Tag Archives: daniel radcliffe

Michael Grandage unveils New Project: Affordable Theatre.

Posted on by

Michael Grandage has revealed that his first project after leaving the Donmar Warehouse will be a 15-month season of theatre with high caliber actors that include Judi Dench, Daniel Radcliffe, Simon Russell Beale and Jude Law. The season will have 100,000 tickets priced at only £10.

Grandage will direct all of the five productions: Privates on Parade starring Simon Russell Beale; Peter and Alice, a new play by John Logan, starring Judi Dench and Ben Wishaw; the first revival of The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh starring Daniel Radcliffe; A Midsummer Night’s Dream with David Walliams as Bottom and Sheridan Smith as Titania; and Henry V starring Jude Law.

The productions will all play at the Noel Coward Theatre.

Grandage said that the discounted tickets would not be “200 stuffed up in the gods, its 200 all over the theatre so that we can be as democratic as possible in the distribution of those seats.”

Other tickets will be priced – £27.50 and £57.50.

Celebrities don’t cut it with children.

Posted on by

In a world seemingly obsessed with celebrity, it is heartening to know that celebrities don’t cut it with children.

Celebrities aren’t that important to children after all according to research out today, despite the panic over the burgeoning celebrity culture.

When school children were asked to pick the most important people in Britain, celebrities ranked significantly lower than royals and politicians, with showbiz mogul Simon Cowell getting less than half as many votes as David Cameron (20 per cent versus 45 per cent).

The research among 650 UK school children, conducted for Galt Toys by leading child research experts ChildWise, showed Ant and Dec were important to only 21 percent of children and chart topper Harry Styles just 13 per cent. Daniel Radcliffe has lost his magic, only receiving 8 per cent of votes.

It isn’t great news for David Beckham either who ranked lower than Boris Johnson with 13 per cent of the votes versus 14 per cent. Cheryl Cole was important to just 11 per cent of children.

Brit winner Adele gets just 6 per cent of votes and Victoria Beckham trails in last with only 4 per cent.

John McDonnell, Managing Director of Galt Toys commented: “Children aren’t as frivolous as adults fear them to be. Our findings show it’s good news for the Royals in Jubilee year with the Queen topping the importance poll by a significant margin (91 per cent) and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in second and third place.”

The Royal family can’t rest on its laurels though as second in line to the throne Prince Charles lagged behind Prince William and the Prime Minister, coming in fifth place. Prince William got more than double the number of votes as his father (53 per cent versus 25 per cent).

Which of these British people do you think is most important?

Adele Tops Rich List

Posted on by
 It is that time of year again, when we found out who has become extraordinarily successful and wealthy. Us next please!

ADELE TOPS YOUNG MUSICIANS WEALTH CHART WITH £20 MILLION FORTUNE IN THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST – OUT ON APRIL 29
 
