"making this play will make him gain more adult AND MATURE fan base. " so an actor has to strip to be taken seriously these days , right ? ofcourse there are other ways he can gain mature fans without acting a play nude . i am sure that many directors are asking dan to act in their movies take rupert for example he didn't have to show his body to gain mature fans when he did his movie " driving lessons " and if rupert can get a part then dan can "See that is your problem trying to think Dan IS Harry" i don't think that dan is harry ofcourse and i am supporting dan to take other parts in any other movie that he like but HE DON'T HAVE TO STRIP TO SUCCEED OR GAIN RESPECT OR BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY . dan has enough talent to succeed in many diffrent ways

i am sure that lots of other actors made their parts nude but that dosen't mean that dan can be better than them and succeed depending on his talent not depending on showing his body

Actually, I am quite sure that, to gain the highest respect as an actor he'll have to do the hardest part, and I am certain that nudity, in a way that is not funny, pornographic, cute or boring is (one of) the hardest feast(s) for an actor. If Dan manages that part in the way it's meant, e.g. getting people to wonder if their definition of right and wrong, and as such of normal and unnormal, is maybe to be reconsidered, then he has mastered it. There is no way that "Driving Lessons" can be compared to a momentary scene on stage. And I am not sure that Rupert gained the sort of acknowledgement that Dan is about to get - IF he portrays Alan well. Anyway, I am well aware of the oversexed culture we live in, but to ban nudity from plays in theatres does not sound like the right approach to get back to a respective attitude towards the human body and sex in general.

"so an actor has to strip to be taken seriously these days , right ? ofcourse there are other ways he can gain mature fans without acting a play nude . i am sure that many directors are asking dan to act in their movies take rupert for example he didn't have to show his body to gain mature fans when he did his movie " I knew you will come out of your real fanbase (Rupert fan right!!), that is why you keep replying...and NO, and actor does not has to take off his clothes to be taken serious, but when a script justifiably requires an actor to take of his clothes, or to gain weight, or to lose a lot of weight, or to play gay...that is what makes you a serious actor, because as a real actor you don't look for the easy part and the easy character to play, Dan has also played Maps in December Boys someone who has a few similarities with Harry but also a lot of differences, and he wanted to do something different in Equus, that is what REAL actors do, challenge themselves to be even better, and about Rupert, well I see no fans complaining about his sex scene or him showing his naked back and chest when he was getting up from the bed after a night of sex...now I have no idea about Rupert fans, to me they all seen very young, but theater is different than movies, you barely see young girls or boys going to theater, and that is what I meant when I said that Dan will gain more mature THEATER fans, because of his performance and dedication. "i am sure that lots of other actors made their parts nude but that dosen't mean that dan can be better than them and succeed depending on his talent not depending on showing his body" But you don't get it, been nude on stage or a movie with justifiable reasons is call ART, and that is part of been an actor, one thing though is that not all nudity is classy but in this case where is done with the proper director, and the proper production and in a masterpiece like Equus it is justifiable for the character to be naked.

" I am not sure that Rupert gained the sort of acknowledgement that Dan is about to get " ok then you admit it ! rupert got it without having to depend on his body then why can't dan do the same thing ?

" I am not sure that Rupert gained the sort of acknowledgement that Dan is about to get " ok then you admit it ! rupert got it without having to depend on his body then why can't dan do the same thing ?

OMG HE'S GOING TO BE NAKED!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY SMOCKERS!!!!!! I never thought i'd see the day when someone would announce that Dan Radcliffe is going to appear naked in a very mature play. He sounds so mature as he says it though, he proves that he is ready for something this serious. HARRY POTTER ROCKS MY PANTS OFF!!!!!!!!!

You got that completely wrong. Rupert got a different type of respect, because he did something different. Dan will get acknowledged for his acting because he'll do a great job. It will be different from Rupert's recognition because he does something completely different. Tina, we're fighting for a lost case, I fear. I won't comment on this anymore. I think I have made my point perfectly clear. Luckily for him, Dan does not care about what strangers think, be they fans or not. He will do his own thing, and if people don't like it, then that's their loss.

Posted by: ShinGonWoo_Kimiko: "That's just wrong!" I agree. I just don't seem to like him anymore. "I'm terrified, but excited." EXCITED!?!? NO!!!! You can't be excited about being NAKED in front of MILLIONS! Okay, maybe not millions, taking in that it's a play, but you get the idea right?

