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Daniel Radcliffe Tells Press Not to Always Ask HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Cast About the Original Movie Actors: ‘Just Let Them Get On… It’s Going to Be Different’

February 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
By Zack Sharf
Daniel Radcliffe Tells Press Not to Always Ask HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Cast About the Original Movie Actors: ‘Just Let Them Get On… It’s Going to Be Different’
Daniel Radcliffe recently joined ScreenRant for a video interview and urged press moving forward not to ask the new “Harry Potter” actors about the original cast. Dominic McLaughlin is taking over the lead role in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series reboot opposite Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron. “When these kids got cast, […]

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Daniel Radcliffe recently joined ScreenRant for a video interview and urged press moving forward not to ask the new “Harry Potter” actors about the original cast. Dominic McLaughlin is taking over the lead role in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series reboot opposite Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron. “When these kids got cast, […] This article provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of current events.
Daniel Radcliffe recently joined ScreenRant for a video interview and urged press moving forward not to ask the new “Harry Potter” actors about the original cast. Dominic McLaughlin is taking over the lead role in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series reboot opposite Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron. “When these kids got cast, […] Home TV News Feb 17, 2026 3:27pm PT Daniel Radcliffe Tells Press Not to Always Ask HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Cast About the Original Movie Actors: ‘Just Let Them Get On… It’s Going to Be Different’ By Zack Sharf Plus Icon Zack Sharf Digital News Director ZSharf Latest Margot Robbie Says ‘Make Movies for the People Buying Tickets’: I Never Think ‘What Are the Critics Going to Think of This?’ 37 minutes ago ‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Kunal Nayyar Uses ‘GoFundMe to Pay Random Families’ Medical Bills’ After Being One of the World’s Highest-Paid TV Actors 2 hours ago James Van Der Beek’s Friend Defends GoFundMe After Critic Says $2.6 Million Total ‘Doesn’t Sit Right’: ‘It’s OK to STFU When You Can’t Know What the F— You’re Talking About’ 9 hours ago See All Warner Bros./Everett Collection | HBO Daniel Radcliffe recently joined ScreenRant for a video interview and urged press moving forward not to ask the new “Harry Potter” actors about the original cast. Dominic McLaughlin is taking over the lead role in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series reboot opposite Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron. “When these kids got cast, there is a whole thing around the internet being like, ‘We have to look after these kids!'” Radcliffe said. “If you really mean that, then one of the things you can do is don’t ask about us – me, Emma [Watson] and Rupert [Grint] – all the time. I would like not to be weird spectral phantoms in these children’s lives. Just let them get on [with it], it’s going to be a new, different thing. I’m sure Dominic is going to be better than me.” Related Stories Sony Pictures Television Takes '100 Choices' Game Show Format to Thailand's Columbia Pictures Aquaverse Water Park (EXCLUSIVE)

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