WOMAN IN BLACK STAR DANIEL RADCLIFFE IS BRITAIN’S RICHEST YOUNG ACTOR – WORTH £54 MILLION
 
JESSIE J, WITH £5 MILLION FORTUNE, JOINS
YOUNG MUSICIANS RICH LIST TOP 20
 
ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY – WORTH £5 MILLION
STRIDES OUT WITH THE CATWALK MILLIONAIRES
 
JLS QUARTET STRIKE GOLD WITH £5 MILLION EACH
 
Actors, models and musicians dominate the Young Rich List of British millionaires aged 30 and under to be included in The Sunday Times Rich List 2012 published on Sunday, April 29. Sixty young millionaires will appear alongside the 1,000 richest people in Britain and the 250 wealthiest in Ireland in the definitive annual guide to wealth to be published in an extra 104-page magazine free with The Sunday Times. The richest young sportsmen will appear in The Sunday Times Sport Rich List 2012 published on May 6. Additional guides to wealth will appear at thesundaytimes.co.uk/richlist from April 29, with the Richest 2,000 people in Britain available from May 13.
Outside sport, more than half the wealthiest young people in Britain are entertainers. Actor Daniel Radcliffe, aged 22, who starred in eight Harry Potter films, heads the Young Entertainers Rich List with a £54m fortune. Radcliffe has increased his wealth by £6m in a year, helped by the success of his latest movie, the gothic thriller The Woman in Black. Twilight star Robert Pattinson has added £8m in a year to his fortune and is now worth £40m.
The young entertainer who has made the biggest gain in the last year is pop diva Adele, who has more than trebled her wealth after the phenomenal worldwide success of her second album 21. The 23-year-old songstress, from Tottenham, north London, is now worth £20m, an increase of £14m on her wealth in 2011, which puts her £8m ahead of the fortunes of Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis and Katie Melua, who are in equal second place – each worth £12m, in the Young Music Millionaires Top 20 to be published in The Sunday Times Rich List 2012 on April 29.
The five newcomers in The Young Music Millionaires Top 20, each worth £5m, are all four members of JLS and Jessie J, 24, who has sold close to 1m copies of her album Who You Are and is a mentor on the BBC TV talent show The Voice UK. Jessie J, who has an endorsement deal with Pretty Polly tights, is one of a number of young actors and musicians who add to their wealth by modelling.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, worth £5m, is the latest model to join Britain’s Young Rich List. Now 25, Huntington-Whiteley, who grew up on a Devon farm, has been signed to the American lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret since 2006. Based in Los Angles she is branching out into films, with a part in Transformers: Dark of the Moon last year.
 
THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2012 – THE RICHEST YOUNG MUSICIANS
Aged 30 and under

 

Young
music rank
2012
Name
2012 wealth
2011 wealth
1
Adele
£20m
£6m
2=
Cheryl Cole (Girls Aloud)
£12m
£12m
2=
Leona Lewis
£12m
£12m
2=
Katie Melua
£12m
£12m
5
Joss Stone
£10m
£9m
6=
Charlotte Church
£8m
£8m
6=
Craig David
£8m
£8m
6=
Paolo Nutini
£8m
£7m
9
Florence Welch
£7m
£5m
10=
Lily Allen
£6m
£6m
10=
Natasha Bedingfield
£6m
£6m
10=
Duffy
£6m
£6m
10=
James Morrison
£6m
£5m
14=
Nadine Coyle (Girls Aloud)
£5m
£5m
14=
Taio Cruz
£5m
£5m
14=
Jonathan (JB) Gill (JLS)
£5m
New
14=
Sarah Harding (Girls Aloud)
£5m
£5m
14=
Marvin Humes (JLS)
£5m
New
14=
Jessie J
£5m
New
14=
Aston Merrygold (JLS)
£5m
New
14=
Nicola Roberts (Girls Aloud)
£5m
£5m
14=
Kimberley Walsh (Girls Aloud)
£5m
£5m
14=
Oritsé Williams (JLS)
£5m
New
 
.
 
THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2012 – THE RICHEST YOUNG ACTORS
Aged 30 and under

 

Young
actor
rank
2012
Name
2012 wealth
2011 wealth
1
Daniel Radcliffe
£54m
£48m
2
Robert Pattinson
£40m
£32m
3
Keira Knightley
£30m
£30m
4
Kiera Chaplin
£28m
£28m
5
Emma Watson
£26m
£24m
6
Rupert Grint
£24m
£24m
7
8=
Lily Cole
Sarah Harding
£8m
£5m
£6m
£5m
8=
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
£5m
New
8=
Kimberley Walsh
£5m
£5m
 
 
 
THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2012 – THE RICHEST IN MODELLING
Aged 30 and under

 

Modelling rank
2012
Name
2012 wealth
2011 wealth
1
Keira Knightley (Chanel)
£30m
£30m
2
Kiera Chaplin
£28m
£28m
3
Emma Watson
£26m
£24m
4
Natalia Vodianova
£16m
£15m
5
Coleen Rooney (Littlewoods)
£13m
£12m
6
Cheryl Cole (L’Oreal)
£12m
£12m
7
Lily Cole
£8m
£6m
8
9=
Lily Allen (Chanel)
Sarah Harding (Ultimo)
£6m
£5m
£6m
£5m
9=
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
£5m
New
9=
Jessie J (Pretty Polly)
£5m
New
The Sunday Times Rich List 2012 is compiled by Philip Beresford, the leading authority on British wealth, and edited by Ian Coxon.
The Sunday Times Rich List 2012 to be published on April 29

Lady Gaga Tops Good Celebrities List.

