With his time at Hogwarts almost at an end, Daniel Radcliffe is seeking to define himself as a proper actor and thus be saved from a life of wearing school uniform at fan conventions well into middle-age. To which end, he's just signed on to play true life war photographer Dan Eldon in Journey. Eldon, who's work has won much acclaim in recent years, was part of a group of four journalists working in Mogadishu in 1993 when they were stoned to death by a mob. He was just 22 when he died. Radcliffe has faced a great deal of flack for his work as Potter, but this sounds like the sort of role to silence critics if he can pull it off. Anybody who saw the young actor in the stageplay Equus will know that he can pull off an intense performance, so it'll be interesting to see if he can translate that to celluloid.

Olly Richards

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TheDentist
Good luck to him, he was great in my boy jack, and he deserves to play more parts than just harry potter. He should carry them out sure, but once they are over i hope he gets more opportunities to prove himself as an actor. Im sure he'll do great in this. ... Read More panicatthepaddy About me
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Should be good
He was really good in Equus, very powerful performance, and I think he did a great job in My Boy Jack - so I think this should be good. The director directed Stander from a couple of years ago which a terrific film - and the story itself is very interesting. So good luck to him. I can also understand why Dan Eldon's mum decided against Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix - they couldn't pull off the young Eldon, great actors though they are, they're too old. ... Read More missphoenix About me
09:03, 03 January 2008 | Report This Post