Overview
- Radcliffe said a producer proposed reuniting him, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint for a Wizard of Oz remake during the Harry Potter years, with Watson as Dorothy.
- He recalled being pegged as a karate‑kicking Cowardly Lion and said he was 14 or 15 when he decided the idea should not be made.
- The pitch never advanced beyond talk, and the original trio’s on‑screen collaborations remain the eight Potter films plus a 2022 reunion special.
- The anecdote was shared on Hot Ones in February 2026, echoing a story Radcliffe first mentioned publicly in 2014.
- Coverage notes Hollywood’s separate returns to Oz, including Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) and the two Wicked films (2024–25), as well as an HBO Harry Potter TV adaptation with a new cast slated for 2027.