Harry Potter ditches the glasses and all his clothes

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at ...> wrote:
>
> From the Sunday Times
> =====
> 
> The Times  	July 28, 2006
> 
> Harry Potter ditches the glasses . . . and all his clothes
> 
> By Jack Malvern, Arts Reporter
> 
> HE found fame wearing wizards' gowns and schoolboy scarves, 
> but Daniel Radcliffe has chosen to make his debut on the 
> London stage wearing nothing at all.
> 
> The 17-year-old actor, who is now a multimillionaire thanks 
> to the Harry Potter films, has been cast as the stable boy 
> in Equus, Peter Shaffer's controversial drama about a boy's
> erotic relationship with horses.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> The role requires the actor to simulate sexual pleasure while
> riding naked on his horse. It is a departure for Radcliffe, 
> whose career has been dominated by his part as JK Rowling's 
> teenage wizard. 
>
>...edited...
> 
> ... John Owen, a drama teacher at Ysdgol Gyfun Rhydfelen in 
> Pontypridd, ... staging it as a school play. ...
> 
> A subsequent report by the National Assembly for Wales called
> for a ban on Equus in schools.
> 
> Radcliffe's agent did not respond to inquiries last night.
>


bboyminn:

I have read the entire thread, so I am making comments in general, not
necessarily to Eggplant specifically, though certainly to Eggplant too.

If you would like to see a (very) short clip of the 1977 movie of this
Play starring Richard Burton, it can be found at video detective.

http://videodetective.com/home.asp?PublishedID=3530

Click the link that says... "Preview EQUUS (1977)" just below the
non-existant picture.

Next, just because Dan is going to be in this play does not mean he
will be appearing nude. As your own post suggests, this play has been
presented by secondary schools (high schoools). I don't think too many
secondary schools are going to allow nude horse riding on stage. 

The comments about Dan appearing nude are speculation and a bit of
sensationalizm by the news writer.

Also, let's consider the logistics of accomplishing this on a theater
stage; not an easy task, though not impossible to simulate.

So...nude? ...maybe ...maybe not.

Next, let us remember that this is Europe where people can put
artistic nudity into a fair and reasonable context. It would probably
be a scandal, not to mention illegal here in the USA, but in Europe,
like I said, they are far less 'up tight' about these things, and in
an artistic context, I don't think they would see it as a big deal. 

Though Warner is a USA company and certainly they are as 'up tight' as
they come. 

Still, Dan IS Harry Potter, and he is very wisely signing one movie at
a time. Warner Bros can't raise to big a stink or their Harry will
just move on. He's already made more money before age 18 than most
people earn in a lifetime. Plus he has established himself as an actor
and as a saleable commodity. So, they need him; he doesn't need them.

Finally, I think this is exactly what Dan needs to do. Frequently
after a franchise series of movies like this, an actor is a little
over exposed. That makes it difficult for them to move immediately
into other blockbuster movies or into sit-com television.

Look at Leonardo DiCaprio or Johnny Depp, two actor who could have
tried to make a career of being a teen heart-throb. But once you are
no longer a teen, where do you go? They both very wisely chose roles
that broke the sit-com/romanic comedy/heart-throb mold, and made
independant movies like 'Total Eclipse', 'Basketball Diaries', and
'Whats Eating Gilbert Grape'. 

Further, since it is difficult to break free of Harry Potter, I think
the theater stage and independant films are where both Dan and Rupert
can prove that they truly are actors with capabilities far beyond
'Harry Potter'. Not only is it a proving ground, but it is also the
best source of training to make them into truly spectacular versitile
well-rounded actors. 

I think both Dan and Rupert are playing their hands wisely, though I
sometimes wish Rupert was a little more business-like and calculating.
Personally, I blame his agent. But he's young, he deserves to live and
enjoy his young life, there will be plenty of time for business later.

Unless I'm mistaken 'Driving Lessons' will be appearing at Cannes Film
Festival. That would be a great experience for Rupert.

For some reason, there seems to be a delay in the release of 'December
Boys'. I don't know if it is because the Australian team who produced
it don't think there is an international audience for it, so they are
only releasing it in Australia. Rupert does have some advantage in his
film being made in Europe. The chances for exposure are much greater.

Personally, I'd love to see both movies. Even if the movies are crap,
which I'm sure they are not, it would be very interesting to see Harry
and Ron in some other role. I can appreciate a good actor even if they
are in a bad movie (and again, I'm sure these movies aren't bad, just
making a point).

So, I really don't think the nudity, if it exists, will be a big deal
in the ever-so-open-minded Europe.

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn