Key Points<\/h2>\n\n- Daniel Radcliffe reflects on passing the Harry Potter role to a new TV series cast.<\/li>\n
- Radcliffe expresses protective feelings toward the child actors: \u201cyou just want to grab them and hug them.\u201d<\/li>\n
- Fans have mixed reactions to the upcoming Harry Potter television series adaptation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Daniel Radcliffe<\/a><\/strong> is passing the Harry Potter<\/a><\/strong> torch, so to speak. The actor, 36, said goodbye to the role of Harry Potter in 2011 and has since moved on to other projects. However, in April 2023, HBO announced that it was developing a new television series based on the popular series. <\/p>\nWith a whole new cast coming to television screens in early 2027, Radcliffe was recently asked how he felt after seeing photos of the new cast, especially the lead roles, which will be played by Dominic McLaughlin (Harry Potter), Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger) and Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have all said, you know, you just see pictures of these kids and you just want to grab them and hug them. That\u2019s the impulse that I think that we, mainly, all have,\u201d Radcliffe told People magazine<\/a> of how he\u2019s feeling along with his co-stars, Emma Watson<\/a> and Rupert Grint<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s one of those where I think we all just know how the others feel, because we\u2019re also feeling it,\u201d he continued, later adding, \u201cWhen you\u2019re 11, and you\u2019re doing something, you\u2019re like, \u2018Of course, I\u2019m old enough to do this \u2014 I\u2019m the oldest I\u2019ve ever been.\u2019 But now when I meet 11 year olds, I am like, \u2018Whoa, that seems nuts.\u2019 It puts into perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, it makes me admire \u2014 and I do tell them this \u2014 but my parents, more than I was capable of doing at the time. Just going like, \u2018Wow, you got me through something crazy, and you did it with a huge amount of humor,’\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Daniel Radcliffe<\/a><\/strong> is passing the Harry Potter<\/a><\/strong> torch, so to speak. The actor, 36, said goodbye to the role of Harry Potter in 2011 and has since moved on to other projects. However, in April 2023, HBO announced that it was developing a new television series based on the popular series. <\/p>\n With a whole new cast coming to television screens in early 2027, Radcliffe was recently asked how he felt after seeing photos of the new cast, especially the lead roles, which will be played by Dominic McLaughlin (Harry Potter), Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger) and Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley).<\/p>\n \u201cWe have all said, you know, you just see pictures of these kids and you just want to grab them and hug them. That\u2019s the impulse that I think that we, mainly, all have,\u201d Radcliffe told People magazine<\/a> of how he\u2019s feeling along with his co-stars, Emma Watson<\/a> and Rupert Grint<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one of those where I think we all just know how the others feel, because we\u2019re also feeling it,\u201d he continued, later adding, \u201cWhen you\u2019re 11, and you\u2019re doing something, you\u2019re like, \u2018Of course, I\u2019m old enough to do this \u2014 I\u2019m the oldest I\u2019ve ever been.\u2019 But now when I meet 11 year olds, I am like, \u2018Whoa, that seems nuts.\u2019 It puts into perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, it makes me admire \u2014 and I do tell them this \u2014 but my parents, more than I was capable of doing at the time. Just going like, \u2018Wow, you got me through something crazy, and you did it with a huge amount of humor,’\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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