When people watch the Harry Potter films they don’t often wonder about what these actors will be doing next because the obvious answer is of course, the NEXT Harry Potter movie. However, it turns out that Harry himself, Dan Radcliffe has beat out some serious names for a tragic drama of a warzone photographer.
The film, Journey, will see Radcliffe play Dan Eldon, a 22-year-old who was among four journalists stoned to death by a mob in Mogadishu in July 1993. Eldon left behind 17 journals, thousands of pictures and a legacy that has won admirers including Madonna and Julia Roberts.
Now I often wondered if any of the Potter trio had the chops to do anything outside of their Potter roles.
If anyone, I would have thrown my vote in at Radcliffe. Throughout the movies, he has shown growth and maturity. As well he seems to be the only one getting work outside of Potter (on stage no less) so he is proving himself from the bottom up like I think actors should. He is not resting on his laurels. However he did beat out Orlando Bloom, Heath Ledger, Ryan Phillippe and Joaquin Phoenix for the role which was ultimately decided by the photographer’s mother.
Emma Watson has been signed on with some family movies, which should suit her fine and I will reserve judgement on both of them until I see them in action.
