Daniel "Harry Potter" Radcliffe Eager To Go Au Natural in Upcoming Play

[BorderEevilIII]

Daniel 'Harry Potter' Radcliffe to go bare in London play

Posted on : Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:34:01 GMT | Author : Ryan Jones
News Category : Entertainment

The magician will turn into a stable boy. Daniel Radcliffe, who immortalized boy wizard Harry Potter on the big screen, will make his stage debut with Peter Shaffer's Equus in London's West End Theater in March next year. Seventeen-year-old Potter will play a mentally disturbed boy, Alan Strang, who pokes horses in the eye with a metal wire and strides them naked for sexual thrills.

“It is an extraordinary play, and he's very much looking forward to the role. He is maturing as an actor and beginning to take on new and challenging roles,” said Vanessa Davies, Radcliffe's publicist, on Friday. The director of Equus is Thea Sharrock.

Besides shedding his film persona, Radcliffe will shed his clothes for a scene where he is shown riding a horse in the buff and deriving sexual pleasure from the process. “This is an extraordinary play and, yes, there is a scene of nudity in it, but that's not what the play is about,” Davies said. Another star of the drama is Richard Griffiths, who will play a psychiatrist treating Alan. In the Harry Potter series, Griffith plays the boy wizard's uncle.

Equus made its onstage debut in 1973 at London's National Theater. It later went on to become a successful Anthony Hopkins-starrer Broadway play, before being turned into a film starring Richard Burton and Peter Firth in 1977.

As of now, Radcliffe is busy shooting for the fifth film in the series that catapulted him into the big league. “He finishes shooting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in October or November and rehearsals (for Equus) are starting in January,” Davies said. Recently, Radcliffe wrapped up the shooting of December Boys, a film about four orphan children up for adoption.


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[moviemaniac8210]

Does anyone really want to see "Harry Potter" naked?

[thedudeman69]

No, I don't want to see Harry's pooter.

[Scarfather]

This will just give me another excuse to make fun of him.

[jolanar]

I think its a smart career movie. If he wants to continue to be an actor after Harry Potter hes going to have to do a lot of stage work, and small indie films before he can go back to larger films.

[ElderPredator]

Face it, millions of women around the world are now going nuts to see it.

[RustyRazor]

Originally posted by ElderPredator
Face it, millions of women around the world are now going nuts to see it.

*Gives ElderPredator applause* Nice.


Being typecast is always a possibility in Hollywood so moving away from the role everyone knows you in isn't a bad idea.

I have no interest in seeing his "Sorcerer's Stone" so I'm going to pass on this one, but hey, good move for Daniel.

[Joshmo]

Prediction: When the Harry Potter movies are over, he'll admit to being gay.

[powersauce]

First Haley Joel is known to be driving (and crashing) a car and now this? I'm only 2 months from being 26 and I feel old already.

[BadCoverVersion]

EVERYBODY SEE EQUUS WITH RICHARD BURTON!!!!

It's so erotic and funny you will laugh out of your little dinkles!!!

Seeriously though, Burton is so hammy he might as well have cheese and pickle atop his head...but it's fucking amazing regardless.

I wish horses would come and shag me in the long lonely nights...those teasing swines!!!!

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
I wish horses would come and shag me in the long lonely nights...those teasing swines!!!!

I'm hung like a horse if that's good enough for you. If you require the full on equine deal then I don't mind wearing a saddle and whinnying some.

[EBastard]

Always can rely on BCV, to kill off any attraction any schmoe might have toward her...that post is classic.



SHIVER ME TIMBERS...

YOU'RE NOT REALLY ON E, ARE YOU? And if you are, is there any way I can put you BACK on your tits? So to speak...

[AWP82]

To the people saying they'll pass on seeing Radcliffe's weewee, I'm not sure there's anything to worry about since it's only a stageplay. It's not like your eyes will be "invaded" against their will by seeing it on any screens. I'm not sure Radcliffe is known for being a sex symbol either, so I don't see this being that big of a deal (not for long anyway).

.............Well, maybe I'm wrong about that. The play does have "interspecies erotica" in it, so I guess that's enough to make headlines.

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
Seriously though, I'm off my tits on E right now (again)...can somebody mend my elbow, it has weeeping sores on it and I think I'm going to throw up blood and semen!

Rasberry ripple snowballs anyone? No?

Seriously though. Do something about that elbow before you lose the arm.

[Moviefan02000]

I think the play sounds really good, if I lived anywhere near where it was playing, I'd probably go see it. It actually sounds interesting.

[BadCoverVersion]

God I was wasted when I posted here.

Anyway, Daniel Radcliffe nekkid...meh, I'd pay a few shiny pounds to see it I s'pose!