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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 23:34 |
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 Daniel Radcliffe recently spoke at length as to why he chose to take on the main role in Hammer Films' The Woman in Black, in which he plays a haunted solicitor.
“Working is how I will best get through a very weird time,” Radcliffe said. “I know it’s the most constructive thing I can do because otherwise I’d be moping around and being a bit like, ‘Oh, I miss everyone ... ’ So I'm quite pleased to go on to the next thing and the next challenge.” “When I met first met James Watkins, our director, he told me about a quote of Stanley Kubrick’s, which was that all films about the afterlife or ghosts are innately consoling,” Radcliffe said. “I think there’s something about that that is very true to our story. While it is a horror story and it is very frightening, it’s also about loss and grief. I read it on a plane, and I don’t know what the people around me must have thought. I kept jumping and gasping...” “It worries me, but the challenge is to look like a dad and a young father. If I get that right, that is something that immediately separates me from Harry,” Radcliffe said. “The script is so good and the characters are so clear, there is actually reduced pressure on me to be constantly ‘different,’ if you know what I mean; in other words, once people are into the story, they’ll be watching this really compelling movie and will stop — I hope — thinking about me.”
Dan also talked about his eagerness to work in a project for Hammer Films, revered for its history in horror-filmmaking. “It does bring a smile to my face, and it’s an absolutely genuine smile,” Radcliffe said. “Hammer is the company that everybody wants to see succeed. It’s such a part of our film heritage. It was a massive producer of films in its heyday — they were really prolific, there were tons of them — and with actors like Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. It’s wonderful to see that company, that name, in a resurgence.”
The Woman in Black is set to begin production this fall; there is currently no release date scheduled. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 July 2010 01:06 |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 01:56 |
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 Daniel Radcliffe spoke to the LA Times earlier today, apologising for his notable absence at Comic-Con, where a clip from Deathly Hallows premiered, and discussed the fun time he had in Russia for his 21st birthday this weekend, as well as how he and Harry Potter costars Rupert Grint and Emma Watson were in tears on the last day of filming Deathly Hallows.
"I apologize to all the wishful thinkers for my disappointing non-presence," Radcliffe said. "Really? Oh, God, I had no idea. I suppose it's like when I'm at Reading Festival I hear that suddenly some amazing band is going to play a surprise gig and then it turns out to be total fiction." "It was fantastic. I was in St. Petersburg for my birthday, which is probably the most beautiful, the most incredible, wonderful place I've ever been in my life. It really is absolutely amazing. I went with two friends and it was brilliant." "You know what, I'd love to libel him and call it a lie, but, darn, he's absolutely right. We all three of us -- me, Rupert and Emma -- we just wept. And I've never seen Rupert Grint cry. That was really weird." "I've never done the Comic-Con thing," Radcliffe said, "and I really, really want to experience that."
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 02:08 |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 23:06 |
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As a website dedicated to Daniel Radcliffe, it would be prudent to mark the day of the actor's birth. So, as it is past midnight in the UK now, Friday, July 23, 2010 marks Dan's 21st birthday. Dan is best known to fans as playing Harry Potter in the immensely popular film franchise, ranging from his start in Sorcerer's Stone in 2001 to the eight installment, Deathly Hallows: Part II, out July 2011. In addition to his work in the Harry Potter films, Dan has contributed to television, film, and stage; Dan has starred in the television adaptations of David Copperfield and My Boy Jack; his feature films range from December Boys to The Tailor of Panama, as well as the future productions of The Woman in Black and All Quiet on the Western Front; and on stage he shined in Equus in the West End and Broadway, and makes his debut next year in the revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. 
Happy birthday, Dan! |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 July 2010 23:18 |
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Saturday, 24 July 2010 21:20 |
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 Actor Tom Felton went to the San Diego Comic-Con today, and spoke to reps from DanRadcliffe.co.uk about Daniel and Harry Potter. A few previews from that have been posted on our official Twitter and can be read here:
@TomFelton revealed during our chat at Comic-Con that he & several Harry Potter costars & friends taped a birthday video for Dan Radcliffe! @TomFelton said he'd love to do a movie with Daniel Radcliffe, but ONLY if Dan's the villain! Or a cricket movie with the pair of them! In the Gryff vs. Slyth charity match the cast had earlier, the Slyth team didn't just beat them, they SMASHED them, said @TomFelton. Which is good, @TomFelton said, as the Gryff team beat them pretty bad last year. Also, @TomFelton said that Dan's pretty competitive when it comes to sports.
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Monday, 19 July 2010 14:40 |
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Putting rumours to rest, Hammer Films issued the following press release confirming Daniel Radcliffe's involvement and starring role in The Woman in Black. Daniel Radcliffe said, “I am incredibly excited to be part of The Woman In Black. Jane Goldman’s script is beautifully written – both tender and terrifying in equal measure. It is thrilling to be working with James Watkins. From his brilliant work on Eden Lake and also having met him and heard his vision for the film, I know he will make a fantastic film.”
The full press release can be read here; filming for The Woman in Black begins this fall in the UK. |
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