A new Harry Potter is set to walk the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, and Daniel Radcliffe has his own special brand of magic to pass on to the young wizard.
Radcliffe, known as “the boy who lived” in the “Harry Potter” film series, has long completed his time at the school of witchcraft and wizardry. Now, he’s handing the mantle to 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin — who’s starring on the HBO adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s book series and happens to be the same age Radcliffe was when he began his magical journey.
During a Tuesday appearance on “Good Morning America,” the actor was asked whether he had received a call from McLaughlin, prompting him to speak about his connection to the cast and production.
“I know a few people that are working on the production,” Radcliffe said right before noting that he’d written to McLaughlin.
“I wrote to Dominic,” he continued. “I sent him a letter and he sent me a very sweet note back.”
The actor went on to say that he doesn’t want his legacy to loom over the new generation of witches and wizards.
“I do not want to be, like, a specter in the lives of these children at all,” he said. “I just wanted to write to him and say, ‘I hope you have the best time and an even better time than I did.’”
He concluded by saying he had a “great time” filming the magical film series.
“My understanding is that they’re trying to very much start fresh, and I’m sure whoever is making them will want to make their own mark on it and probably not want to have to figure out how to get old Harry to cameo in this somewhere,” he said at the time.
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