Daniel Radcliffe Recalls Being 'Terrified' by Alan Rickman During Early 'Harry Potter' Movies, Reveals What Changed

Daniel Radcliffe has broken his silence on J.K Rowling's recent comments criticising the Harry Potter star and his co-stars.

By now, fans of the “Harry Potter” books, films, and overall franchise are likely well aware that J.K. Rowling, the author of the series, is no ally to the trans community and has been rather public, defiant, and unwavering about many of her bigoted and hateful transphobic comments over the last few years.

JK Rowling’s comments about the trans community.The author of the best-selling Harry Potter series has received significant backlash in recent years for anti-trans comments she has made online.Radcliffe, who played the famous wizard in the film series, has addressed Rowling’s comments previously, expressing his disagreement and lack of association with her views.Now, the actor responds again to her controversial comments in a new interview with The Atlantic.“It makes me really sad, ultimately,” he said. “Because I do look at the person that I met, the times that we met, and the books that she wrote, and the world that she created, and all of that is to me so deeply empathic.”In 2020, Radcliffe defended the trans community in an essay he wrote for the Trevor Project, an organisation focused on suicide prevention among the LGBTQ+ community.In the essay, Radcliffe referenced Rowling, writing: “Transgender women are women.

Daniel Radcliffe has been a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and is disappointed in J.K. Rowling‘s anti-trans comments over the years.

Daniel Radcliffe is addressing JK Rowling‘s most recent anti-trans comments.

The Harry Potter movies were not just full of magic and adventures – they were also full of celebrity cameos!

It looks like Harry Potter star Rupert Grint may be the next actor to grab a linen jacket and head off to the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie in the hit show Death in Paradise.There has been a vacancy since Ralf Little’s character Neville Parker departed the island with his love, DS Florence Cassell (Joséphine Jobert) after five years of solving murders. However, since his departure there has been much speculation about who could take on the role.

Chris Pine is bringing his signature look to the red carpet!

Broadway star Lindsay Mendez and her beau J Alex Brinson have tied the knot!

Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff as ring bearer and officiant, respectively, in her New York City nuptials to fellow actor J. Alex Brinson.Her 3-year-old daughter, Lucy, from her marriage to Philip Wakefield, also played a major part in the intimate Central Park ceremony: She stood by her mom’s side as the flower girl.The couple met while starring alongside each other in OWN’s “All Rise” and were engaged on Christmas Day last year.

Harry Potter star Warwick Davis enjoyed a date night with his wife Samantha in the couple's final photo together before her death.The actor has announced his wife passed away on 24 March following a battle with sepsis. Warwick, 54, who is best known for playing professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter franchise, posted a selfie with Samantha back in October to his personal Instagram account.The loved-up couple beamed for the camera as they got ready for a date night together.

Warwick Davis' wife Samantha shared a touching message to her children just weeks before her untimely death, expressing her pride and love for them. Harry Potter actor Warwick announced the heartbreaking news that his wife Samantha had passed away at the age of 53 on 24 March. In a statement filled with sorrow, he said: "Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family.

the BBC, revealing that his wife, whom he referred to as his “favorite person,” had died on March 24. He did not disclose the cause of death.“Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family,” the actor, 54, told the outlet.

Warwick Davis’ wife has sadly passed away.

Harry Potter star Warwick Davis' wife, Samantha, has died age 53 after a battle with sepsis. In a statement about his wife, Warwick confirmed Samantha passed away on Sunday 24 March.

Riddikulus. Daniel Radcliffe revealed Thursday that he once believed that Alan Rickman, who played the sinister potions master Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” franchise, actually hated him. “I was so intimidated by Alan Rickman.

Daniel Radcliffe has recalled how he was “terrified” of the late Alan Rickman at one of their first meetings and was worried that “he hated” him.Speaking on an episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast which you can see below, Radcliffe was played a clip by host Josh Horowitz that was taken from an interview he did with Rickman interview in 2016 – something Radcliffe had never seen. Rickman and Radcliffe were co-stars for a decade in the Harry Potter film series.In the footage, Rickman praises Radcliffe. “As much as I was doing it for seven weeks, they were doing it for 52 weeks,” Rickman said about the child actors on the Harry Potter movies (as per Variety).“This was their life from 12 to 22.

It wasn’t all acting in the Harry Potter films.

Daniel Radcliffe made some very rare comments about fatherhood in a recent interview.

J.K. Rowling isn’t backing down from her transphobia. In fact, she wants Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson to back down from their support for the trans community!