A new Harry Potter series is coming. But what do the original stars have to say about the remake? Daniel Radcliffe, who first portrayed Harry, has now spoken out about it.
The remake of the Harry Potter books as a series for the streaming service Max (formerly HBO Max) is still in its early stages, but will definitely be coming in a few years. Is this a completely wrong idea or a chance to improve the films? Opinions differ, but now Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe himself has also had concrete words to say about the remake plans.
Daniel Radcliffe has predicted the Harry Potter series
Although Daniel Radcliffe has been the face of arguably the world’s most famous sorcerer’s apprentice for eight films, he is not staking a claim to the role. In an interview with Deadline he commented on the Harry Potter reboot as a series:
“Harry Potter is too big a literary phenomenon to stop after our film series. I kind of always knew that was going to happen. […] I think Harry Potter was always destined to be like Sherlock Holmes. The people who saw [first Sherlock actor] Basil Rathbone probably also said, ‘No one else can ever embody that role’ […] But it happened. “
Harry Potter Replacement
Daniel Radcliffe does not deny that his thoughts have often circled around the young actor who will replace him as Harry Potter. After all, no one can relate to all that the role entails as well as he can:
” The role will be handed over to someone else. It’s a strange thought to me that there’s an 8-year-old kid out there right now whose life is going to change in a few years. My brain is definitely going in that direction. But I think the films, or in this case the series, continuing was pretty inevitable. “
Will Daniel Radcliffe return for the new Harry Potter series?
In the past, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have distanced themselves from Harry Potter, pushing their careers in other directions and raising their voices against creator J.K. Rowling’s statements. Still, many are naturally interested in the question of a potential cameo by Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter series:
“I don’t think [I’ll have a guest appearance,] no. Mainly because everything I’ve read about the series shows that it’s going to be a fresh new start. So it would probably be weird if I dropped in. “
Daniel Radcliffe is thus denying his Harry Potter appearance again, even if the way he does it doesn’t sound as vehement as it did in the past. Is this pure politeness or a hidden say-never reaction? We will find out in the next few years. The Harry Potter series will come in 2025 at the earliest.
