at 15:47 on October 22, 2006, EST.

NEW YORK (AP) - The world knows him as boy wizard Harry Potter. Now, Daniel Radcliffe wants the world to see him differently.

Next summer, the 17-year-old will take to a London stage in the Tony Award-winning drama "Equus" and will perform nude during one scene, according Newsweek magazine in editions that will hit newsstands Monday.

"Part of me wants to shake up people's perception of me, just shove me in a blender," he told the magazine in an exclusive interview on the set of the fifth Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

"It's a really challenging play, and if I can pull it off - we don't know if I can yet - I hope people will stop and think, 'Maybe he can do something other than Harry,' " he said.

In "Equus," Radcliffe will play a "troubled young man with a religious-erotic obsession with horses," the magazine reported.

Radcliffe was discovered seven years ago in the audience of a London theatre and is known for playing Potter in the blockbuster film series based on J. K. Rowling's books.


©The Canadian Press, 2006


Harry Potter nekkid

Already seen this play. Thrice.

It's very good; but the nudity isn't actually needed. Two of the three performances chose not to have it - this is just to get more people to come see the play so they rake in more money. Hell - even I'm curious to see Daniel's todger (and compare it to my own. I suspect mine's bigger - Daniel's not too tall).

Why can't it be Tom Felton

evenstar3 said:

I FUCKING HATE HIM!

What a chav. Oh...god - words don't describe how much I hate that stupid cunt.

he's very young... and just doesn't want to be typecast

i don't blame him

Equus is a wonderful play!

Spookymuffin said:

what brought about such distaste?

daniel radcliffe's got this funny look to him

evenstar3 said:

They both do! I hate em. And Ron - fucking ginger cunt.

Emma Watson's not bad - but having met her she's a real bitch. I still wanna fuck her, just to wipe that smug smile and superiority off her face.

The only hot guy in Harry Potter is Alan Rickman aka Professor Snape. Then Dumbledore. Yeah, I like older men.

Spookymuffin said:

Oooh, yes! I'm such a Snape fangirl.

evenstar3 said:

I only like him because he looks just like Trent Reznor. It's uncanny.

You must be a Trent fangirl too then?

Spookymuffin said:

Just Snape, and Draco Malfoy.

evenstar3 said:

I'm a Trent fangirl.

No jokes about Harry Potter's magic wand yet?

PANDURITO said:

Nope, all yours.

Daniel Radcliffe isn't too bad in my opinion and I definitely don't blame him for not wanting to be thought of as Harry Potter for the rest of his life.
Of course, he will be, but that cannot be helped.

That kid is scary-fugly.

Yikes!

luv4u said:

Spookymuffin said:

you've met Emma Watson? YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT!!! probably a good thing too lol...

and I don't care what you say Daniel is the man

I'm still waiting for the gratuitous Hermione nude scene in the final film. It will tie all of the films together in beautiful masturbatory bow.

i do not want to se him naked with horses

XxAxX said:

yes, again, that's better for Hermione

NDRU said:

nor her, either

XxAxX said:

*cold shower*
*cold shower*
*cold shower*
*cold shower*
*cold shower*
I swear I'm not a pervert
*cold shower*
*cold shower*

I support this thread and all of its ensuing nastiness.

luv4u said:

EWW

FruitToAttractBears said:

No he's Not!

He's not exactly a "stud," but he's attractive in a quaint English lad kind of way. I say give him 10 years (and maybe a personal trainer), and he'll be somewhere between Hugh Grant and Joseph Fiennes as Brit sexiness goes.

...I ain't trying to see the boy naked, though. Especially not before, say, 25.
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Lammastide said:

Ehh....if you say so...



Ew?

FruitToAttractBears said:

Well, I concede that's not a great pic.

...But he's not "ugly."

Mach said:

Absolutely EWW. I can understand his desire to get away from the sterotype but I don't think that he needs to rush it like this. Who on earth is his agent/advisor?