Daniel Radcliffe is and will forever be associated with the role of Harry Potter. But Daniel Radcliffe is now – and this is going to be upsetting, so you might want to make sure you sit down before reading this – 32 years old. If the Harry Potter series was rebooted in the 2020s, another actor would have to play Harry Potter. (Motion capture is good, but it’s not that good.)
So who would Radcliffe play in a hypothetical Potter reboot instead of Harry? He had this question answered for the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via TheWrap). He said:
I would probably go there with like Sirius or Lupine. They’re always the two characters I was like “They’re awesome” to. And also, I’m obviously biased by my experience filming these scenes, with these people, and they are some of my favorite memories.
This does not mean that a restart is in progress. It also doesn’t mean that you should expect Radcliffe to appear in the upcoming Harry Potter live-action series that is reportedly in development at HBO Max. And that apparently doesn’t mean you should expect some sort of big celebratory reunion from Radcliffe and the rest of the original Harry Potter cast this year for Harry Potter’s 20th anniversary in the Wizarding Stone. (Yes, the first Harry Potter is 20 years old. Hope you were still sitting down when you read that.)
Radcliffe has already said he will be busy filming different roles throughout the year. “I’m sure there will be some kind of celebration,” he said last month, “but I don’t know if we’ll get together or anything. I’m sorry if it’s a bit a disappointment for someone.
The world is in a very sad muggle state these days.
