Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t plan on reprising his role as gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.
Since then, Swiss Army Man got him started in the independent film world. Besides starring in a number of other projects, the actor is also involved in television and theater work as well. He is currently performing in a production of Endgame on the West End.
In a recent interview with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the actor responded by saying that he is in no hurry to revisit his role, noting that “they’re doing just fine without us.” He went on to add that there is still a chance that he could come back in the future but that he also enjoys “the flexibility” of his current career.
Fantastic Beasts serves as a prequel series to the original eight stories. The second film, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which picks up 19 years after the events of Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The script can be purchased as a book, and the play opened in London in 2016.
Although Daniel Radcliffe built his name off of Harry Potter, it seems as though he wants to separate himself from the role. When an actor becomes the face of such a beloved franchise like he did, they have to overcome the difficult hurdle in which audiences automatically associate them with that part. Perhaps that’s why fans have seen him in more independent cinema recently. He is trying to establish himself as someone other than just Harry Potter. Those smaller projects give him the ability to show off his range as an actor and from what it sounds like, Radcliffe plans on sticking to that strategy for at least the foreseeable future.
Source: Variety
