting his choice and letting him grow up as an actor, those people are really mature and I am glad there are a lot of those people here in Mugglenet.

TinaL : i just want to let you know that i won't comment on your offense "probably you are an uneducated person who knows nothing about theater" and i am and i will stay an HP fan but i don't think that i will stay a fan of Daniel after this part . i know that he will lose nothing when i am no longer a fan of his but he will lose his self respect and nobody will look at him in the same way they used to . how do you think Jo will feel when she sees the actor that does the major character's part in her novel riding a horse naked ? i also know it's wrong from the religion side but i won't talk about that i don't know about art but what i am sure of that art isn't showing your body to people ( who will probably attend the play to see him naked ) what will he be educating people ? how to ride a horse naked ? i am sure that this is a very valuable lesson.

i love dan and i read in a magazine that he was going to play the part naked but it also said that he was really nervous when he had to be half naked on camera with the part in the tub in the 4th movie i don't think he could do it because if he can't just let people see his chest how is he going to let them see everything else i hope he does it it will be good for him to go all out but i don't know well we will soon find out what he does

ok... First i would like to say good luck Dan " i am a big fan ", and all u ppl its nothing its ONLY for a sec !!! and i might add i'm A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL and i still don't want to see it "ewww"!! & not trying 2 be rude but i realy hope that no one is THAT stupid " they aren't going 2 show it on the internet "

i can just see the fan girls....but im more of a Tom Felton fan ;)

harry1991 why you take offense on me calling you uneducated about theater, it is obvious after reading your reply that you don't know nothing about theater or art in general, and you are right about something he won't lose nothing because you or other fans stop liking him, but one thing is for sure that as an actor he will gain a lot of respect from his colleagues, Griffiths a well respected actor and also a Tony Award actor would have not accepted to be in this project if he thought this project was wrong, maybe you won't respect him but so what? it is sad that you are blind by religion and don't see what really art is. I feel sorry for your close mind because there are millions of people who know art and also people who go to universities to get educated about art, young people who take classes in universities, classes like "Figure Drawing" were your models are not peace of objects but live people on the nude posing for thousands of students, students who see nudity as art not as perversion like you are seeing it, I recommend you to change or to be a bit open to some things, maybe you see nude as perversion because you’re mind is perverted, just think about that, there is a phrase that says something like this, people see in others what they are seeing inside themselves.

oh.. and i think u r right harry 1991 & Celebwen ..... it is just wrong SO WHAT ... I still thing its wrong and i realy realy.... Etc DON'T want to see it . BTW " when i said all u ppl i ment the the ones who r saying oh wow oh i have to see it and posting sick eww stuff like that !!! "

its soo Complicated ... i think the play is an art but i still think that dan in that part is wrong ...... ^_^

The human body is one of the most beautifull things in the world. Calling the human body perversion is perversion in it of itself. Likening Dan's role to a stripper or pornstar is hickish, provincial, uneducated and uncultured. Sorry to be so harsh but its true. Grow up.

but u know harry 1991 i'm still one of Dan Radcliffes fans but i think that him doing the part is wrong , unless if its good for him !! but i still think its "ewww" as i said before i realy would hate to see any actor\actress naked ! and i just wanna say i can't see the play !! cuz its to me like across the globe .... GB is so faaaaaaaaaaaar away from where i live ;) and i think they have an age limit and i'm too young "lol" ... ^_^

Also, Dan is at major risk of forever being Harry Potter. Many time actors play iconic roles for so long that people are never able to look at them as anything but that character. If Dan wants to continue his career he needs to branch out and prove he's a worthy actor that can do different things before the series ends. If people can't see him as Harry again after he does the play than he isn't a very good actor. People need to realize that he isn't Harry, he is an actor who wants to persue a seious career.

Good for Dan for not sugarcoating things. If thats the way the role is played, than I'm glad he is doing it right. It says a lot about how serious he is about his work.

dissapointed as i am in the movies, i still try to see how much they mean to the crew, being that they worked really hard on them, they really like them. you could also see how cool it seems to them because they see all the behind scenes, idk. maybe im just rambling alot, but hey. i do really think dan is really admirable, cute, and cool...but, they just pulled him out of the crowd, because he looked like harry potter, and started him at what, 11 years old? some parts hes done well, while me, being a terrible actress, could have done better. all in all, id just admit, i wouldnt be very interested in the movies if they used another actor. and everyone, chill about the nude. hopefully you become fully nude every day to take a shower, hes just comming onto stage. :P haha...ok im done writing my novle.

penwounds well said it, if Dan keep playing a goody goody that would be bad for his after HP career, Dan needs to be taken serious and making a classic play like Equus is the perfect move for Dan, I am glad the director waited almost a year for him, this indicates that Dan is a great actor and that theater directors want to work with him.

