People magazine released the first official movie still and interview from Daniel Radcliffe's new thriller,
Kill Your Darlings, in which he plays a young Allen Ginsberg. Dan talked about why he took on the role, how much he loves his new curly look, his first on-screen love scenes with another male costar, and how much he's read up on Ginsberg's literature for the role; those can be found below. If anyone can send a clearer scan of the short feature from People, please let us know.
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On set with Daniel Radcliffe
Fresh of the hit thriller The Woman in Black, Radcliffe, 22, is taking on a counterculture icon. He’s playing beat poet Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings, now filming in New York City. The film explores the relationship between young literary starts-to-be Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs and the circumstances surrounding the 1944 murder of an associate.
Are you a Ginsberg fan?
Daniel Radcliffe: The more I learned, the more I liked him. There’s unbelievable sweetness and compassion between him and Burroughs and Kerouac. His work was like an explosion.
Are you a poet yourself?
Daniel Radcliffe: I write sonnets, couplets and things like that. The poetry I write is pretty structured and rhyming, but I’d like to think it’s honest and interesting.
Ginsberg did a lot of LSD. Were you tempted?
Daniel Radcliffe: LSD would not do well for me. I’ve talked to a lot of people who’ve done a lot of LSD – and I know I would have a terrible time. I’m not tempted.
Ginsberg was gay. How are the love scenes?
Daniel Radcliffe: There was no discomfort. There have been moments when Dane [DeHaan], the object of my affection in the film, and I did start giggling.
How will Harry Potter fans react to this movie?
Daniel Radcliffe: Well, they were comfortable with Equus, and that had me simulating sex on the back of a horse, so this is a walk in the park.
Dan and his
Kill Your Darlings costars are currently filming in Manhattan's west side, this week; photos from Tuesday at around 44th Street and 9th Avenue in New York City can be seen, courtesy of CitizeSide, below. The film is scheduled for a 2013 release.
