“I’m not the last Harry Potter”: Daniel Radcliffe Reveals the Names of Actors that he Believes Could Play Harry Potter After Him

“I’m not the last Harry Potter”: Daniel Radcliffe Reveals the Names of Actors that he Believes Could Play Harry Potter After Him
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The Harry Potter series is among one of the most successful movie series in the Hollywood industry. The films are based on adventure fantasy novels by the celebrated author J.K. Rowling. The series completely changed the life of actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. The series offered global stardom to the lead star, who joined the franchise at a very young age. It would be difficult to imagine any other playing Daniel Radcliffe’s role in the movie.

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Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in the Harry Potter franchise.
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in the Harry Potter franchise.

However, the star feels that he is not the last Harry Potter of the series, and numerous other actors have the potential to play the lead star. The actor shared a few names he would like to recommend for the role. 

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Daniel Radcliffe on the reboot of the Harry Potter franchise

Even after years of the initial release of the Harry Potter series, its fan following is growing exponentially. The movies are loved by kids and adults alike, in fact, many of us have grown up watching the movies. The films hold a special place in our hearts, and we cannot imagine any other actor who could replace the lead. The Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts, was also received well at the box office. 

In a conversation with IGN about his character, The Lost City star shared, 

“I’m sure there will be some other version of it; I know I’m not the last Harry Potter I’m gonna see in my lifetime – we’ve already got a few more.”

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter

The actor also talked about the reboot of his super-successful series,

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“It will be interesting to see how long those films stay… it feels like there’s a sacredness around them at the moment, but that’ll go, the shine will wear off at some point. It’ll be interesting if they reboot them and just do the films again or do a series; I’m fascinated to watch.”

Warner Bros. Discovery officially made an announcement on April 12 that a new Max Original is in the works for the reboot of the Harry Potter franchise.

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Daniel Radcliffe feels these Actors could be the next Harry Potter

There are talks about the reboot of the Harry Potter series, and Daniel Radcliffe has some opinions on the actor who can play his character. He shared with The Hollywood Reporter, 

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“I’m never going to close the door; that would be a stupid thing to do. But I think I’ll be happy enough and secure enough to let someone else play it.”

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Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings

Radcliffe mentioned two actors he could picture replacing him in the series. One of them was Jamie Parker, who played the character in the Broadway Play based on the book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. His second choice was Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood. The Escape from Pretoria actor shared in an interview with Her

“I feel like Elijah Wood gets recognized as me so much that he may as well have a go at playing the part.” 

Daniel Radcliffe was last seen as Grammy-winning musician Weird Al Yankovic in the movie, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

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