Daniel Radcliffe speaks out on new Harry Potter trio in upcoming reboot
Daniel Radcliffe has spoken out about the upcoming Harry Potter reboot TV show, stating that he has spoken to Emma Watson and Rupert Grint about the series.
Radcliffe, best known for playing the titular character in the original film adaptation of the iconic books, has previously ruled out appearing in the reboot TV show, stating that they are looking for a clean slate.
Many had not expected the actor to be as outspoken about Harry Potter as he has been considering his ongoing feud with the series’ author JK Rowling.
Rowling previously stated she would ‘never forgive’ Emma Watson and Radcliffe after the pair spoke out about her previous transphobic statements.
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Despite this, Radcliffe has still shown he is able to have a positive view of the franchise as he spoke about the new trio of actors set to take on the roles of Harry, Hermione, and Ron.
Radcliffe said it was ‘surreal’ to see ‘new faces’ in the roles
Speaking to People Magazine, Radcliffe stated that himself, Grint, and Watson hadn’t spoken much about the series but were all in agreement that it was ‘surreal to watch people starting off on that journey, all those years later’.
He said that seeing the pictures of Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout and stated that the original trio ‘just want to grab them and hug them’.
The actor also spoke about how seeing how young the trio are put his own life into perspective, saying: “When you're 11, and you're doing something, you're like, 'Of course I'm old enough to do this — I'm the oldest I've ever been.'
“But now when I meet 11-year-olds, I am like, 'Whoa, that seems nuts.' It puts into perspective.”
Radcliffe demanded press not ask the new trio about him Watson and Grint
In an interview to ScreenRant, Radcliffe spoke about the widespread discussion of the new trio and how people around the world are calling on each other to ‘look after these kids’.
The actor stated that, if people ‘really mean that’, that ‘one of the things you can do for me is not ask about us — me, Emma, Rupert — all the time’.
Radcliffe stated that he did not want to be a ‘spectral phantom’ in the trio’s lives.
Previously the actor had penned a letter to McLaughlin, who is set to take on the role of Harry, with the young actor saying it ‘was insane’ to receive.
Radcliffe stated that he was sent a ‘very sweet note back’ after sending the letter via people he knew on the production.
JK Rowling’s comments on Radcliffe and Watson after the trio spoke out against her
Radcliffe has been the most outspoken of the trio against JK Rowling’s views on the transgender community, penning a letter via the Trevor Project in which he said: “Transgender women are women. Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo or I.
“To all the people who now feel that their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminished, I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you.”
Later, after the publication of the controversial Cass Report, JK Rowling responded when asked if it was safe to say she’d be willing to forgive Radcliffe and Watson if they apologised, she said: “Not safe, I'm afraid. Celebs who cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women's hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors can save their apologies for traumatised detransitioners and vulnerable women reliant on single sex spaces."
In a comment sent to The Atlantic after the publication of the report he said: “Jo, obviously Harry Potter would not have happened without her, so nothing in my life would have probably happened the way it is without that person. But that doesn’t mean that you owe the things you truly believe to someone else for your entire life.”
Topics: Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, JK Rowling, Celebrity, TV and Film, TV, Film
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