BEIJING,
Feb. 1 -- One of the publicity photos shows a topless and buffed Daniel
Radcliffe being hugged by a naked woman. Another shows him leaning against bales
of hay as he stares up at the topless woman. A third has him posing in front of
a white horse.
The pictures have been released ahead of the opening
of Equus, a controversial Peter Shaffer play showing at London's Gielgud Theater
from next month.
Radcliffe, 17, plays a troubled stablehand who one
night blinds six horses with a hoofpick.
He features in numerous nude scenes with co-star
Joanne Christie, the woman in the publicity shots.
The UK's Daily Mail reports that Harry Potter fan
sites have received emails from concerned parents.
"We as parents feel Daniel should not appear nude.
Our nine-year-old son looks up to him as a role model. We are very disappointed
and will avoid the future movies he makes," one parent wrote.
Another said: "I am curious as to how and why his
parents said this was okay."
Some of his younger fans, however, are impressed with
Radcliffe's tough new look.
"I am completely stunned by these pix," wrote
GinnyPotter on fan site danradcliffe.co.uk.
"He is no longer the shy boy in the prefects'
bathroom anymore. His body is ... I can't even say or I will no doubt be banned
but he has grown a lot and I am very proud of Daniel."
Another wrote: "When I saw it I couldn't breathe for
a moment. I was shocked. But (the) pictures are very cool and very good. I like
it ... They're awesome!"
The publicity shots were taken between filming of the
fifth and sixth Harry Potter movies.
The play's producer, David Pugh, told the Daily Mail
that Radcliffe had been rehearsing the nude scenes with Christie for more than a
week and had overcome his initial shyness.
The young actor's spokeswoman, Vanessa Davies, said:
"Daniel does not want to step away from Harry Potter but he does want to show he
is a rounded actor capable of very different and diverse roles."
"He has tremendous support from Harry Potter fans,"
she said.
(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)
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Harry Potter star gets
naked
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Harry Potter star
Daniel Radcliffe will go from riding a broomstick to riding a horse naked in his
London stage debut, according to media reports Wednesday.
The 17-year-old actor is set to play stable boy Alan
Strang in award-winning playwright Peter Shaffer's controversial play "Equus."
"This is an extraordinary play," Radcliffe's
publicist Vanessa Davies said, "and, yes, there is a scene of nudity in it, but
that's not what the play is about."
JK Rowling keeps Harry
Potter fate secret
BEIJING, Aug. 7 -- Harry Potter author JK Rowling is
keeping the outcome of the final book in the series secret, but has teased fans
by revealing the last ever word she'll write.
Rumours have been circulating over the fate of the main
character Harry played in the box office hit movie by teen actor Daniel
Radcliffe.
Harry Potter final book
gets title
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- The last book in
the Harry Potter series finally gets a title: "Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows."
Author J.K. Rowling on Thursday revealed the title
through a puzzle on her website, where visitors were invited to click on items
to reveal a chamber and then guess the name of the book from the clues given.
No publication date or other details were offered.
Rowling explained she is still working on the book.
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