Daniel Radcliffe: "I played Harry Potter for 10 years because ..."

Daniel Radcliffe: I played Harry Potter for 10 years because ...

Daniel Radcliffe

We have loved the Harry Potter saga since its 2001 big screen debut with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and have seen the protagonist, Daniel Radcliffe, step into his character in every new film based on J.K. Rowling's novels. Now the actor, invited to the A24 podcast, has explained the hilarious reason why he played the most famous magician in the world for 10 years. Daniel Radcliffe was cast in the role of Harry Potter when he was only 12, and ended his cinematic adventure 10 years later, when he was 22, with the latest film in the saga: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. .



Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Daniel Radcliffe is Harry Potter

The actor, interpreter of numerous films after the success of Harry Potter (Swiss Army Man with Paul Dano and most recently The Lost City with Sandra Bullock, among others), during his appearance on the A24 podcast, recounted his career, providing a particular reason for impersonating the role of Harry Potter for 10 years. The actor revealed that his parents asked him every year if he was still interested in playing the part of the boy wizard for another film in the saga, and Daniel Radcliffe always replied: "Yes. I hate school." In this regard, we recall that the latter carried out his studies on the set, between one shoot and another.| ); }
My mother and father before we started shooting each film asked me: “Are you still having fun and do you want to go back [on set]? " I always said: 'Yes. I hate school. '

Read also: Talisman - Harry Potter, the review: the iconic board game lands at Hogwarts We remember that recently there was talk of the production of a new Harry Potter themed series for HBO Max, even if no details have been revealed neither regarding the characters involved, nor on the hypothetical period of release. Who knows, maybe one day we will see on screen how the lives of our beloved characters have evolved as adults. Before concluding, we point out that on Amazon you can buy the box set with all the DVDs of the saga.






Daniel Radcliffe Reveals Why He Played 'Harry Potter' For 10 Years And The Reason Is Hilarious

Without a doubt, there is not one person on Earth that would look at Daniel Radcliffe and call him 'Daniel Radcliffe'. He is Harry Potter and that is a fact. No scientific experiment or even god can convince Potterheads otherwise. In 2001, we met a young Harry, the chosen one, who grew up to beat Voldemort and become one of the greatest wizards in the world.


Over the decades, Potterheads saw Harry diving into the Chambers of secrets, beating the experts in Quidditch and saving the lives of his peers in Hogwarts. The journey was magical, blissful and full of wonders. While it was an experience of a lifetime for us, Daniel Radcliffe was merely doing it to avoid going to school.


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In an interview with A24 Podcast, the actor who recently celebrated his 33rd birthday revealed the unusual yet hilarious reason for playing Harry Potter for 10 years. The actor revealed that he did it to avoid going to school. ''My mom and dad asked me between every film, basically, ‘Are you still enjoying it, and do you want to go back?' I was always like, ‘Yes. I hate school.' '' Radcliffe quipped.


Although it was said in a comical tone, we can't help but relate to it. Every Potterhead in the world would rather attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry than the plain ol' regular schools. In fact, given a chance, even adult Potterheads would do it in a heartbeat.


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