Daniel Radcliffe may be staring in the first half of the last chapter of the Harry Potter films next month and the other half next summer, but he is done with filming them, and has wasted no time moving on to something new.
And that something new is going to be The Woman in Black, based on Susan Hill’s novel. Harry- er- Radcliffe will play a young lawyer named Kipps who travels to a remote villiage to settle the estate of a recently deceased client, and as he is setting affairs in order and working alone in the home, he glimpses a woman dressed only in black.
This really sets Radcliffe apart from the role he has been labeled with at least visually, and with some good timing and luck he will be able to extend his career past Potter. I haven’t seen Radcliffe play anything BUT Potter, but I have heard he is respected as an actor and many anticipate he has the skills to avoid the typecast.
a good stage show so hopefully it translate well on the bug screen
ww1 film is called ‘My boy Jack’
From what I’ve heard he did well in the play Equus a few years back.
I’m excited to see this. I think he’ll be able to shed the typecast pretty easily.
I like spooky movies of atmosphere and quality. Some of these include The Innocents (Deborah Kerr), The Haunting (1963?), and The Changeling (w/George C. Scott). These kinds of movies are hard to find these days. A few years ago, I picked up (it was either BBC or Granada Television) The Woman in Black. I really wanted to enjoy it, but I did not. I think it might have had to do with the limited budget, as the book is a good read. I hope the new version, given its star-power, will be much better. BTW, Radcliffe did a WW1 drama that was quite good. I think he played the son of Rudyard Kipling or some other author.
I think Harry can easily shed the Harry Potter typecast. As can Emma Watson. Rupert Grint, however, I have seen him in other movies and all I see is Ron Weasley. I think he’ll have a harder time being seen as anything other than Ron.
Keep the flying broom locked in the closet, and you’ll do fine kid.
To separate himself visually from Harry Potter, all he really needs to do is remove the glasses and the scar. That’s the iconic image. Hopefully he can avoid typecasting. He’s a fine actor and deserves the opportunity to show it.