Going behind the camera

Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe on his plans of turning director soon

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe says he plans to make his directing debut in a couple of years after he has honoured all his acting commitments.

The English actor, best known for playing the boy wizard Harry Potter in the popular Warner Bros film franchise, also teased that he has already got a script in the works. “I’ve got an idea for something that I have written. I’m hopefully going to direct. It will be in a couple of years’ time, because the next 18 months at least are accounted for already,” said Radcliffe in an interview.

The actor, 32, also known for his stage performances in Equus and Privacy, and TV series Miracle Workers, said the story of his film will be based on the film industry. “People always say, ‘Write what you know’. I’ve had an unrelatable life, so I don’t want to write that. But I have found a way of writing something that is kind of connected to the film industry,” he added.

Radcliffe also said he would stay behind the camera for this particular project. “I would like to just direct, for two reasons — partly because I’ve never done it before, and I wouldn’t want to be thinking about both those things at the same time. But more practically, because when you direct a film you have to watch that film a thousand times afterwards in the edit, and no part of me wants to watch my face that much. I’ll skip that,” he explained.

The actor’s latest film release, The Lost City, also starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Brad Pitt, is slated to be released in UK cinemas on April 15. Radcliffe is next set to play Weird Al Yankovic in the musician’s biopic.

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