Daniel Radcliffe stars in 'Equus'
NEW YORK (AP) - "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe, in his new role in London's West End revival of the play "Equus," has ignited a bit of a media firestorm by posing for racy promotional photos for the production.
The Tony-Award-winning drama tells the story of a stable-hand who has an erotic fixation with horses. In one photo, Radcliffe, 17, dares to bare it all alongside a white horse; in another, he is pictured with a naked Joanna Christie, the actress who portrays his girlfriend.
"Equus," directed by Thea Sharrock, opens at London's Gielgud Theater on Feb. 27. Tony Award-winning actor Richard Griffiths plays a pyschiatrist who treats Radcliffe's character.
"Part of me wants to shake up people's perception of me, just shove me in a blender," Radcliffe said in a recent interview with Newsweek magazine.
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"It's a really challenging play, and if I can pull it off - we don't know if I can yet - I hope people will stop and think, 'Maybe he can do something other than Harry,'" he said.
Radcliffe, who was discovered seven years ago in the audience of a London theater, reprises his role as the bespectacled boy wizard in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," slated for release July 13.
VanCamp moves out of
'Everwood'
Former "Everwood" star Emily VanCamp is joining her old boss, Greg Berlanti, at ABC.
VanCamp is joining the cast of the freshman drama "Brothers & Sisters" later this season. Her addition lengthens by one a cast list that already includes a dozen regulars and several more recurring characters.
She'll be playing Rebecca Harper, the heretofore unseen daughter of Holly Harper (Patricia Wettig) - who for years was William Walker's (Tom Skerritt) mistress and has roiled the Walker family since William's death. An airdate for her first appearance hasn't been set.
Being cast on "Brothers & Sisters" reunites her with Berlanti, who created "Everwood" and cast VanCamp as Amy Abbott. Another "Everwood" alum, Treat Williams, has already appeared on several episodes of the series.
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VanCamp's other credits include "The Ring Two" and the thriller "Carriers," which is due for release later this year.
