"We are not doing it as an excuse to show Harry Potter's willy."

[Blue-Jay]

Daniel Radcliffe to star in stage version of Equus:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23384050-details/From+Harry+to+hunk/article.do

Daniel Radcliffe's naked torso, splashed across the media in advance of the 17-year-old's appearance in Equus, has been outright winner of macho cheesecake image of the week.

"When that boy takes his shirt off, Harry Potter has flown Hogwarts for good," observed the play's producer, David Pugh, adding, "We are not doing it as an excuse to show Harry Potter's willy." That said, his director, Thea Sharrock, was honest enough to admit:"We all said 'Wow', 'Oh my God', when we saw him."

Until now, Radcliffe has made no comment. "I'm fine about it," he tells me, grinning, still on a high from a long day's rehearsal. "Equus is an iconic play. The nude scene is part of it. I can't do it with my pants on. That would be rubbish."

Does he admit to any embarrassment? "We've done the scene a couple of times in rehearsal. I had no particular qualms. There's nothing that would stop me getting my kit off if that's what the work demands. The key to serious acting is to lose your inhibitions, to become free and fearless."

[swag]

1. Why would one need an excuse to show Harry Potter's willy?

[Blue-Jay]

2. He got cast because of his wand-handling skills.

[AllegroRondo]

9. but does he have crystal balls?

[zingaro]

8. Exactly. I say show that more often!

[Deja Q]

13. Exactly. All men have one... but inHarry's case, it's probably CGI...

or it's a squirrel, but who'd make computer animated hair? A squirrel is much cheaper to procure and utilize...

[crispini]

3. Okay, that's hot.

:wow:

[Pied Piper]

7. No kidding!

I don't know whether to whinney or woof!

[LynneSin]

4. Am I the only one with the gaydar radar tripping?

Then again, my gaydar has been pretty touch & go of lately

[Deja Q]

12. Possibly, but my Eatingdisorderdar had gone off the scale when looking at him,

stuffed-squirrel-down-the-trousers and all...

[XemaSab]

15. He's got more of the gay pron build than the straight pron build

Most beefcake geared towards women doesn't have lads that young or that lightly built.

Which is too bad. :hide:

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. I bet he's hung like Voldemort

[AllegroRondo]

6. How ironic that he's famous for a character named "Harry"

:)

[El Fuego]

10. "Harry and the Magic Wand"

That was Keith Olbermann's graphic!

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

11. Why did he shove a squirrel down his pants? The tail is completely visible...

And you know it's a squirrel because he ain't lookin' at the camera with a big-ass smug grin on his face... :yoiks:

[uppityperson]

14. As my 18 yr old male friend said "ewww, HP has man-hair"

well yah, so do you.