Will Daniel Radcliffe have a movie career beyond 'Harry Potter'?
Despite starring in the most successful franchise in movie history, Daniel Radcliffe is worried about his career prospects after he wraps the final "Harry Potter" film next year.
Daniel Radcliffe knows that many of his contemporaries will just be graduating from drama school. As he explained to Esquire about his decision to take twice-weekly ballet lessons, "They’ve been learning dance or singing and all that stuff, and I’m going to need to compete with them because I won’t have 'Harry Potter' as my safety net anymore. I need to make myself as viable a choice for any part as I possibly can."
Following filming of the current box office champ "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" last year, Radcliffe made his stage debut in a revival of the 1975 Tony-winning best play "Equus." He persuaded both the tough London and Gotham theater critics he could actually act. And for his efforts, Radcliffe earned a Drama Desk nod in New York and two WhatsOnStage Awards in the West End.
Radcliffe's only other major roles since "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" shot him to worldwide fame in 2001 were in the 2007 telefilm "My Boy Jack," as well as the feature film "December Boys." He received good reviews in the former as the title character – the son of Nobel-winning author Rudyard Kipling – determined to fight in World War I. However, this small-screen success did not translate into any kudos recognition for the young actor. Similarly, his work in "December Boys" was well-regarded but left Radcliffe awardless.
Indeed, Daniel Radcliffe has reaped very little in the way of awards hardware. He has lost five successive Saturn Award bids for best performance by a younger actor. He failed to win any of his three Broadcast Film Critics Assn. nods for best young actor for his performances in "Sorcerer's Stone," "Prisoner of Azkaban," and "Goblet of Fire." And he still doesn't have a MTV Movie Award on his mantle, despite four nominations in various categories.
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he will always be harry potter and, he should be proud for that, because i bet that will open a lot of future doors for new blockbuster jobs. But yes he has shown that he CAN act so im sure he will have a very succesful carreer after HP.
Posted by: enrique | August 06, 2009 at 03:26 PM
Daniel will always be Harry Potter, but anyone who saw Equus knows he won't always JUST be Harry Potter. He did an amazing job in that play. Not only did he make me forget it was Daniel Radcliffe up there, but Harry Potter never even entered my mind.
As for awards, who cares. Like Really said, they're biased. I don't think Dan gives a hoot about them, and he shouldn't. He acts because he likes to and because he is getting better at it all the time.
Bottom line: As long as casting agents are smart enough to see that there's something more there, Dan will have an incredible and diverse career, long after Harry has faded.
Posted by: M.J. | July 26, 2009 at 12:53 AM
its ridiculus when people say he cant succesfull because he is ugly.al pacino or robert deniro or marlon brando are not very handsome but they are most best actor in movie world.you will see daniel radcliffe will successful new movies than hp series.his act ordinary in hp series because steven kloves very bad writing about harry' part.(and snape' part too)
Posted by: faith | July 25, 2009 at 07:55 AM
oh and Futureman? You keep telling yourself that about his looks, if it makes you feel better. He's a pretty good looking guy.
Posted by: really | July 25, 2009 at 06:17 AM
MTV awards? hah. Those are as unbiased/political as People's Most Handsome Man or beautiful list! Does anyone really take that one seriously?
I don't think Dan has anything to worry about, so long as he doesn't turn hollywood. I don't particularly care to see him splashed with green goo- never thought that was important to one's career myself. *rolls eyes*
Posted by: really | July 25, 2009 at 06:11 AM
As one person already wrote, "He will always be harry potter." This is true. I think he needs to take a role similar to the harry potter character. Something that downgrades from being a powerful wizard to something more natural like having a strange but good ability. Then i think he can digress from there instead of taking a role that no one is prepared for him to be in. Like some action star or some kind of romantic comedy. Or he should take 5 years off from movies and just do stage acting. He wont starve.
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Posted by: luciano | July 24, 2009 at 08:00 AM
He's always gonna be Harry Potter, its gonna be very hard for him to lose his alter ego.
Posted by: 12 Weeks Pregnant | July 24, 2009 at 04:25 AM
He was perfect for Harry Potter and can be very proud of his work and accomplishments. The Potter films will be among the few from these times that will still be watched decades from now. Will Radcliffe become a "star"? He shouldn't try. He should become what helped make HP so successful --- the excellent and veteran British stage-to-other-venues actor who is NOT an American-style celebrity.
Posted by: gigi621 | July 23, 2009 at 09:32 PM
Fangirls aside, I doubt he's going to go very far after these movies. He's already plenty rich, I'm sure, and he's going to forever be labeled as Harry Potter... makes getting later roles a bit difficult.
Posted by: Michelle | July 23, 2009 at 07:01 PM
So he doesn't have any awards. That's the fault of who? And who gets into acting for the purpose of winning awards (MTV awards, really?) alone?
Posted by: Elian Gonzalez | July 23, 2009 at 05:05 PM
Daniel Radcliffe is an AMAZING actor!!! Mr. theFutureMan, you're just jealous that you aren't as great or successful as Daniel Radcliffe! He is has nothing to worry about because he will excel at everything he does, especially after the final Harry Potter film is complete!
Posted by: Livvy985 | July 23, 2009 at 05:02 PM
Will Daniel Radcliffe have a movie career beyond 'Harry Potter'? This question is very strange! Daniel Radcliffe HAS a movie career beyond 'Harry Potter'! And he is NOT worried about his career prospects after he wraps the final "Harry Potter" film.
Posted by: Al | July 23, 2009 at 03:28 PM
He will be lost and forgotten after the final Harry Potter movie. Here's why...
Simply put it, he damn UGLY.
Posted by: theFutureMan | July 23, 2009 at 02:30 PM