| masterofmystery | 03-04-2011 01:54 AM |
Daniel Radcliffe talks possible film adaptation of 'How to Succeed' musical
Actor Daniel Radcliffe mentioned in a new Daily Mail interview that there is talk between him and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to possibly bring the Broadway musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying to the big screen, with the young actor reprising his role as J. Pierrepont Finch. Dan said in passing that the book would have to be overhauled to create more 'zing' to the film adaptation. http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/...3_aGPvWdB0.jpg
In the interview, which took place earlier this week, and after the first preview of the musical, Dan discussed some of the scenes in How to Succeed, practicing the dance moves for several years, even between the final Harry Potter films, the Deathly Hallows, and The Woman in Black. Quote:
In one bit of comic nonsense in the musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, he jumps up and down on a sofa with the agility of a champion gymnast, in a nod to the meltdown moment of a certain box office superstar.
‘We had an intelligent audience in tonight,’ Daniel quipped, when I visited him backstage at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. ‘They got the Tom Cruise reference.’
| http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/...cliffe-440.jpg Quote:
‘Sometimes I was dancing for nine hours a day when I wasn’t filming,’ Daniel [said].
‘The thing was to keep practising and practising until you could do it without thinking about it. The aim was to be effortless — or to appear to seem effortless.’
‘I didn’t want the last Harry Potter film to come out and people to say: “So, what does he do now? How does he follow that?” I’m already doing it! I’ve made another film and I’m on Broadway for the second time,’ he [said].
‘I’m doing this for nine months, and I did Equus for five months here and that felt like a long time. I was exhausted after that, so I have to learn to keep my energy levels up with diet and exercise.
‘The rest of the cast work tremendously hard, but I have just two big numbers — Grand Old Ivy and Brotherhood Of Man — and there’s a lot of dancing and singing. They’re exhilarating to do and I love that this is so different from everything else I’ve done. I’m not repeating myself,’ Daniel added.
| Tickets for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which has now begun previews and opens on March 27th, can be ordered at Broadway.com. For special fan exclusives and discount tickets, head to the official fan page for the musical. | 