Daniel Radcliffe spoke to Total Film magazine recently about how odd it was for auditions to be taking place for his on-screen son for The Woman in Black, as well as how director James Watkins chose to work with an acting coach.

“We were doing auditions for my son yesterday which was bizarre," he said.

"But it’s very exciting and James Watkins is fantastic. He might kill me for telling you this, but he’s actually started working with an acting coach to give him a better idea of how to approach stuff with actors.

“Which is a brilliant thing – I don’t know of any other directors doing that. He’s inspired and we’re uncannily on the same page about the film. We met and we agreed that this film is not a scary movie but a film about loss and family and grief.”

 Additionally, Dan's Harry Potter costar Ciarán Hinds has been cast in the The Woman in Black, where he will play an elderly statesman, Daily.