That's just scary.ĭaniel: I think you've probably been recognized the most of all of us. But the school that I go to, it kind of gets carried around till the whole city knows. I think it would be really cool.Įmma: I have been recognized. Rupert Grint: I haven't been recognized yet. Q: Do you expect that you'll be recognized everywhere?ĭaniel: I look quite different without my glasses on. When does it come out?Įmma: With the film and the fifth book put together.
Q: When do you think all this excitement will die down? After the movie comes out?ĭaniel: I don't think it'll die down for a while.Įmma Watson: And then the fifth book is coming out soon. There are times when I just think, "Is there a luckier boy in the world?" No, I don't think so. How many boys of my age have their pictures put on billboards? Not that many at all. It's strange, but it makes me feel really good inside. Q: Daniel, what's it like to see your faces on billboards and know that you are identified with the most popular boy in literature?ĭaniel: Surreal is the only word to describe it. Then after that scary, strong powerful stuff, it's just an amazing story about zero to hero.
He's managed to deal not only with that, but with living with people who probably hated him. Q: Why are people, young and old, so taken with Harry Potter?ĭaniel Radcliffe: Many people aren't as brave as Harry, and being an orphan is quite scary. Rowling's magical universe, definitively ranked
The amazingly composed young stars, largely unknown before landing their Potter roles, reveal a special friendship that should carry them through filming the next installment of the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," already underway. They look out from billboards, the sides of buses and magazine covers everywhere.īefore the movie's world premiere in London, USA TODAY chatted with Daniel Radcliffe (who plays Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), who are 12, 13 and 11, respectively. HERTFORDSHIRE, England – Even before "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" hit movie theaters, theirs were three of the most photographed young faces on the planet. USA TODAY is republishing articles from its archives to mark the movie's 20th anniversary. The first Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," hit U.S. Watch Video: 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ turns 20