TinaL , ok let's say i don't know nothing about art ( i am a musician by tha way ) how would YOU feel about standing in front of hundreds of people naked ? boy or a girl i know it's a nightmare for both . i am sure you'll feel ashamed of yourself . yes the human body is beautiful and everything but that dosen't mean that it was created to be seen by everyone ! where is his dignity ? i myself won't do it for all the money and fame in the world ( f . y. i . i am obssesd with famous people ) . what will you see there ? the young harry potter naked ! how will you feel about that ? and will you still look at him in the same way ? i am sure that he won't lose one fan but way more and by the way i take my word back he will lose something , his fans and it is important to have fans cuz that's what makes a good actor , and he won't succeed without them . what's your religion ?

Hey Dan!You must be really nervous and frightened about preforming that play,but remember that in the end,it's all worth it.Even if you have to do the role nude,people will allways be the same,and their comments will all be positive,bc you faced your fear,by doing this role.Just remember this:If the others could do it and survived,so can you.Your confidence will be rocked,but they gave the part to you!That means you're good!Not good,bloody brilliant!You'll grow taller than the bad comments and be proud to do that role!If I know this,then so do you! Love, Binka xx

omg! people, stop obsessing about Dan being nude! he is a almost full grown, mature young man and he is being very brave to go up nude onstage! i'm sure a lot of us would be WAY to embarrased to do it ourselves, he is someone to be admired!

DAN NAKED...WOOHOO!!!!

Oh...I wish he wasn't doing this! I mean, this chance is intriguing because I am 100% in love with him, but I don't think it's right. I've already posted twice, but I just can't get over it. This isn't right. Who cares if it's a masterpiece? We're talking about someone's career. I don't think this is the right choice. What do I know? Probably nothing. But why do actors always have to feel, if they have a good boy/girl image, they have to take a role to break that image? Fans are fans because they like the image that the person has now. I don't now. I feel like I lose a bit of the unconditional love I have for him (I know that that doesn't make a bit of sense) but I'm not sure. Maybe this feeling I have is new-found respect? This is a big choice, and it shows how dedicated to acting he is, but I wish he could show it in a different way. Hhhhh...I love you Daniel with all my heart, but please don't do this.

you are absolutely right laughingeyes927 that's exactly how i feel about this

As long as he is of legal age when he does it, I don't see the major issue. It is not pornographic for crying out loud. It is art. The bottom line is, the guy has to do some rolls that are the opposite of Harry if he is going to be taken seriously later. I wish him well and I hope that people are open minded enough to understand that he is an actor who is choosing to play a part. It isn't as if Harry himself is taking it all off in the next book! Having said that…I can see the zealots picketing the next movie now!

Oh. My. Gosh. I wouldn't see the play even if I could...the 5th, 6th, and 7th movies would just be too strange to watch.

"how would YOU feel about standing in front of hundreds of people naked ? boy or a girl i know it's a nightmare for both . i am sure you'll feel ashamed of yourself . yes the human body is beautiful and everything but that dosen't mean that it was created to be seen by everyone !" I would feel nervous but not ashamed, I been around a lot of naked people during my school years, because I want to be a painter, so I have seen all kind of people naked, fat, skinny, gorgeous, not very good looking, very old and people and so, so I don't see nudity as a big deal because I guess my mind is not perverted as yours, and in the bible god CREATED Adan and Eve naked, after they committed the sin was when they felt ashamed of their naked bodies, I guess SIN and shame goes together, maybe you have a lot of sins that is why you would feel ashamed of your body. "what will you see there ? the young harry potter naked ! how will you feel about that ? and will you still look at him in the same way ? i am sure that he won't lose one fan but way more and by the way i take my word back he will lose something , his fans and it is important to have fans cuz that's what makes a good actor , and he won't succeed without them . what's your religion ?" The problem is that YOU are seeing DAN as HARRY and he is NOT HARRY, DAN IS DAN and that is something you need to understand, Dan is not a wizard but and actor, someone that is just playing Harry, Maps (December Boys), David Cooperfield (David Cooperfield), Mark Pendel (The Tailor of Panama), Alan (Equus), and in the future he will play many more character with different characteristics, fat, gay, ill, and many more, because that is part of his job as an actor. About him losing fans, I have check his two unofficial sites dr.com and dr.uk and I haven’t read a single comment from his real fans (no the ones that pretend to be his fans to try to put him down) of them quitting on him, or not liking him anymore, so HIS REAL FANS will be there...

