Daniel Radcliffe, known worldwide for his role as a magician Harry Potter, lends his voice to the elegant spy Rex Dasher in the new "Playmobil" movie. The figure has a perfect hairstyle, wears a smart black suit, a bow tie and drives a silver sports car. As an example, only James Bond can have served. Radcliffe thought so too and practiced his role by trying to imitate Roger Moore.
And why Moore? "Well, in terms of supple and charming, there was no bond that could give him the water, right?" Radcliffein said in an interview with the "Stuttgarter Zeitung". However, the bond of his generation was Pierce Brosnan, the 30-year-old actor continued. Brosnan also has a personal meaning for him: In Radcliffe first movie "The tailor of Panama" he played the lead role. "Looking back, I'm still thrilled with how nice he was to me back then," said Radcliffe. "And that he wrote autographs for my entire class even without complaining!"
For the role of the real James Bond Radcliffe but not suitable, as he finds himself. "I'm afraid I'm far too nerdy and neurotic to play James Bond," he said. "And I have too many self-doubt." The Playmobil variant fit so much better to him.
Action figures and a hologram
Besides, there are advantages to playing a role that does not carry one's own face - so no toy could be sold that looks like him. "For the whole 'Harry Potter' stuff that was way too weird. I did not want to give anything away where my face is on the pack, "said Radcliffe.
All in all, he made his peace with a miniature edition of his on the shelves in toy shops around the world. However, he could almost never get used to an attraction in the amusement park Universal Studios: "There is me as a hologram, forever preserved in my shape as a 19-year-old."
Radcliffe's girlfriend Erin Darke and a friend visited the Harry Potter World at Orlando Amusement Park, constantly bursting out laughing when she spotted a picture of her boyfriend. It can sometimes be a bit exhausting to go out with Harry Potter - Radcliffe knows that too.
Darke is often thought to be a crazed fan, as Radcliffe said, "She likes to talk about how she wanted to send me a packet and look at the post office all pitying when they saw that the package was addressed to Daniel Radcliffe."