Loads of News!

NW (New Woman) magazine in the UK has just published its list of the 100 Hottest Men On The Planet, as voted by NW readers, and Dan's right there at number 82, earning him the "distinction" of being a) the youngest person on the list and b) hotter than Borat (#86).

***Viewbie's Note***
Mallika, please do not post more than 3 new topics per day... News is very interesting, but not when it covers the entire first page, which is very boring, (not to mention tiresome). I have fused about 10 of your posts into this one, the others are still open. Please refrain from repeating. Next time they will be trashed, not fused, and will be counted as a warning. I have changed the topic respectively.

North American viewers will have the chance to see Dan's guest appearance in this series on Sunday January 28th at 10:00 p.m. on HBO.

So far, we are not aware of any plans to release the DVD outside the UK but we will let you know here as soon as we hear of any.

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Exclusive: Fan Expectations Regarding Equus

Recently there have been many fans who have written in to us, as well as Dan, expressing a desire to come backstage after the Equus performance. After speaking to his rep, I would like to relay the following to all of you:

While Dan greatly appreciates the support his fans have shown him in the lead up to Equus, and indeed all of his projects, the demands of playing this complex character; however, mean that this is just not going to be possible as he is on stage for eight performances a week for over four months.

Dan is delighted that so many people have booked tickets to see the play, but he really wants to implore fans not to think of the play as an opportunity to come backstage, as he would hate for them to be disappointed, but instead to come and see this amazing play and enjoy the experience of this fantastic dramatic production.

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GeekMonthly.com has a posted a short interview with Dan in which he talks about the need to find a variety of different acting projects in the near future to prove to people that he is "capable of more than Harry Potter":

quote: Daniel Radcliffe: I need to get as much work between now and the end of the series and the immediate aftermath of the series as I can to prove to people that I can do it. That's why I'm constantly on the look out for scripts and things to do. That's why I'm doing two things between Harry Potter 5 and 6, if and when that happens. I do feel a need to say to people that I am capable of more than Harry Potter. That being said, I don't pick roles specifically because they are very different from Harry Potter. You have to judge each role on what it is and who you'll be working with. It just so happens that the films that have come my way are very different from Harry, and that's a nice bonus, really. Having said that, Harry Potter is a very demanding part and really challenging. I don't mean to make it sound like Harry is an easy ride, because it's not. But with doing things like Equus and My Boy Jack, which is a World War I story about Rudyard Kipling and his son, and I did December Boys last year - hopefully all of these projects should begin to let people see me in a different light. Thanks to HPANA for the tip!

I am currently checking my emails from my hotel room in New York, where I am spending a couple of days, and thought you might enjoy the following bit of information sent in by our good friend and staffer Lauren.

Lauren was lucky enough to go to Fulham Palace in person to see the exhibition of Michael Birt's photographs and she found it awesome. According to her, Dan's picture is 24" x 20" and is for sale for the modest (!) sum of 850

Michael Birt, who lives in Fulham, is one of Britain's leading portrait photographers. The caption displayed with the picture reads as follows:

"When I was asked to select new sitters for this show, my first thought was Daniel Radcliffe. To have fabulous talent, as he undoubtedly is, on your doorstep was enticing."

Thanks so much for sharing, Lauren!

p.s-thanks to danradcliffe.com

Warner Independent Pictures have just updated their website and posted a projected August 2007 release date for the long awaited movie December Boys under the 'Upcoming Releases' section.

quote: Based on the classic Michael Noonan novel, "December Boys" is a story of four orphan teenagers growing up behind the closed doors of a catholic convent in outback Australia. For years the boys watch younger kids leave with their newly adopted parents and have come to the realization their time may never come.

The Reverend Mother gives the boys something to look forward to by sending them to visit the seaside for the first time. Their long awaited vacation doesn't turn out the way they planned until they meet Teresa & Fearless, a young autocratic couple that would make the perfect parents.

As men, they remember back to the 60's when, as boys, they spent their first tumultuous summer by the sea as they sabotaged each others efforts to be the chosen one only to discover the real meaning behind what it is to be a family, ie one of the "December Boys."

"December Boys" is directed by Rod Hardy, adapted from Noonan's novel by Marc Rosenberg, and stars Daniel Radcliffe.

The full cast for the forthcoming London stage production of Equus has now been announced and posted at the official Equus website.

Joining Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths on the stage will be Karen Meagher (as a nurse), Jenny Agutter (as magistrate Hesther Saloman), Jonathan Cullen (as Alan's father Frank Strang), Gabrielle Reidy (as Alan's mother Dora Strang), Colin Haigh (as stable owner Harry Dalton), and Joel Corpuz, Jami Quarrell, Greig Cooke and Temujin Gill (Horses). As previously reported, Joanna Christie will play the role of stablehand Jill Mason) and Will Kemp will portray Alan's favorite horse, Nugget. The role of a Horseman remains to be cast.

Jenny Agutter, a longtime star of British stage and screen, appeared in the 1977 film version of Equus in the role of Jill Mason, a performance that earned her a Best Supporting Actress award at the UK's BAFTA awards the following year.

Equus plays at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End from February 16th to June 9th. To reserve tickets, please visit the Delfont Mackintosh Theatres website.

To follow up on our previous post regarding Harry Potter DVDs being pulled from the shelves, Warner Home Video has just announced in a press release that all four Harry Potter DVDs will be re-released later this year in HD (high definition) format.

According to Warner Home Video, 'HD DVDs offer resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs, as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color and beautifully crisp sound. HD DVDs also provide a higher level of interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting the film.'

Personally I would be very happy if they incorporated all the deleted scenes into each movie in the right order so that I wouldn't have to watch them separately anymore!

Many thanks to Chris for the tip.

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