Daniel Radcliffe would like to set the record straight: He did not indulge in self-gratification while filming “Harry Potter.”
And he’s also pretty envious of Eddie Redmayne‘s wardrobe for the upcoming “Harry Potter” prequel “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”
Radcliffe took time out during an interview with NME to clear up a misperception on the Internet sparked by a Playboy interview that he had, um, polished his wand while filming “Harry Potter.”
“It’s frustrating when you tell a story and say, ‘Yes, I wanked a lot when I was a teenager,’ but clearly I didn’t mean on set,” the actor said. “Can you make this clear for me: I was not wanking during the filming of Potter — I managed to restrain myself until I got home.”
Radcliffe also offered his thoughts on recently released images of Redmayne in costume as Newt Scamander in “Fantastic Beasts,” which is due for release next year.
“Oh fuck you, Eddie, in your brilliant costume … I got jeans and a zip top for 10 years and you’ve got a greatcoat already?” Radcliffe reflected.
15 Books That Scored Better Big Screen Titles -- 'Cruel Intentions,' 'Die Hard,' 'Goodfellas' (Photos)
Based on William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," the adaptation starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger brought things to the present day and gave it a more timely title, "10 Things I Hate About You."
This very loose adaptation of Greek poet Homer's "The Odyssey" from the Coen brothers changed many details to fit their trademark style, including the title to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Choderlos de Laclos' "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" got a direct adaptation in 1988, but was given a modern spin with "Cruel Intentions," which starred Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon.
Coming from the mind of Charlie Kaufman, changing the title of "The Orchid Thief" to "Adaptation" was tame. Rather than telling the story of an author's search for a rare flower, Kaufman instead told the story of his struggles to adapt "The Orchid Thief."
"Eaters of the Dead" was the original title for John McTiernan's adaptation, but author Michael Crichton supposedly was so disappointed with the film they changed the name to "The 13th Warrior."
Nicholas Pileggi's gangster novel "Wiseguys" was renamed by Martin Scorsese's to "Goodfellas." However, the nickname of 'wiseguys' is mentioned in the final film.
Nearly 70 years after Shoeless Joe Jackson's baseball career ended, most people probably wouldn't recognize the name, the take on W.P. Kinsella's novel was renamed "Field of Dreams."
Hannibal Lecter had his big screen debut before "Silence of the Lambs." Thomas Harris' first novel "Red Dragon" was directed by Michael Mann an retitled "Manhunter." Brian Cox played Lecter.
Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" left some people scratching their heads, but Philip K. Dick's short story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep?" on which it is based would probably have just added to any confusion.
Many filmmakers attempted to bring Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" to the big screen, but it wasn't until Francis Ford Coppola set it in Vietnam and renamed it "Apocalypse Now" did the narrative finally get a successful adaptation.
The source material for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" had a darker tone than the eventual film. "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" saw Roger Rabbit murdered, and his ghost hires private eye Eddie Valiant to find his killer.
Stephen King is best known for his horror/thriller stories, but with a different tone than most of his work, "The Body" was changed to "Stand by Me" in an attempt to reflect that.
Joseph D. MacDonald's "The Executioners" has had two big screen adaptations -- one in 1962 starring Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck, and one in 1991 from Martin Scorsese. In both bases they went with the title "Cape Fear."
It took Stanley Kubrick a while to settle on a title for his take of Peter George's satirical novel "Red Alert." He ended up with one of the most unique titles in film history: "Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."
The team behind "Die Hard" changed more than just the title of Roderick Thorp's "Nothing Lasts Forever." John McLane was originally Joe Leland, Hans Gruber's name was Anton, and it was McLane's daughter office he got stuck in, not his wife's.
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What’s in a name? These well-known books got new names for their big screen adaptations.
Based on William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," the adaptation starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger brought things to the present day and gave it a more timely title, "10 Things I Hate About You."
