Daniel Radcliffe and Kathy Leung are just colleagues
Oh my, Harry Potter, err Daniel Radcliffe, has really grown! After his intriguing yet successful entry to the world of theaterplay, “Equus,” his screen kiss with costar Kathy Leung, who played Cho Chang in the latest flick “Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix” has sparked lots of questions from the curious public.
But is he a good kisser? Kathy said so and she wasn’t bribed.
“He’s a good kisser, and he didn’t pay me to say that.”
She played Harry’s love interest. When asked how many takes the kiss took:
“Everyone asks me that, but I didn’t actually count. It was a very relaxed atmosphere. I watched it last week and was quite pleased with it. Dan is a gentleman.”
Meanwhile, Daniel admitted the kissing scene made him a bit nervous as he talked to the Associated Press during the Tokyo screening.
“When we started it, we were both a bit nervous. But after the first few takes, it was sort of like any other scene, which is never really what people want to hear. It doesn’t really feel any different, because you are still acting.”
Scottish Kathy, 19, is on the lookout for a boyfriend.
“I’m single and looking and failing miserably. I’m keeping my options open.”
And no, she and Daniel are not an item because she is wishing that Joaquin Phoenix would come her way.
“I like Joaquin Phoenix. He’s an amazing actor and he’s so buff.”
Daniel, 17, also told reporters on Tuesday that he’s “not dating anyone at the moment. I just like girls in general to be perfectly honest with you.”
Her closeness with Daniel has spawned a lot of hate sites criticising her role.
“This kind of stuff is inevitable because Dan has so many female fans - millions of them - so I’m not surprised if some of them don’t like me. But I don’t think it’s all based on jealousy. I’m not going to satisfy everyone’s preconceptions of Cho.”
The generally shy Kathy has stopped attending the prestigious private school Hamilton College in Scotland so she can continue to star in subsequent “Harry Potter” films or others. On the other hand, Daniel after achieving AS levels in school dropped out so he can concentrate in making more movies and theater works. The young actor has made it again on the list this year placing him as the 33rd richest young person in UK with an estimated wealth of £17 million.
Not bad, Harry!
The movie, anticipated by many, also stars Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter (happily married with Tom Burton) and Ralph Fiennes, who is reportedly having a wild romp with Ellen Barkin recently.
Daniel Radcliffe, Kathy Leung, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Joanquin Phoenix, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Burton, Ralph Fiennes, Ellen Barkin
November 7th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
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