Overview
- In a ScreenRant interview, Radcliffe asked press and fans not to ask Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, or Alastair Stout about him, Emma Watson, or Rupert Grint, saying he doesn’t want to be a “weird spectral phantom” in their lives.
- He predicted McLaughlin “is going to be better” in the role and said the series should be treated as a “new, different thing.”
- Radcliffe said he wrote a supportive letter to McLaughlin after the casting and received “a very sweet note” in response.
- He noted that he, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson have privately reflected on how “surreal” it is to see a new trio take over as HBO’s production moves ahead toward a 2027 debut.
- The adaptation is planned as a season-per-book series and has confirmed leads alongside veterans including John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, Nick Frost, and returning franchise alum Warwick Davis.