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Harry Potter’s Emma Watson & Daniel Radcliffe Looking To Take On Two Classic Characters

by Jill Pantozzi | 11:45 am, March 1st, 2013


Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have been doing fairly well for themselves post-Potter. Now both are circling roles that will place them in two other book adaptations – Cinderella and Frankenstein. Bet you can’t guess which is which. 

The rumor previously going around was that Radcliffe was interested in taking on the Igor role in director Paul McGuigan’s (Sherlock) Frankenstein. The Hollywood Reporter now says the rumors are no longer and that Radcliffe is in final talks for the role.

The film has a screenplay by Max Landis (Chronicle) and while Igor isn’t from Mary Shelley’s novel, the movie is said to have a sci-fi spin. That’s if you didn’t already classify bringing the dead back to life as sci-fi. Empire says Landis is interested in delving into Igor’s history and describe him as ”pathologically dirty and dressed in old clowns’ clothing.”

Meanwhile, Watson is in early talks to star in Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella as “Cinders.” The director had taken over for Mark Romanek after his darker version of the story didn’t agree with Disney. Watson can next be seen in Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring, based on the true story of a group of teens who burgled celebrity homes in Hollywood.

(via Empire Online)

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  • http://twitter.com/ribbonquest Ribbonquest

    Damn that teaser. Now I want to see Daniel Radcliffe play Cinderella.

  • http://twitter.com/imjanus Joe G

    Isn’t Frankenstein generally considered the first science fiction novel? There’s room for debate, but it’s definitely a strong contender.

  • CommentsSectionsAreDumb

    You want to see Radcliffe play a character stuck in an abusive family, only to be rescued by magical forces into a life of much more excitement and grandiosity?

  • http://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Steven Ray Morris

    I heard he’s not allowed to wear glasses for ten years in any of his acting roles.

  • Betty Windsor

    I got supremely excited with the bit of Frankenstein news, though now I’m concerned. It shouldn’t really require “a sci-fi spin”. Maybe he means a modern sci fi spin, because to me it is already science fiction. The first time I watched Blade Runner, the only thing I could think of was that book.

  • Anonymous

    I was really impressed by Chronicle, so I may be interested in Frankenstein. I’d really, really like to see a take on it that is closer to Mary Shelley’s, in that the monster is intelligent and erudite, and turns evil in response to mistreatment (most depictions I’ve seen either have the monster be non-intelligent, or be basically decent and persecuted and just want to be left alone, or both). Obviously they can’t do a completely faithful adaptation of the book – it would turn out boring, as the book is fairly deliberately-paced – but I’d like the depiction of the monster to be like that given in the book.

  • kel

    You obviously haven’t heard about ‘My Boy Jack’ or ‘Kill your Darlings’ then?

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