RADCLIFFE: ‘SPOOKY NEW ROLE WILL VANQUISH POTTER’
DANIEL RADCLIFFE is looking forward to filming his upcoming role in THE W OMAN IN BLACK because he’s convinced the spooky film will free him from t he shadow of HARRY POTTER.
The 21 year old has played the character for more than a decade and he recently completed filming on the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II.
He’s lined up numerous new projects including a leading role in a frigh tening new adaptation of Susan Hill’s classic novel.
And Radcliffe hopes the spooky part will finally free him of his connec tion to the Harry Potter franchise.
He tells the Los Angeles Times, "It worries me (that fans will still se e me as Harry Potter), but the challenge is to look like a dad and a youn g father. If I get that right, that is something that immediately separat es me from Harry." The film’s screenwriter, Jane Goldman, adds, "I think there’s a clear-c ut demarcation. He was playing a boy in the Potter films or perhaps a you ng adult. Here, he’s playing a man. Also I think in general today audienc es know actors much more as individuals, there’s an awareness of them apa rt from their roles. Dan is a brilliant actor, and he’s much more than th e person who played Harry Potter."
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