{"id":162591,"date":"2025-12-01T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/162591\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:30:07","slug":"harry-potters-dominic-mclaughlin-reacts-to-daniel-radcliffe-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/162591\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Harry Potter&#8217;s Dominic McLaughlin Reacts To Daniel Radcliffe Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dominic-mclaughlin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dominic-mclaughlin\" data-tag=\"dominic-mclaughlin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dominic McLaughlin<\/a>, star of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/hbo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hbo\" data-tag=\"hbo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HBO<\/a>\u2018s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/harry-potter\/\" id=\"auto-tag_harry-potter\" data-tag=\"harry-potter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Potter<\/a> series, has recalled the moment he received a letter from <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/daniel-radcliffe\/\" id=\"auto-tag_daniel-radcliffe\" data-tag=\"daniel-radcliffe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Radcliffe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMcLaughlin, who will play the titular wizard in the new adaptation of J.K. Rowling\u2019s books, said he was handed the letter when he was on a train home to Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cIt was insane,\u201d he beamed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/HarryPotteronHBO\/comments\/1pampfs\/dominic_mclaughlin_talks_about_getting_a_letter\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/HarryPotteronHBO\/comments\/1pampfs\/dominic_mclaughlin_talks_about_getting_a_letter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">during an interview<\/a> with the BBC show Saturday Mash-Up! Live. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cMy Dad tapped me on the train and just gave me this letter. I read it and then I got to the bottom, and it said, \u2018Dan R.\u2019 I was going mad, but I had to [keep cool]. I was on the train.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAsked how filming was progressing, McLaughlin replied: \u201cIt\u2019s going amazing, it\u2019s going really well. I\u2019ve made good friends with everyone, it\u2019s great to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a data-id=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/11\/daniel-radcliffe-letter-hbo-harry-potter-dominic-mclaughlin-1236622014\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/11\/daniel-radcliffe-letter-hbo-harry-potter-dominic-mclaughlin-1236622014\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radcliffe revealed last month<\/a> that he had written some words for McLaughlin. \u201cI just see these pictures of him and the other kids and I just want to hug them,\u201d Radcliffe said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThey just seem so young. I just look at them and say, \u2018Oh it\u2019s crazy I was doing that at that age.\u2019 But it\u2019s also incredibly sweet, and I hope they\u2019re having a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMcLaughlin was announced as Potter in May and has been filming on the HBO series over the summer. A whopping 32,000 kids auditioned for Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton bagged the other two roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMcLaughlin appeared on Saturday Mash-Up! 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