Daniel Radcliffe, the original Harry Potter, requests that comparisons between him and the new actor playing Harry, Dominic McLaughlin, be stopped. He reflects on his time in the role and expresses confidence in the new cast, highlighting the evolution of his own acting journey since the early films.
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Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past 25 years, Radcliffe famously portrayed the G.O.A.T. of all wizards in eight "Harry Potter" films. But the torch — err, wand — has been passed to a new generation: Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry in the new series.The "Harry Potter" star wants the cast comparisons to stop. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 05: Nick Frost, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Golda Rosheuval, Kathryn Drysdale, Dominic McLaughlin, Tim McInnerny, John McPhail attend the special screening for "Grow" on October 05, 2025 in London, England. , "I'm sure Dominic is going to be better than me. I learned as I went. I look back on what I did now with a lot more kindness, and I find it less interesting now that I'm older. But I was very much learning how to do it for a long time on 'Potter.'" LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint attend the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 World film premiere at Odeon Leicester Square on November 11, 2010 in London, England. "The Lost City" star also implored people to stop asking the original "Harry Potter" stars about the new actors playing their former roles — and vice versa.376506 01: Warner Bros. Pictures announced August 21, 2000 that the young actor Daniel Radcliffe, center, has been named as the young actor who will play Harry Potter, in the upcoming film adaptation of the popular books by J.K. Rowling. Newcomers Rupert Grint, right, and Emma Watson will be taking on the roles of Ron and Hermione, Harry's best friends at Hogwarts. He explained, "When these kids got cast, there's a whole thing around the internet, around the world, people being like, 'We've got to look after these kids.' I was like, 'If you mean that if everyone really means what they are saying, then one of the things you can do for me is not ask about me and Rupert all the time.'" Radcliffe stressed, "I would like not to be weird spectral phantoms in these children's lives, and just to let them, like, get on it. Because it's going to be a new thing." As for his Hogwarts besties, he admitted to speaking with Emma Watson and Rupert Grint about the new series. "It's one of those where I think we all just know how the others feel, because we're also feeling it. You just see the pictures of these kids, and you just want to grab them and hug them. That's the impulse that I think that we, mainly, all have." HOLLYWOOD - JULY 9: Actor Rupert Grint, actor Daniel Radcliffe and actress Emma Watson attend the Harry Potter cast "Hand, Foot and Wand-Print" ceremony held at Grauman's Chinese Theater July 9, 2007 in Hollywood, California. Radcliffe shared that seeing the young cast members has given him a fresh sense of perspective on his own experiences as a child actor. "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" star said, "When you're 11, and you're doing something, you're like, 'Of course I'm old enough to do this – I'm the oldest I've ever been.'" He added, "But now when I meet 11-year-olds, I am like, 'Whoa, that seems nuts.' It puts it into perspective." NEW YORK, NY - JULY 11: Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson attend the New York premiere of "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on July 11, 2011 in New York City. "Honestly, it makes me admire — and I do tell them this, but my parents — more than I was capable of doing at the time. Just going like, 'Wow, you got me through something crazy, and you did it with a huge amount of humor', yeah, it's a big task." HOLLYWOOD - JULY 9: Actor Rupert Grint, actor Daniel Radcliffe and actress Emma Watson attend the Harry Potter cast "Hand, Foot and Wand-Print" ceremony held at Grauman's Chinese Theater July 9, 2007 in Hollywood, California. If you've been on the eastern side of Salt Lake the last few weeks, you've probably seen several bright posters about a missing dog in the area.The posters showTwo separate crashes involving more than two dozen vehicles forced the closure of I-80 near Evanston, Wyoming.The highway was closed in both directions fromExiUtah lawmakers are debating House Bill 88, sponsored by Rep. Trevor Lee, a Republican from Layton.This bill would require strict verification of lawful presenceA 21-year-old Ukrainian woman with family in Utah will be laid to rest in St. George after she was killed on Valentine’s Day in North Carolina.Kateryna “Katya”Utah finally got its first meaningful snowstorm of the winter season, bringing much-needed moisture to a dry desert landscape — but the state still faces major
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