2018! The year is almost over as I'm writing this. Well what can we expect from Daniel in 2018? He has a guest role again on The Simpsons (which episode and when isn't announced yet), Beast of Burden and ofcourse Miracle Workers which he is filming currently.

I made a top 5 of Daniel J Radcliffe Holland's most viewed posts in 2017 and you can take a look at the list on Facebook.

Well now I have nothing else left to say besides: Happy New Year to all of you! And thank you for your support by visiting the website!


2018 will hopefully bring loads more interesting news about Daniel's career.

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Total Film magazine created a poll back in August to let people vote for the 100 greatest movie characters ever. Every character has it's own limited edition cover for their December 2017 issue. And.. Daniel's most famous character Harry Potter ended up on number 19 of 100!.

The collector's edition cover:


source/photo: gamesradar.com/totalfilm/

Daniel talked on the phone with The Huffington Post about being executive producer on Circus Kid, now streaming on Sundance Now, and more.

“Sorry if I sound out of breath,” a panting Daniel Radcliffe told HuffPost on the phone recently. “I accidentally didn’t notice that I got out on the wrong floor of the building I’m staying in and fully just ran into somebody else’s apartment ... thinking that it was mine.”

“Luckily they weren’t in there. I suddenly just sort of walked in and said somebody’s done something ... and where are all my things? And then just fully sprinted out of the room in blind panic,” he added.

Daniel met Lorenzo during Equus on Broadway:

“I can probably tell this story now because at the time my parents didn’t know that I smoked, but they do now,” he said. “At the time when I was in theater, I would sneak up to Lorenzo’s room and ask if I could jump out on his fire escape to smoke. Again, maybe I shouldn’t be saying this.”

Pisoni wasn’t smoking, Radcliffe clarified. “He was literally like, ‘Yeah, fine, you can use my fire escape.’ I had had my first cigarette before that, but I won’t say when. I will spare my parents’ retroactive disapproval.”

After Radcliffe learned Pisoni grew up in the circus, the former “Harry Potter” actor couldn’t stop pestering his co-star about it. Radcliffe eventually attended an early version of Pisoni’s show, “Humor Abuse,” in which he told the story of his childhood. That sparked the idea behind ― and eventually led to the creation of ― “Circus Kid.”

“He’s had this incredible life, but he’s incredibly grounded and has a level of self-awareness that is not always common in people that kind of know they’ve had extraordinary lives,” Radcliffe said.

Read more at huffingtonpost.com

A new post appeared on Daniel's official Google+ page. It's a message from Daniel wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thanks Daniel! Let's hope that he also will have a relaxing Christmas with everything that he could possible wish for :).


The Google+ link at this page is Dan's post shared via this site's Google+ page

Photos: Google+/Daniel Radcliffe

A new interview regarding Daniel as executive producer on Circus Kid. The documentary film premiered yesterday exclusively on Sundance Now (US). Miracle Workers is also mentioned (in which he plays an angel but he is also an executive producer for that project).
Read more at yahoo.com/entertainment

Fox News talked with Daniel about his role as executive producer of the documentary film Circus Kid. It captures the real-life tale of Lorenzo Pisoni’s unique childhood with The Pickle Family Circus. Circus Kid available exclusively on Sundance Now (US), starting today.

“We became very good friends,” Radcliffe told Fox News. “I started learning about his life… and then I became the most annoying [person]… Like, ‘Oh, you were in the circus?! Can you juggle?’ It was annoying I’m sure, but he was very sweet and humored me."

How the spotlight had impacted them over the years:

“I think I'd be hard-pressed to find parallels in our families and how we dealt with it all,” explained Radcliffe. “Lorenzo’s parents are separated. I’m very lucky my parents are still together and are a wonderful team. And Lorenzo went off on his own for a lot of his childhood. I was generally chaperoned by one or the other of my parents… But it all just made sense.

When you’re living in a life where there really isn’t a blueprint for it, there’s nobody you can look to, there wasn’t a family my parents can go and say, ‘OK, so what’s it like when your kid gets involved in a massive franchise?’ You just have to go, ‘Let’s do this ourselves.’… I certainly wouldn’t change anything about my life or how I grew up because it made me the person that I am. I’m actually becoming more and more OK with that person.”