TRASh CAN! I NEED A TRASH CAN! Naked? Dan naked? I NEED THAT TRASH CAN! *goes to puke* No offence all you... crazed fan-girls, but, I really don't like him anymore. I dunno why, but... gosh. *pukes again*

"maybe you have a lot of sins that is why you would feel ashamed of your body. " how do you know it's you that have lots of sins so you don't care if somebody showed his body ( which is forbidden for moslems and i think christians ) i don't have alot of sins as you are saying because i follow the right religion " islam" and please don't say anything to attack me or my religion any more we are just talking here and there is no need of you to attack me like that "The problem is that YOU are seeing DAN as HARRY and he is NOT HARRY, DAN IS DAN and that is something you need to understand, Dan is not a wizard but and actor, someone that is just playing Harry, Maps (December Boys), David Cooperfield (David Cooperfield), Mark Pendel (The Tailor of Panama), Alan (Equus), and in the future he will play many more character with different characteristics, fat, gay, ill, and many more, because that is part of his job as an actor." let me ask you something : what is Dan without Harry ? the answer is : a regular person and not famous because harry is what brought daniel to the top i know he's talented but there are alot of talented people who are not famous , so daniel don't have the right to make harry look bad in our mind . " About him losing fans, I have check his two unofficial sites dr.com and dr.uk and I haven’t read a single comment from his real fans (no the ones that pretend to be his fans to try to put him down) of them quitting on him, or not liking him anymore, so HIS REAL FANS will be there..." ok then check dissendium.com and check all the people i already mentioned their names . i am not trying to put him down i am just saying that what he is doing is wrong and it won't be good for his career and i am a fan of daniel but that dosen't mean that i have to support him doing the wrong thing, does it ?

That's just wrong!!!

I honestly don't see where the problem is. Daniel is mature enough to decide for himself what to do and what not to. He wants to play a character in a scene that involves nudity, and it is a big step for him, since such parts need to be acted with utmost sensitivity on Dan's part to make it art, and NOT trash. I am sure, however, that Dan is up to the task. If in your religion public nudity is disapproved of, then don't go and watch the play and don't undress in public. Dan, however, is probably either Christian or agnostic/atheist and those do not frown upon nudity in "public". I also am sure that while some people might be put off with Dan being nude in a theatre, he will gain a lot more acknowledgement, because this is a hard role to play and if Dan plays it good, then all the anti-Harry-Potter people will give him the respect he deserves. And there are a lot of those people out there! Dan might be famous because of his portrayal of Harry, but he never promised he'd be Harry forever, and as such, we have no right to expect him to play Harry, or charactes that are close enough to him, for the rest of his life. I, presonally, take my hat off before this young man and if I get the chance to see the play (that is, if I have enough money), then I will not hesitate. I am certainly interested in how Dan portrays Alan, much more than how Dan portrays Harry.

" If in your religion public nudity is disapproved of, then don't go and watch the play " i am sure i won't even if i have the chance to do it for free "then all the anti-Harry-Potter people will give him the respect he deserves." i can't understand how would an actor gain respect by acting naked !

I guess part of my comment was cut off, here is the rest: About him losing fans, I have check his two unofficial sites dr.com and dr.uk and I haven’t read a single comment from his real fans (no the ones that pretend to be his fans to try to put him down) of them quitting on him, or not liking him anymore, so HIS REAL FANS will be there for him and doing this kind of play will make him gain more mature fans that understand and love the art of theater. Lastly my religion is catholic. "ok then check dissendium.com and check all the people i already mentioned their names . i am not trying to put him down i am just saying that what he is doing is wrong and it won't be good for his career and i am a fan of daniel but that dosen't mean that i have to support him doing the wrong thing, does it ? " well dessendium is not his fan base site, and many of those who are saying that are Dan fans they are not, some of them, are Rupert fans saying that they are Dan fans to try to judge him, I know a few on this mugglenet board that are saying the same thing when they are not Dan fans, so that doesn't matter anyways, like I said if he lose SOME (not all) his fans is not a big deal, the huge fan base from his unofficial sites are behind him 100%, so if he lose a few fans that won't matter because making this play will make him gain more adult AND MATURE fan base. "let me ask you something : what is Dan without Harry ? the answer is : a regular person and not famous because harry is what brought daniel to the top i know he's talented but there are alot of talented people who are not famous , so daniel don't have the right to make harry look bad in our mind" See that is your problem trying to think Dan IS Harry, of all the incoherent things you said one thing is true and that is that Dan is a REGULAR person, so as a regular person and as an actor he will replace other roles that are not going to be similar as Harry. Whatever he does on screen and stage is call ACTING not REAL LIFE...

here is one comment that I founf on TLC that is GREAT! "Let us not forget that many, many famous actors have not shied away from nudity in a role, including several actors from the HP films. (Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Clémence Poésy among them.) Heck, David Thewlis and Leonardo DiCaprio played self-destructive gay lovers in TOTAL ECLIPSE, and both had full-frontal nudity in that film... That didn't seem to stop young girls from liking DiCaprio in TITANIC, now, did it? Names like Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Robert DeNiro, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Gerard Depardieu, Sam Rockwell, Edward Norton, Sissy Spacek, Sigourney Weaver, Marlon Brando, Matt Damon, Gweneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman...all have done nudity at some point. Does that deminish their standing as actors in your eyes?" Writen by Adan Well said it Adan, I guess some poeple will always be closeminded, I am glad the majority are not like that.