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Daniel Radcliffe gives personal ranking of every Harry Potter film

Daniel Radcliffe gives personal ranking of every Harry Potter film

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Daniel Radcliffe has weighed in on the ranking of the Harry Potter film adaptations, admitting he was surprised by some of his own preferences. The British actor, 36, played the lead role in eight film adaptations of JK Rowling’s best-selling book series, between 2001 and 2011. During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Radcliffe was presented with bracketed choices between pairs of Harry Potter films, which were then whittled down to an overall winner: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part Two, a film he described as “my favourite of all of them”. Daniel Radcliffe pictured in April 2026 (Getty Images) Radcliffe explained that he has “more time now for me in the early films”, which included the inaugural adaptation Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001), and the followup Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). …

Daniel Radcliffe Loves Playing a Neurotic Creative—and Wants You to Join Him

Daniel Radcliffe Loves Playing a Neurotic Creative—and Wants You to Join Him

Published by Sam Flores

When I ask Radcliffe about the public response to his previous statements about Rowling, things get a bit tense. He demurs, politely explaining why he’d prefer not to speak about her. “The reason I don’t talk about it anymore is because I’ve said what I want to say on it,” he says. When I point out that I can understand that it might be a thorny subject for him—Rowling’s pivot to avowed anti-trans rhetoric—he corrects me. “To me, it’s not been thorny,” he says. “It’s been a simple thing to talk about. It’s been very easy for me to talk about.” The problem, to him, isn’t his position. It’s this: “You will write a really nice article about this interview and then nobody will talk about anything from it because it’s just giving the Daily Mail pull quotes. And I really hate giving the Daily Mail pull quotes.” The world Rowling created is inescapable. A few blocks from where we’re sitting, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child just celebrated its seventh year on Broadway, and …

Daniel Radcliffe says he wouldn’t want his son ‘to act or to become famous’

Daniel Radcliffe says he wouldn’t want his son ‘to act or to become famous’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe hopes his son won’t follow in his career footsteps. The 36-year-old British actor shares a two-year-old son with long-term partner Erin Darke, 41. In a new interview with WSJ Magazine, Radcliffe was asked what he had done mentally to cope with child stardom and develop a successful career as an adult. “People often talk about me, Rupert [Grint] and Emma [Watson] and the Harry Potter kids in general as being a good example of, ‘See, it can all be fine,’ and yes it can be, but we all worked really hard on ourselves to make it fine,” he responded. “I honestly wouldn’t want my son to act or to become famous. The thing for me that was the biggest …

New Tracy Morgan comedy with Daniel Radcliffe named ‘true heir to 30 Rock’ in rave reviews

New Tracy Morgan comedy with Daniel Radcliffe named ‘true heir to 30 Rock’ in rave reviews

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Tracy Morgan’s new comedy sitcom is raking in rave reviews, with some hailing the series as the “true heir to 30 Rock.” NBC’s The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins had huge shoes to fill, with the sports mockumentary being executive produced by comedy legend Tina Fey and co-created by fellow 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt veterans Robert Carlock and Sam Means. However, the show’s first four episodes seemed to have stuck the landing, with critics praising Morgan’s hilarious performance as a disgraced football star who hires an Oscar-winning filmmaker, played by Daniel Radcliffe, to produce a documentary that will usher in his comeback. Morgan is best known for his chaotic co-leading role as Tracy Jordan on all seven seasons of Fey’s satire 30 Rock, which earned him a Supporting Actor nomination at the 2009 Emmy Awards. Variety’s TV critic …

Daniel Radcliffe shares casting idea he was pitched with his Harry Potter co-stars: ‘Worst idea I’ve ever heard’

Daniel Radcliffe shares casting idea he was pitched with his Harry Potter co-stars: ‘Worst idea I’ve ever heard’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Daniel Radcliffe has spoken about the “worst” casting pitches he was given throughout his career while he was a guest on the latest episode of Hot Ones. During the episode, he told Sean Evans that he was asked about doing a Wizard of Oz remake featuring the iconic trio from the Harry Potter franchise, himself, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. “One of the worst ideas I’ve ever heard, during Potter, somebody came to us and I think asked, like they wanted to cast all three of us, me, Emma and Rupert, in a remake of Wizard of Oz, where Emma was Dorothy,” Radcliffe said. “I can’t remember what Rupert was, and I just remember that I was gonna be the lion, but also he knew karate.” “I was like a karate-kicking cowardly lion,” he continued. “And I remember I was like …

Harry Potter: Daniel Radcliffe shares plea for HBO series child stars

Harry Potter: Daniel Radcliffe shares plea for HBO series child stars

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Daniel Radcliffe became a household name with Harry Potter two decades back – but now, the franchise lead is asking fans to stop going on about him ahead of the new reboot. The hit JK Rowling franchise is returning to our screens next year with HBO’s TV adaptation, starring young new star Dominic McLaughlin as the titular wizard alongside Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron. Speaking about the upcoming reboot, Daniel urged fans and press not to ask the young new stars about himself, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint ahead of its release. “When these kids got cast, there is a whole thing around the internet being like, ‘We have to look after these kids!’” he told ScreenRant. “If you really mean that, then one of the things you can do is don’t ask about us – me, …