Read more at foxnews.com

The documentary film Circus Kid is available exclusively on Sundance Now in the US starting today, 21st December. Below you can read Collider's interview with producer Jennifer Westeldt and Daniel, who's executive producer together with Karen Lehner.

Collider:  How did you get involved with Circus Kid?
DANIEL RADCLIFFE: Lorenzo and I first worked together when I did Equus in New York. I think it was the first Broadway show in which he had ever had it in his contract that he would have his own dressing room, which is always a nice thing for an actor. And then, he didn’t get to enjoy that because I invaded his dressing room for basically the entire run. I just thought he was amazing and I wanted to hang out, so he had me, as a 19-year-old groupie going, “Tell me more stories about the circus!

Read more at collider.com

MarketWatch asked a number of notables the following question: What book do you like to recommend or give as gifts to friends and family over the holidays? And yes, Daniel also answered their question.

Daniel Radcliffe, star of “Jungle”:

“The one book that I have to recommend to everybody at the moment because it’s changing a lot of how I see things, frankly, is a book called ‘Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story’ by Angela Saini. I feel like you’ll read it and probably buy it for a lot of other people because that’s what I’ve been doing with it. My friend Jesse, who is a female physicist, bought it for me. It’s basically about scientists all the way back to Darwin. A lot of the research that has been done into and about women has been filtered through a very male, sometimes deliberately, sometimes not deliberately, sexist filter of biases. We like to think of science as being above bias but of course it’s not because it’s just human beings. It’s an amazing story of this research and what the information itself is, but it’s also the story of how scientific research is done, how it gets published, how it gets to be in the newspaper. It’s just a fascinating look at that world and I can’t recommend it enough.”

source: marketwatch.com

Throwback to January: Daniel signed a glass for the celebrity Martini glass auction which took place earlier this year, 13th January, in Naples, Florida (US), or well let's say at the beginning of this year ;). The CMGA supports local non-profit organizations such as PAWS Assistance Dogs by raising funds at the auction.

Harry Potter glass

Signature procured by: Jay & Patty Baker
Celebrity Glass sponsors: Margaret Cole Russell & Steve Russell
Artist: Marjorie Pesek

This unique event features a roster of martini glasses that are autographed by celebrities or American heroes and then designed by noted artists in keeping with the personality and accomplishments of the signer.

source/photo: naplescmga.com

You might remember the news about Circus Kid back in 2016. The documentary, executive produced by Daniel Radcliffe and and Karen Lehner, will exclusively premiere on subscription video on demand service Sundance Now (US) starting on 21st December.

Update: 13th December 2017. A post on Daniel's Google+ page.
Update: 19th December 2017. A photo on Daniel's Google+ page.

Trailer:


From the press release:

The documentary captures Lorenzo Pisoni’s unique childhood and showcases Pisoni’s father, Larry, his mother Peggy, his sister Gypsy (who recently created the circus work in the Tony-winning Broadway smash Pippin), and original Pickle Family Circus member, Bill Irwin, Geoff Hoyle and many others in The Pickles.

“Lorenzo has made a film, ‘Circus Kid,’ about his life experience that is at once incredibly unique, touching, and engrossing while also inspiring anyone who sees it to unlock their own coming of age story,” said Daniel Radcliffe, Executive Producer.

To stream all Sundance Now content via web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, and Chromecast, visit SundanceNow.com and sign up for a free trial.

The Polish poster for Jungle (Dżungla) has been released via distributor Kino Świat. The cinema release for Poland is set on 22nd December 2017.

Photo: Kino Świat

The 2017 Deadspin Awards took place yesterday and Daniel joined them again to present the award for Worst Tweet via video (recorded during the press junket for Jungle)


source: deadspin.com
Photo: YouTube/Deadspin

At the last edition of the Hero Festival in Marseille, France (11-12 November 2017) visitors could see a Ford Anglia as featured in the Harry Potter movies. The sun visors of the car are signed by Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley), and Daniel.

To Gérôme. Happy Travels! Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel signed the sunvisor during the run of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at the Old Vic Theatre in London.



