Daniel Radcliffe, boy who lived and seemingly all-round cool guy, premiered his new movie Kill Your Darlings at Sundance this weekend. In the film, Radcliffe plays a college-age Allen Ginsberg, but — and this is way more important than his portrayal of the man who is arguably the most famous beat poet of all time — he also gets a blowjob, has sex in a library and has sex in a place that’s not a library. DanRad is sexin’ all over the place! He’s sexin’ whoever he wants! Harry Potter is doing it, you guys. Ignore the acting! Ignore the story! Harry Potter is dooooooooooing it!
And don’t get mad at me for calling him Harry Potter. Radcliffe doesn’t mind being most associated with the role that made him famous or if it’s HP that makes people interested in his other work. Look, he said so himself:
“I don’t care why people come and see films. If they come and see a film about the beat poets because they saw me in ‘Harry Potter,’ fantastic. That’s a wonderful thing. I feel like I have an opportunity to capitalize on ‘Potter’ by doing work that might not otherwise get attention. If I can help get a film like this attention, that’s without doubt, that’s a great thing.”
See, this is why we should all love Daniel Radcliffe. One, he’s cute as a tiny little button. Two, he’s not a snob about exposing people to new things (his penis). Three, he’s using his fame to pursuit interesting passion projects and expand as an actor. Ten points to Gryffindor!
Daniel Radcliffe As Allen Ginsberg: ‘Harry Potter’ Star Hits Sundance With New Indie Drama [Huffington Post]