| masterofmystery | 08-18-2011 01:00 AM |
Video: Daniel Radcliffe talks The Woman in Black, horror movies, Hammer Films, acting
A day after the release of the teaser trailer to The Woman in Black, actor Daniel Radcliffe discussed the elements of the supernatural thriller, and what in particular drew him to the film: the character-driven story. Dan also commented on when he realised the connection The Woman in Black had to the Harry Potter series, in that his on-screen father Adrian Rawlins (James Potter in the saga), portrayed Arthur Kipps in the 1989 adaptation of the Susan Hill novel.
The Harry Potter actor also commented on his future career, and how he knew that he will forever be attached to his famous fictional counterpart; something he had long-since accepted. That interview with Yahoo! is below; a short clip from Hammer Films where he chatted about being honoured to be listed among the great actors who have starred in some of Hammers' horror movies of the past, including Peter Cushing, can be viewed here. <iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jDsRyBcev1g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> "It was certainly not a part that people can really compare to Harry… But [the] main attraction, to be honest, was simply the story, and how compelling it was, and being a part of a really, really good horror film."
Radcliffe called the film's script "a character-driven, well-written horror film that had the capability of being just as scary as any 'Paranormal Activity,' or any of those films that have recently come out, while also having a depth of character that you don't often find there."
He said, "To be honest, if I wasn't in it myself I'd probably be too scared to see it. What I was always scared of as a child and as a teenager was gore and blood and things like that," Radcliffe said. "When it got too gory that's when I would get freaked out."
He explained that this film is more of a classically suspenseful ghost story: "There are moments when people do jump out of their seats, but there [are] also the the subtler moments when you just find a chill running up your spine and you're not quite sure why."
http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/...teaser_198.jpg Radcliffe recalled that he had finished work on the final film, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," and was preparing for this when he learned this fact. He said, "I went online and, saw, suddenly, yes, Adrian Rawlins's name came up who was one of loveliest actors we've ever had on 'Potter,' and he played my dad." Radcliffe said the link was entirely coincidental, but that "it was another bit of kinship we had there."
The film is directed by James Watkins, who previously made the violent British thriller "Eden Lake," which Radcliffe said he watched "and [I] thought, oh Jesus Christ, I know I'll be now working with a psychopath… If he wrote this film he must be an absolutely insane man."
Radcliffe expressed his relief, though, when he met the director and discovered, "he's this very, very smart, very funny, very classy guy." Radcliffe was so impressed by Watkins work that he said the filmmaker is capable of becoming one of "the leading lights in British cinema for some time."
http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/...teaser_197.jpg "I don't have a long-term plan whatsoever." He said, "[In] a way what's quite nice is that I will never have, in my career, a film that it has financially successful as 'Harry Potter.' Ever. That is beyond question. But what's nice about that is that I don't have to aim for that anymore."
Radcliffe said, "If I dedicate myself to… each film as they come, then the long-term thing should take care of itself."
The Woman in Black will hit theatres in February 2012. |