Photos: Facebook

I did already mention on Facebook that Jungle will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 1st January 2018, courtesy of Signature Entertainment. Below you find the artwork. Special Features: Making of featurettes, cast & crew interviews.

It will arrive on digital platforms from 22nd December 2017.


Young Israeli Yossi Ghinsberg (Radcliffe) leaves a safe future behind to chase an improbable dream in the mysterious depths of the Amazon rainforest. When he and two fellow adventurers, Kevin Gale (Alex Russell; Chronicle, Unbroken) and Marcus Stamm (Joel Jackson; TV’s The Wrong Girl), meet the charismatic Karl Ruchprecter (Thomas Kretschmann (The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Central Intelligence) and follow him into the jungle, what begins as the realisation of a dream soon turns into a harrowing psychological fight for survival.

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Imperium) gives a mesmerising and transformative performance as Ghinsberg, with the physical and mental ravages the star and his real-life counterpart experienced visible for all to see. Radcliffe is joined by Thomas Kretschmann as the magnetic yet sinister Ruchprecter, and Greg McLean (Wolf Creek, Rogue) directs, ratcheting up the tension to nightmarish levels as the jungle starts to take a horrifying hold.

Based on Ghinsberg’s own book, ‘Jungle: A Harrowing True Story Of Survival’, Jungle delivers a Radcliffe we’ve never seen before and a thriller like no other, not to mention a stark warning as to what lies in the dark depths of the Amazon for anyone planning to go off the beaten path…

Photos: Signature Entertainment

News for French fans. Imperium will appear on DVD, Blu-ray and VoD on 9th January 2018 Distributed by Universal Pictures Vidéo. Below you find the trailer plus the artwork.

Update: 9th January 2018. A post featuring a few new stills via the official French Facebook page.




Photos: Universal Pictures Vidéo

A look behind the scenes: Daniel's co-star Thomas Kretschmann has shared two new photos from the set of Jungle on Instagram. If you missed the ones he shared back in August, click here.

Daniel Radcliffe ... our little movie “Jungle” is hitting theaters in a lot of country’s now #setphotography #danielradcliffe #jungle #meandmyleica

Photo: Instagram/Thomass Kretschmann

The Wall Street Journal has put a new article online in which Daniel talks about his Harry Potter glasses, one of his favorite Podcasts, Fantasy Football, and more. The text is edited from an interview by Chris Kornelis.

On his Favorite Podcast
The “How Did This Get Made?” podcast is one of my favorite things to listen to. It’s three very, very funny people talking generally with other very funny people. It’s a dissection of crazy movies, not even necessarily bad ones—though a lot of them are bad movies. What I think I love about it is there’s a lot of respect in the way they talk about the film. They have an appreciation for the fact that getting any film made is basically a victory. They do make fun of them, obviously, but there’s a feeling of celebration about it, which is really lovely. Everyone should listen to it.

On Fantast Football
I’ve got all my fantasy football apps on my phone: NFL Fantasy Football and Yahoo Fantasy Football. And I’m on them fairly constantly. I was going to say from Thursday to Monday, but then I realized that it’s an all-week thing. I’m in two leagues. I know people who are in so many more than that, and I have no idea how they cope. The level of stress it brings into my life as it is…I don’t know how anyone could possibly deal with more than two leagues.

Read more at wsj.com

Daniel was on BBC World Service Radio's The Arts Hour today talking about Jungle. If you missed it you can listen to the episode via iPlayer. Interview starts at 01:45. Daniel talks about method acting and this BBC interview by Samira Ahmed did already air in October.

Daniel Radcliffe: 'I am not Method at all'


source: bbc.co.uk

During the press junket for Jungle The Huffington Post brought up this Harry Potter Horcrux theory which popped up online years ago and asked Daniel if it could explain why the Dursleys were so mean to Harry.

Here's what he said:

Oh OK, so it affects the behavior of people around it,” he said. “That’s interesting, yeah.”

Radcliffe continued, “Yeah, that’s definitely the first time I’ve heard that one. It’s definitely interesting because it sort of posits a world where these people only known to be a certain way. Actually if you remove him from the situation, [they] would have been quite a nice, friendly family.”

