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01-10-2009, 08:27 PM
| | |  Dan Radcliffe talks Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter fans & more
In a new interview, Daniel Radcliffe spoke about the fact that after eight years he still loves doing the Harry Potter films, including the forthcoming Half-Blood Prince, of which he discussed the darkness and comedy. Dan also talks about how fans perceive the films over the years, including book purists, and the evolution of the series. Quote:
It's that evolution of darkness in his character that Radcliffe says has kept him excited about returning to the role, with the Half-Blood Prince now the sixth film in the planned series of eight.
It has been a maturing of a character as much as it has been of the actor and, he says, a script that has kept pace with fans' demands.
"I wouldn't be there still after eight years if I didn't love what I did and didn't want to invest a lot of myself into what I'm doing,'' he says.
"Neither would the rest of the crew who have stood by the films for eight years.''
On the sixth film specifically, Dan states: Quote:
"I think the thing we certainly tried to do in this one was strike a balance between the darkness,'' Radcliffe says.
"I mean, the one thing when I read the script I could always yearn for was more darkness and more of that real intense stuff, because I enjoy doing that more, but hopefully this time we have struck a balance between that darkness and a certain comedy in this film.
"And what I think we've managed to do is not make it that kind of comedy that is farcical and pulling faces.
"It's not that kind of comedy at all, it's much more subtle than that and hopefully people will find it funny - that's the aim anyway.''
Dan briefly mentions Deathly Hallows, and how fans view the film series: Quote:
The film version of the epic final book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been split into two films and the second instalment will be released the following year. Films he believes will grow in popularity.
"I think when the fans came on to the first film there would have been a section of the audience that didn't want to like it because they were the purists of the book,'' he says.
"There are still those people out there, but you are never going to change their minds so just don't even try.
"So I think the majority of the people out there, because the fan base has grown at about the rate the films have come out, we've managed to keep making them darker and dark enough to maintain the interests of these people.
"And I think actually through making the films darker we've gained a lot. And also through people like (director) David Yates directing them, a certain amount of respect has been gained for the films as cinema.''
There are also quotes from Dan about his perception of blockbuster films and opinion of those who fake British and Australian accents. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released July 17, 2009.  | |
01-10-2009, 08:33 PM
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pretty good interview
always loves how dan speaks when it comes to harry potter =]
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He must be getting tired of talking about Harry Potter so much.
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Well hopefully HBP will be dark enough for me  ...though I doubt it if its gonna be rated PG =/
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I really hope that it would be darker. I don't want it to be a comedy all throughout. A couple of laughs are good but the book is also about darker and deeper things like the horcruxes, etc.
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Interesting comments.
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Nice interview! Quote:
Originally Posted by French_December  He must be getting tired of talking about Harry Potter so much. I don't think he will until the series is completely over, because that comes with the territory and he knows this. But that's just my opinion. Quote:
Originally Posted by Hedwig55 pretty good interview
always loves how dan speaks when it comes to harry potter =] Me too!
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Ooh cool!
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Nice interview. I'm really looking forward to seeing the film. 
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Although I'm not a huge fan of the movies, I cannot wait to see Half Blood Prince. It's got me intrigued. | |
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I think this film will be more comedy then Dark going by the rating.
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I've been waiting a long time for the movie to come out. I don't know if it's going to be as good as I hoped because of the PG rating. I hope it's just as amazing as the other ones.
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sweet interview!! can't wait for the movie!!
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Nice interview!
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great interview! i can't wait to see the movie.
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I read this interview in the Herald Sun today
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I can't wait for the movie, too...
But I've heard many rumours, that it will be the worst of all HP's 
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He's so cute  Love the interview.
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Pretty good interview, he's sweet when he talks about HP, | |
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nice interview Dan love the HP  can't wait for the film....
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Originally Posted by French_December He must be getting tired of talking about Harry Potter so much. haha i was actually thinking the same thing. its going to be sad when the films are done tho cause we were the generation that lived and read the harry potter books with the suspense when they were being published and now were also the generation that lived through all the movies being released. Know what i mean? No one but the fans of the series these past years is really ever going to experience harry potter they way we did.
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omg cant wait 4 hbp any more 
Dan is really cute,love him^^
i dont think it would be more comedy than horror,cuz the book is really dark and the trailers r very dark 2.And the film will b the best,not the worst,I just know it
cant wait 4 the cast to return 2 and start filming the deathly hallows,but i doubt thr r gonna b pics from the movie until the end of the year
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aha cool, cool interview,means i really should look forward to the movies  | |
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