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DanRadcliffe.co.uk was able to interview photographer Tim Hailand, who is featuring Dan in his new coffee table book, A Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe. Mr. Hailand was able to take some photos of the Potter actor  (taken last January 13) while he was in New York doing Equus and offers a private glimpse to a day in the life of one of the most famous young actors in the world.

How did you and Dan meet?
We met through a mutual friend, artist Jim Hodges.

What was your favorite photo(s) to take of Dan?
It would be hard to say which shots are my favorites, but if I had to choose, I would say the first image of him sleeping in bed, the images we shot in Times Square, as well as an image of him in his dressing room. My approach in picture taking is to take “natural” photos, while at the same time trying to create beautiful and/or iconic images. Beauty and sense of person is my goal, and hopefully I have achieved that in some of these images.

How many photos did you take that didn’t make it into the book?
I took photos all day, there are probably a few hundred.

Why did you choose to use the photos that you did?
Any time I present my work, whether it be in a gallery context, or in this case a book, I try to tell a story. I chose images that I felt best told the story of this particular day in Dan’s life. I then further edited these images as I do not want any redundancies. Each picture tells a story, and collectively they create a portrait of a day – so I choose the images that I feel tell the story best

Did Dan choose any of the photos?
Dan was excited to see the completed book, and he told me that he loved all the images.

Were there any photos that you wanted to use in the book but Dan didn’t?
None at all, we were in complete agreement on all the images. Dan owns my work, so he understands my aesthetic viewpoint

Which photos were Dan’s favorites? Does he have a favorite?
In Dan’s notes he mentions how much he likes the Times Square portraits. I believe those are his favorites.

Are there other people in the photos, besides, Dan?Like his parents or other famous people?
The focus for me with this book was really Dan himself, but of course other people are involved in his day to day life. His Dad appears briefly in the background of one image, his acting coach Barbara Houseman, as well as his bodyguard. Richard Griffith also appears in one shot on stage with Dan.

Was there any significance in choosing January 13 to do the shoot?
We thought it would be a good day as Dan rehearses the blinding sequence of EQUUS every Tuesday, and thought people would like to see some “behind the scenes” of EQUUS, as many stage shots had already been published.

To read more of their interview, click on the link above.

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Potter actors Bonnie Wright and Tom Felton will be making an appearance on BBC’s Blue Peter Programme on September 22 – 23, 2009. They will be there to update the fans on the Me and My Movie competition, which Bonnie was a guest judge for.

Thanks to Snitchseeker.

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They are one of the most famous and most talented young actors today thus its no surprise that the young Harry Potter cast is once again nominated for Portrait Magazine’s Top 30 under 30. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and Bonnie Wright are all nominated for the list, which you can vote right now! Just click on the link to vote. Poll closes on November 22, so start voting!

Last year, Emma Watson placed 4th on the list while Bonnie placed 5th. Potter alum Robert Pattinson was at #1 along with his fellow cast members in Twilight.

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Occlumencia has posted two new photoshoot outtakes of Dan during his photoshoot with Premiere Magazine last year.

Thanks to Occlumencia via Snitchseeker.

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A few weeks ago, Moviefone has posted their end-of-summer poll, which asks its readers to vote for the favorite summer movie choices. After all the votes have been counted, HBP emerged as a winner in the sequels category. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was voted by fans as the Best Summer Sequel/Prequel beating out Transformers 2, Star Trek and many more. It was beaten though in other categories such as Most Worth of your cash, Best Family Film and many others.

To see the complete list, click on the link above.

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A few cuts and bruises comes by an actor when he or she is filming for some action scenes in a movie. Such is the case for Daniel Radcliffe, who suffered a black eye while filming a scene in the last two Potter movies, The Deathly Hallows.

Dan was hit in the eye by a stunt coordinator while filming a scene where Harry was fighting off Lord Voldemort’s pet snake, Nagini.

“I was shooting a scene where Harry is fighting a huge snake,” he said. “As you know, the Harry Potter films are big productions, so instead of an actual snake in front of me, our stunt coordinator held a long stick with a boxing glove at the end.”

“He got me by surprise and hit me in the face,” Radcliffe continued. “The blow was strong enough to knock me out! I saw the scene on slow motion afterwards, and it looks like I get hit like a real boxer. Really classy!”

This is not the only injury Dan has suffered on set. Back on July while promoting HBP, Dan has confessed that he has also suffered a split lip when a stunt man hit the chair he was holding.

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