MiaMaria, you are right, but it is always fun to read what some posers think of Dan, and also it is fun to read how they think...and yes you have done you point very clear, smart girl you are!! CTgate Dan is excited to play Alan in a masterpiece play, excited to be in a great play like Equus, in a play that it is very difficult and very grown up and mature and not excited to be naked, he is terrified by the idea but he knows it has to be done.

yes i am a rupert fan but i didn't know that he did a nude scene ! actually i am disgusted how all the actors take their clothes off this way actually i won't look to dan\ rupert the same way now did emma do anything like that ? since you won't understand how is it like to a person to have dignity and self respect i'll never be able to convince you and i think that their might be some people who understands this matter but i will stand to my opinion

Tina, yes I guess you're right. I think I'm just so shocked to see him in a play with a part of nudity. But, I posted my opinion, now I'll be reasonable by saying: It's Dan's choice, if he wants to do it, then great! Go Dan! I was just shocked he'd have to be nude. Sorry if I upset anyone..

Ctgate12, very mature of you to respect his decision, and lets remember that there is going to an age limit for this play so his younger fans won't be able to see him.

Tina, thank you. I'm glad that the younger ones won't see. I'm just glad you were here to help me understand.

your welcome!! :)

yes i am a rupert fan but i didn't know that he did a nude scene ! actually i am disgusted how all the actors take their clothes off this way actually i won't look to dan\ rupert the same way now did emma do anything like that ? since you won't understand how is it like to a person to have dignity and self respect i'll never be able to convince you and i think that their might be some people who understands this matter but i will stand to my opinion

did emma do anything like that ? did harry take the part ?

whatever yall...you know we're all secretly thinking "woo hoo naked Dan" in the back of our heads...I think that actors need to do what's right for them and not always have to worry what others will think of them...including children who look up to them.

YOUR ARE ALL Pervs!!! Anyone who wants to see him naked is a GROSS PERV!!!!!!!! ID

Yes, Emma posed for the Playboy (with her parent's permission) a few months ago, didn't you know that?

no i didn't know , was it published ?

now i lost all the respect i ever had for all of them and i bet that emma's photos are all around the internet now

hi everyone!!! your all kinda pervs i DONT want to see this "Interresting" play!!!! EWWWWWWWWWWWW but I STILL LOVE DAN AND HE IS STILL HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess harry1991 you should leave the HP fandom, or else you will end up like all of us.

yeah actually i never want to be like that but i'll never stop being hp fan cuz i know that Jo is a very respective woman and i will always love hp books and that dosen't mean i will stay a fan of any of these people who are dieing to let everybody see them nude .

gotta see that show! NO IM JK! lol.=]

gosh you all are pervs. I don't think it was a smart decison for him to do a nude scene.

Picturing Dan in the nude and its not a very good sight, but personally ive never understood why nudity is necessary in movies no matter who it is, but thats just my opinion. Im glad hes taking roles other than Harry Potter, unfortunately he cant be Harry Potter forever. So BRAVO Dan, BRAVO!

I just don't think the Equus role is very Dan. I guess he isn't a terrible actor but I don't think he's an excellent one. This seems too deep for him. I'm also afraid people will go see it, learn that 'Harry Potter' is the naked pycho, and not take the play as seriously. Very valiant effort of Dan's, but I have a nagging feeling about this. If he wants to be on a stage... naked... in front of millions of people...well...more power to him I guess.

Ooh that's hot! LOL just kidding :)

I know this was said a while ago but I want to comment on it: harry1991 said that fans make an actor. Um, no, thats just wrong. Fans may make a celebrity not an actor. Most great actors are not huge celebrities wtih giant fanbases. And about having an image: its generally bad for character actors to have an image. Having an image of being a good boy or a bad boy confines an actor. He shouldn't have to choose roles that fall within the good boy category because you can't stand to see him as anything else.You do not own Dan. He owes you nothing. He shouldn't have to make career decisions based on how his fans will think of him. Also, the Harry Potter series will end soon. Then what will Dan do? He will no longer be Harry Potter and no one will cast him if he hasn't shown to people that he can do different things. If Dan is comfortable being on stage nude, that should be good enough for the rest of us.

dear penwounds, you can't get it can you ? i am not saying that he can't play any other role , he can do what ever he wants what i am not agreeing with is the idea of nudity .

Even though Dan is playing a part nude, I still think he's a pretty good guy. It's not our decision wether or not he plays this part. I'm proud of him either way even though I don't like him playing a nude part. There's lots of ways to look at this, so let's not fight over it. I found this way of looking at it: I think he was very mature to have chosen this part. I wouldn't want him to do it, but I'm still proud of him. Thank you. ~Ctgate12~

Hey, harry1991: I think MiaMaria was joking about Emma posing for Playboy. I doubt that the magazine would allow a 16 year-old to pose for them.

ya i don't think so too it shocked me when she said that :) anyway i think that dan will do the part whether we like it or not but i am just not proud of his wrong decision

I'm proud of Dan, too, but not this time. I wonder about his real motivation for taking this part. So many posters have said he just wants to do something different. Different is okay but I think he could have chosen another project. It just blows my mind that this is okay with his parents(or is it?).

