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myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)8 months ago

there has always been alot of debate about Daniel Radcliffe continuing to act as Harry Potter as his looks is getting too mature and looks alittle over age for the character.
yea thats how i feel too..but if they find another character, will the harry potter feel still be there?

what do you think?

 
 
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1. randiss (90)   ranked 981 out of 1,364 in harry potter   8 months ago

no. i don't think he is. he was asked this question in an episode of Ellen de Generes and he also doesn't think that he is. it was an issue and thank goodness it's been resolved. he thanks his mom for the genes he has because it didn't make him look like his age, allowing him to keep the part in the movie.^^


myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)  8 months ago

but at certain parts of the movie, he does seems alittle over age and too mature..but nevertheless, he is still awesome!

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2. myLot reputation of 92/100. freak369 (3482)   ranked 328 out of 1,364 in harry potter   8 months ago

I think that switching actors now would be a huge mistake. He has done a great job with character development so far and personally I don't think he's too old to play the part. I think that there's a contract that he's to play the character through the end of the series but that was something that I read online. So far he has really impressed me with his character growth and ability to pull off the Potter character convincingly.


myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)  8 months ago

ohh i thought the contract is only for afew series and not for all the series..actually i remember him saying he will stop at dont know which series but after that, it seems like he change his mind..

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3. myLot reputation of 89/100. crimsonladybug (1924)   ranked 41 out of 1,364 in harry potter   8 months ago

I think that's absurd. Harry is nearly 17 by the end of the Half Blood Prince so he should look more mature than he did in the Sorcerer's Stone. Granted with the filming and release schedules, Daniel is aging faster than Harry (he'll be 20 a week after the release of Half Blood Prince) but I'm 28 and still get ID'd to buy cigarettes!!

Of course the promo shots from Equus that were plastered all over the internet didn't help with the "is he too mature?" nonsense but what he does in his off time is of little consequence to me.


myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)  8 months ago

yeah actually many times, many actors do not really have the same age as the characters..hence it really depends on the actors themselves, how are they going to protray the character age out well..i feel dan is doing quite a good job..

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4. myLot reputation of 47/100. tails88 (135)   8 months ago

no way! Daniel Radcliffe isn't that much older than Harry Potter. I think a couple years isn't that big of a deal. Plus, dan is just harry potter. no one else could do it, he's had the part too long. another actor playing harry potter just wouldn't feel right at all.


myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)  8 months ago

i think the actual age of Daniel Radcliffe and Harry Potte is quite similar..just that Daniel seems to be becoming more mature than his actual age is...he seems to lose his inital innocent looking boyish look to become a more mature man.
yeah but i agree that if they find another guy, the feel will be totally different.

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5. myLot reputation of 70/100. carcher777 (126)   ranked 200 out of 1,364 in harry potter   8 months ago

I do not think that Daniel looks too old to portray Harry Potter. Several overage actors have pulled off teen roles. Look at Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series) or Michael J. Fox. Both managed to play teens into their mid 20s.

Even if Daniel began showing his age, it is appropriate to see Harry aging. How old would you look if a maniac had nearly killed you several times and you had all sorts of rogue magics worked on your body? I think I would look a bit worn down as well!


myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)  8 months ago

haha yeah, considering harry was being disturbed by those crazy guys, he would definitely age faster..i feel that dan is not too old to protray Harry but is just that sometimes i feel that compare to part 1, dan seems to have mature alot alot.

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6. KristyJane (8)   8 months ago

NO,nobody would be more suitable than Dan to be Harry Potter, How can you imagine another feature of Harry Potter after You have seen Dan's on screen for nearly ten years?Just imagine, Dan has impressed you all so strongly.you can understand if another totally different guy to be Harry,how extraodinary it will be.
Just like Harry, Dan is growing up like every adolescent,like all of us.So how can he be too old to be Harry? Harry is gonna to be a man, and Dan is, too, Harry is "Harry", unless the director can find another boy which is going to be a man with the same complexion of Dan's, Dan will definitedly be the one who can be Harry all over the world.
Dan's Harry is not only a role,but a real person in the magic world and in the fans' deep hearts.


myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)  8 months ago

yep thinking back, it is really almost ten years already..whoa..
it is true that it will be very weird and funny if the producers find another guy to replace dan as Harry..
yep indeed Harry is gonna be a man, be so how i still feel that dan looks alittle too mature for his age currently..
maybe the producers should let dan put on more make up to make him look younger..

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7. dynomite (11)   8 months ago

nah, daniel will be alright. Warner Bros can make him younger with an airbursh after. in some of the harry potters, don't you see he looks way young then old, then young during the long time filming the movie:))


myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)  8 months ago

haha yeah hi fellow dan supporter=)
haha i dont remember dan looking young in any of the scenes in harry potter so far..
i wont say he looks old, but i should say he looks mature..
hmmm..or actually because he looks too boyish years back..and alittle not too used to this grown up boy..

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8. myLot reputation of 84/100. iluvstunts (438)   8 months ago

I would prefer that Daniel Radcliffe continue to act as Harry Potter since its hard to
imagine another actor as Harry Potter as ive already grown used to Daniel Radcliffe being
Harry Potter so it would be weird having another actor to take his place. It would also
kidna ruin the movie since i just arnt able to imagine anyone else being it..well i could
i guess but id prefer Daniel Radcliffe to stay Harry Potter.


myLot reputation of 87/100. flowerday (153)  8 months ago

hihi fellow dan supporter=)
yep i agree that it will definitely be weird and funny to get another person to replace dan as harry potter..probably it may even confuse us as we may not be able to get used to it so fast..
since there are so many dan supporters, i guess the producers will not replace dan, unless dan seriously refuse to act..

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