Daniel Radcliffe: Difference between revisions

The future of the franchise was put into question when Radcliffe, Watson, and co-star [[Rupert Grint]] hesitated to sign on to continue their roles. By March 2007, however, Radcliffe had signed for the final ''Harry Potter'' films; his signing put an end to weeks of press "speculation that he would be denied the role due to his involvement in ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]''", in which he had performed nude onstage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1553722/20070302/story.jhtml |title=Harry Potter Will Be Played By Daniel Radcliffe in Final Two Flicks |date=2 March 2007 |publisher=MTV |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=10 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510132047/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1553722/20070302/story.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> Radcliffe reprised the role of Harry for the fifth time in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' (2007). Radcliffe stated that director [[David Yates]] and co-star [[Imelda Staunton]] made ''Order of the Phoenix'' the "most fun" film to work on in the series.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/798/798991p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505122903/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/798/798991p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2012 |title=Interview with Daniel Radcliffe |work=IGN UK |access-date=2 June 2011}}</ref> His performance earned him several award nominations, and he received the 2008 [[National Movie Award]] for "Best Male Performance".<ref name="nma">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalmovieawards.com/winners |title=The 2011 NMAs |publisher=[[National Movie Awards]] |access-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019224608/http://www.nationalmovieawards.com/winners |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson left imprints of their hands, feet, and wands in front of [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] in Hollywood.<ref name="grauman">{{cite web |title=Hollywood Blvd Celebrates Potter's 'Wands of Fame' |publisher=[[CBS]] |work=[[KCBS-TV]] |date=9 July 2007|url=http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_190124828.html |access-date=10 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927183346/http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_190124828.html |archive-date = 27 September 2007}}</ref> ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', the series' sixth instalment, was released in July 2009. Radcliffe received nominations for "Best Male Performance" and "Global Superstar" at the [[2010 MTV Movie Awards]].<ref name="mtvma10">{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/05/12/mtv-movie-awards-2010-nominees-list/ |title=MTV Movie Awards 2010: Full Nominees List! |publisher=MTV |date=12 May 2010 |access-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120223702/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/05/12/mtv-movie-awards-2010-nominees-list |archive-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>

 

For financial and scripting reasons, the last ''Harry Potter'' book (''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'') was divided into two films that were shot back-to-back.<ref>{{cite news |title=Longer spell at box office for Harry Potter |date=14 March 2008 |first=Jack |last=Malvern |work=The Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22200 |title=Potter Producer Talks Deathly Hallows |access-date=14 March 2008 |date=14 March 2008 |first=Olly |last=Richards |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |archive-date=10 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192807/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22200 |url-status=live }}</ref> This decision drew criticism from the series' fans, but Radcliffe defended the split, stating that it would have been impossible to properly adapt the final novel into a single film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-talks-about-the-deathly-hallows-split |title=Daniel Radcliffe talks about the Deathly Hallows split |work=[[Total Film]] |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |date=9 May 2011 |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006155644/http://www.totalfilm.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-talks-about-the-deathly-hallows-split |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-differences-deathly-hallow-48562 |first=Kimberly |last=Nordyke |title=Daniel Radcliffe on the Differences Between 'Deathly Hallow' Parts 1 and 2 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=26 November 2010 |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121023910/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/daniel-radcliffe-differences-deathly-hallow-48562/ |url-status=live }}</ref>