GrownUpChick, you want to know his real motivation well let me tell you that his real motivation is that this is a Masterpiece, a ONE in a lifetime opportunity for any actor. No actor in his/her right mind would have ever turn down this role, I know you are not an actor so you know nothing about art or nothing about getting the opportunity to play a role like Alan, for any REAL actor is flattering that the writer and director choose him to play this role.

Well, I guess my "Let's not fight" speech, wasn't enough for this board eh?

GrownUpChick, what you said is exactly what i am saying . why can't he get another one? Tina, i think it's not a once in a lifetime opportunity because dan is a very talented actor ( or you disagree ? ) and i am sure he can get any part he wants in theatre or movies .

TinaL, how do you know I'm not an actor? Ctgate, you're right...enough fighting. I still wish Dan well, I just don't like the idea of him being nude.

I agree loads, GrownUpChick! I'm proud, but I just don't lke the idea of him being nude. But, yes let's stop fighting. There's no point in fighting. We all have our views, so let's keep it there.

ctgate12: don't be a party pooper, fighting is fun. harry1991: You give yourself too much credit. Obviously he can do whatever he wants. Sure he can find another play, but choosing something else over a piece like this just because there is nudity would be childish and unprofessional. You are all paying too much attention to the nudity. It isn't that important, just part of the play. The nude human form is one of most perfect and amazing things in the world. Saying that we should shy away from it or that showing it is immoral demeans it.

GrownUpChick, I think you are not an actor because any actor in their right mind would have known that this kind of role in theater don't come easy becaue there isn't many great role as Alan for young actors in theater, this is a ONE IN A LIFE TIME OPPORTUNITY for any young actor and it was great that the writer love Dan's performance when he saw him in a theater workshot Dan did last year. And it is funny how many so call Dan fans (which I am pretty sure none of those girls are) keep replying trying to putting him down, in it is always the same bunch....

"The nude human form is one of most perfect and amazing things in the world." i agree but does that mean that we can walk around naked ? why do people wear clothes then ? and i still think that dan is a genius and HE CAN GET ANOTHER ROLE . "You give yourself too much credit." please read the posts before you reply , i already said that i know he can do whatever he wants and that if he wants to do the role none of us can stop him and if he don't want to do it none of us can force him and i was just giving my opinion . even YOU can't advice him to do anything cuz anyway he won't even see these comments .

response to dan's pridiction on HP: That was exactly my guess as well! I agree with what he thinks on what will happen to Harry. response to Equus: I'm very shocked to hear that he's doing this role but I'm not disgusted. It shows he's very brave in roles he chooses and he's not a whimp. So what if he's going to do it nude. It's not porn, it's art. Since he's decided to do this role I have a new respect for him. He's got balls to do it, and I'm sure he'll do a fantastic job.

No he can't get another role like this one. Every role is different. He will not be walking around naked, he will be nude at some point during a very intense, adult play that children will not likely see. For people over a certain age it really isn't that big of a deal. Most of us have seen people naked. Thats how life is. If art wants to imitate life than it can't shy away from nudity. Also, I said you give yourself too much credit IN Response to your quote about how he can do anything he wants. Why bother even saying it? You don't need to tell us that. Seems a tad obvious. And for your sake I hope English is your second language because your grammer is atrocious.

Ewness. I wouldn't fancy myself running around nude on the stage in front of an audience. I think it's sick.

Ewness. I wouldn't fancy myself running around nude on the stage in front of an audience. I think it's sick.

I just want to clarify a few things for some of you who feel compelled to jump all over me just because I am not thrilled about Dan being naked in a play. I am old enough to be his mother; therefore, any comments I make about Dan are as one of his older fans who wishes him the best in his career and also in his life, not as a teenage girl who has a crush on him and secretly yearns to see him naked. I truly want the best for Dan. This is precisely why I am apprehensive about his participation in "Equus". Think about it! If he is not great in the play, the critics will massacre him. There are tabloid-minded people out there who are just waiting for an excuse to put him down because of his popularity. In fact, it has always been my belief that most, if not all, tabloid writers are just jealous of entertainers because they know they will never be one; they will only ever be some hack who thinks he/she is a journalist but who really only has a job because of sad, foolish people with no lives who enjoy reading usually untrue trash about celebrities. I don't know what it's like in England, but here in the states any idiot can call himself/herself a critic and get published. I am just worried that Dan, who, apart from being the subject of a few silly skits on "Saturday Night Live", has never really had to deal with the cruelty that jealous, hateful people masquerading as critics and "writers" heap upon celebrities.

i think GrownUpChick has a point that this could hurt dan's career but ultimately it's his choice and i hope he does well in it, even though i'm really not thrilled with the idea of dan naked. it's his life