Posted on by

Lady Gaga Tops DoSomething.org’s ‘Top 20 Celebs Gone Good’ List; Sophia Bush Named ‘Fan Favorite’, Bieber Shoots up the Rankings this Year; New Trend is Couples

DoSomething.org, one of the largest U.S. organizations that helps teens take action on causes they care about, it released its fourth annual ‘Top 20 Celebs Gone Good’ list.

Lady Gaga continues her reign as the star who uses her celebrity to do the most good. Known for her support of gay rights, AIDS, and poverty, she focused primarily this year on bullying, even taking her thoughts to the White House in December. She also announced the creation of her own charity, the Born this Way Foundation, which aims to empower youth and lead them to a brave new society where each individual is accepted and loved as the person they were born to be.

Making a meteoric rise to number two this year is Justin Bieber , up from number 10 last year. His fast rise is due to his prolific work with Pencils of Promise, an organization that builds schools in Laos and Guatemala. Justin is also a consistent supporter of Make-A-Wish, raised funds for charity with his fragrance and holiday album, and recently distributed $100,000 to Whitney Elementary School in Las Vegas.

“There are some interesting trends from this year’s list,” says Aria Finger, COO of DoSomething.org. “It’s dominated by young celebrities and we also see so many couples. Last year the list had its first power couple, Ashton and Demi who have now broken up, and this year there are a total of four couples. Doing good is definitely fun in groups.”

For the first time ever, DoSomething.org’s panel of social media and mobile experts incorporated Facebook voting to help them determine the impact of celebrities reaching an audience with their cause. The criteria stipulated giving money wasn’t enough to count as creating impact; instead, a celebrity needed to take an action others could emulate, like writing articles, building houses, or founding an organization. Facebook fans voted Sophia Bush as the first ‘Fan Favorite.’

The 2011 ‘Top 20 Celebs Gone Good’ list:

1. Lady Gaga
2. Justin Bieber
3. George Clooney
4. Will & Jada Pinkett Smith
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
6. Matt Damon
7. Ellen DeGeneres
8. Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
9. Dwight Howard
10. Demi Lovato
11. Shakira
12. Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore
13. will.i.am
14. Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert
15. Nick Cannon
16. Lea Michele
17. Daniel Radcliffe
18. Miley Cyrus
19. Coldplay
20. Taylor Swift

“There are a handful of other celebrities who just missed the cut-off this year,” notes Finger. “We look forward to seeing what they will do in 2012.” Current speculations and predictions from DoSomething.org include:

* Will Jay-Z and Beyonce, Rihanna, and Justin Timberlake each use their massive popularity and talent for social change next year?
* How will Zoey Dechanel use her new star power for good?
* We suspect Bieber’s good heart will rub-off on Selena Gomez and catapult her to the list next year.
* With Tim Tebow being the most talked about athlete of 2011, we’re excited to see how he uses his celebrity for good in the coming year.

To determine the rankings, DoSomething.org used its research team and an expert panel, who focused on three elements: popularity, influence, and impact. The first two were calculated using each celebrity’s number of Twitter followers and Facebook likes, as well as their IMDB Pro Scores, Billboard Social 50 ranking, and number of ChaCha inquiries.

For full list and celebrities’ individual charitable impact, visit: Celebrities doing good.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Posted on by

*WARNING! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!*

After ten years, the end of the Harry Potter saga has finally come to an end. It is one of the most anticipated summer blockbuster movies of 2011 and it is just as insanely popular when the book was released at our local bookstores. The result is just as exciting as you’d expect a movie finale.

The story continues as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue to destroy Voldemort’s last remaining Horcruxes (each individual item Voldemort has put his soul to make himself immortal). Meanwhile, Hogwarts is under the control of Death-Eaters and Dementors. The story is just continues straight from Part 1 and you can really feel Harry’s struggle to destroy the last remaining Horcruxes. Even showing Voldemort slowly, and eventually, growing more vulnerable as the story progresses. For those who have read the books, it won’t come to any surprise with the few twists here and there (i.e. Ciarán Hinds as Dumbledore’s brother, Aberforth Dumbledore). A lot is at stake and director David Yates really dwells on that very well! The only problem I have is the time duration; Part 1 was 2 hours and 26 minutes, this film is only 2 hours 10 minutes long. It feels a lot shorter than it says, when it honestly should have been a lot longer to really show the epic story and scale of the production.

