No going back: Radcliffe won’t revisit ‘Harry Potter’
Actor not contacted for movie version of London play
Radcliffe would love to star in the live-action remake of 1997s Hercules. PHOTO: FILE
Pottermania may be alive and well, thanks to the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them and a hit London play, but actor Daniel Radcliffe shared he has no interest in revisiting his role as the boy wizard, reported Reuters.
Asked about speculation that there could be a movie version of the London play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Radcliffe, 27, said no one had contacted him about a new film. “Nobody has said anything to me about revitalising the films, so I don’t know.”
Radcliffe, who was just 11 when he was cast as Potter added, “It’s not something I think I’d be interested in, and also if they do it now, I feel they should just cast the people from the play.”
However, when it comes to Disney movies, the star has a more concrete idea of the role he would want in a live-action remake of one of the animated films. In a recent interview with Digital Spy, Radcliffe revealed that his first choice would be playing a supporting character from 1997’s Hercules. “If they did an adaptation of Hercules, the Disney movie — that’s my favourite Disney movie — I would have a go at either Panic or Pain, the two little demons that run around Hades,” he said. “I don’t know what other actor I would pick but me and another actor can form a little double team and do that.”
Earlier this week, Radcliffe was in London to open a three-day entertainment festival of films and family activities, including screenings of his two most recent movies Swiss Army Man and Imperium.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2016.
Asked about speculation that there could be a movie version of the London play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Radcliffe, 27, said no one had contacted him about a new film. “Nobody has said anything to me about revitalising the films, so I don’t know.”
Radcliffe, who was just 11 when he was cast as Potter added, “It’s not something I think I’d be interested in, and also if they do it now, I feel they should just cast the people from the play.”
However, when it comes to Disney movies, the star has a more concrete idea of the role he would want in a live-action remake of one of the animated films. In a recent interview with Digital Spy, Radcliffe revealed that his first choice would be playing a supporting character from 1997’s Hercules. “If they did an adaptation of Hercules, the Disney movie — that’s my favourite Disney movie — I would have a go at either Panic or Pain, the two little demons that run around Hades,” he said. “I don’t know what other actor I would pick but me and another actor can form a little double team and do that.”
Earlier this week, Radcliffe was in London to open a three-day entertainment festival of films and family activities, including screenings of his two most recent movies Swiss Army Man and Imperium.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2016.