Dominic McLaughlin, who is taking over the role of Harry Potter in HBO’s reboot of the series, recently said in an interview on BBC’s “Saturday Mashup! Live” that it was “insane” to receive a letter from none other than Daniel Radcliffe, who played the boy wizard at Warner Bros. 8 movie series. Radcliffe revealed last month that she had written words of encouragement to McLaughlin before filming began on HBO’s Harry Potter series.
“It was insane,” McLaughlin said of having Radcliffe’s support. “My father hit me on the train and gave me this letter. When I read it and got to the bottom, it said ‘Dan R.'” I was going crazy, but (I had to keep my cool). I was on a train. ”
Mr McLaughlin said filming on HBO’s Harry Potter series was “incredibly progressing”, adding: “It’s going really well. I’ve made good friends with everyone and it’s great to be on set.”
Radcliffe told “Good Morning America” in November that he wrote a letter to McLaughlin and received “a very kind letter back” from the young actor. McLaughlin will star in the new Harry Potter movie, co-starring Alastair Stour as Ron and Arabella Staunton as Hermione.
“I don’t want to be a ghost in these kids’ lives, but I just wanted to say, ‘I hope you’re having the best time, and I hope you’re having an even better time than I was. I had a great time, and I hope you have an even better time,'” Radcliffe said. “And I do. When I see pictures of him and the other kids, I just want to hug them. They look so young. I just look at them and think, ‘Oh, it’s crazy that I was doing that at that age.'” But it’s also incredibly sweet, and I hope they’re having a great time. ”
Rupert Grint later told the BBC that he had similarly written to Stout offering his full blessings for the role of Ron Weasley to be taken over by a new actor.
“I wrote him a letter before the game started and passed the baton, so to speak,” Grint said. “I really just wished him the best. I had so much fun stepping into this world that I hope he has the same experience… It’s very strange to see this cycle happen again. I’m really curious to see what it will be like.”
Grint acknowledged that there was “a little bit of a family resemblance” between himself and Stout, adding, “I think it’s great that it’s something completely new. It’s going to be its own thing, and I think that’s fun.”
The Harry Potter series is scheduled to air on HBO and HBO Max in 2027.