The performances from the three main leads are nothing to write about but they have improved over the years during the film series run. The film features an amazing British ensemble cast; Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Isaacs, Julie Walters and even David Yates collaborator Kelly Macdonald (State of Play mini-series and The Girl in the Café) gets an appearance as Helena Ravenclaw. As much it is fantastic to see such huge names in a film like Harry Potter, the time duration comes to affect and limits their screen-time. Fiennes, however, does show he is having a lot of fun playing Voldemort but also shows a twisted charismatic presence you don’t get a lot from villains nowadays.

The production value is top-notch, you can see a lot of effort and care has been put on this epic finale. The sets look fantastic, the visual effects look dazzling and the orchestral score (by Alexandre Desplat) really brings the emotional core to the story and overall film. The final battle between Harry and Voldemort is rather intense but it all feels rushed and quite lacking compared to other epics (The Lord of the Rings). Though Warner Bros. doesn’t pull any stops and really does deliver quite an event.

Overall; it is the film Harry Potter fans want from a finale and it is the best in the series. Not quite as the big bang it was anticipating but still has enough to keep you satisfied through-out. You can’t deny the Harry Potter film series will have Hollywood keep its eye on British filmmaking and finding talent overseas. An immensely well made production, strongly recommended.

4 out of 5

Daniel Radcliffe wants a tattoo.

Posted on by

The 21-year-old actor admits one of the good things about the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise – in which he has played the titular boy wizard in all eight movies – coming to an end is that he can have some body art as he was previously unable to do so because of his commitment to the film series.

He said: “I definitely do want to get some tattoos, something that would have been ill-advised during Potter.”

During his time out from filming the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, Daniel starred in a stage production of ‘Equus’ in both London and New York, in which he had to strip naked.

While he insists he doesn’t mind baring all for a role, the actor admits it was a “terrifying” experience.

He told Britain’s Star magazine: “It’s like, ‘Put it away, Dan!’ I really don’t mind anymore. I performed ‘Equus’ well over 300 times.

“I still had the fear every night though, absolutely. I hate all these actors who say it’s liberating. That’s rubbish, you liars, it’s not liberating – it’s terrifying!”

Daniel Radcliffe loves free Potter rides

Posted on by


Daniel Radcliffe loves the ‘Harry Potter’ theme park – because he doesn’t have to pay.

The 21-year-old actor – who has played the titular boy wizard in all eight of the movies in the franchise – was thrilled to be asked to open the attraction in Florida, which is based on the films and original books by J. K. Rowling, because he got to enjoy the rides afterwards.

He said: “It’s brilliant going round your own theme park. You don’t have to queue, you don’t have to pay.

“I went on the Dragon Challenge roller coaster five times.”

Despite having amassed an estimated £48 million fortune, Daniel admits he “doesn’t know” what to do with his cash, but is pleased he never has to worry about his finances.

He said: “I don’t know what to do with it. I’m very fortunate to have it, and it gives you room to manoeuvre.

“But the main thing about having money is it means you don’t have to worry about it. And that for me is a lovely thing. It’s not for fast cars and hookers.”

Daniel Radcliffe wants to become archaeology student

Posted on by

Daniel Radcliffe wants to study archaeology.

The 21-year-old actor is sad that the ‘Harry Potter’ movie series – in which he has played the titular boy wizard in all eight films – is coming to a close, but happy he will now have more free time to pursue his interests.

He said: “I watch a huge amount of stuff on the Discovery Channel and have started considering doing an Open University course because I’m becoming more and more fascinated by archaeology.

“So yes, as sad as I am to say goodbye to Harry, I’m really excited to see what the future holds.”

While Daniel is looking forward to pursuing other interests, fans can expect not to see him getting involved in sport as he admits he is “hopeless”.

He told Britain’s Hello! magazine: “I’m fit. I can run and I’m very agile but in terms of sports, I’ve always been pretty rubbish.

“I love cricket but I’m abysmal at it. What I love about cricket is there’s a place for hopeless enthusiasts and that’s what I am.

“If nothing else, I can bring out the half-time oranges and keep score.”