Having been there for Richard Griffiths’ (Vernon) and Fiona Shaw’s (Petunia) performances,” Radcliffe said, “I feel like it was more they just hated having this kid around.”

“But I think that’s definitely a cool theory,” he added. “Has anyone asked Jo Rowling what she thinks of that one yet? I feel like that one ― that’s definitely a good one.”

J.K. Rowling doesn’t mention if Harry being a Horcrux contributed to the Dursleys’ hatred, but has written about the Dursley’s dislike for Harry on pottermore.com.

source: huffingtonpost.com

Vandaag zou Jungle via distributeur Splendid Film ook op DVD verschijnen, maar de release is verschoven naar (dus ik heb deze post ook even aangepast) vrijdag 10 november 2017, vrijdag 17 november, vrijdag 1 december.

De film is nu wel via de volgende Video on Demand aanbieders te bekijken: Pathé Thuis en Splendid Film VoD op YouTube.

Update: 3 november 2017. Ook te zien via iTunes en Ziggo.

Foto's: Splendid Film

More footage from the Jungle press junket in London. I did already add clips in this post.

Gruemonkey's Ani interviewed Daniel regarding Jungle. They asked him what his favorite scary movie is and more.

Read more at gruemonkey.com.
Edit: The link above is gone, find the interview here.

ANI:  How was it shooting in an actual Jungle?
DR:  It was great! It was definitely a tough shoot though, particularly for the crew. There were parts of the set inaccessible to trucks which meant that all the camera equipment had to be lugged out by the camera crew or on the backs of these donkey’s we had, which is one of the only animals that could travese those sort of roads. But, yeah it was a kind of crazy, tough filming experience but it was really enjoyable and the cast and crew were great and we like, just kinda got in there together and dug in. It was good!

 ANI:  Hey, till the wheels fall off, that’s what I always say. Let me switch gears for our final question. You have a few notches in your acting belt when it comes to horror, but what is YOUR favorite scary movie?
DR:  My favorite scary movie…I think…I think the thing that I remember being really absolutely terrified by as a kid was probably ’The Shining’.  I saw that when I was really quite young and like, a lot of the imagery in that film has that great quality of just being fucking terrifying even though you don’t quite know why and the fact that it’s all so hard to understand makes it even more terrifying. In terms of creating a sense of evil being all around you, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a film like that so well done.

But yeah, my natural inclination is for much less good horror than that, like B movie Syfy channel horror movies, that’s my happy place where I can really relax and watch them. I’m probably into a lot less good horror than you are. ::Laughs::

source: gruemonkey.com

Daniel signed a lawnmower while he was in Australia filming Jungle. John Muccignat had the idea of letting Daniel sign his lawnmower when the crew was filming on his neighbours’ Tamborine Mountain property for a week, early last year. See photos here at goldcoastbulletin.com.au.

A new Jungle clip is online. It's called Come With Me.

"You want to be like every other tourist?"

Photo: YouTube/Movieclips

Newsweek has published their interview with Daniel in promotion of Jungle. Read more here.

A new Jungle featurette has been shared via Daniel's official Google+ page. It has the title "Becoming Yossi".


Photo: Google+/Daniel Radcliffe

The following Jungle stills were shared by director Greg McLean on Twitter.

Update: 23rd October 2017. Another one.

Earlier this week Daniel promoted Jungle on Capital FM's Drivetime with Will Manning. The interview aired today (95.8 FM).

TIME magazine sat down with Daniel in London to talk about Jungle. You can find more US interviews here.

TIME: What drew you to Jungle?
The story itself is a survival story, but the thing I found very moving is the notion that there is this kernel inside people that refuses to die. Obviously in this situation, it is in a man surviving alone in the jungle, but I think this indestructible will to live applies to people in war or under terrible regimes and immense hardships around the world. I like to think there is something fundamental in all of us which can get activated when you’re really pushed to an extreme.

All US interviews with Daniel over the phone in promotion of Jungle.

Collider

Parade magazine

Metro US

Digital Trends

Jungle is out now in select cinemas and on iTunes in the UK and US!

I have posted new UK clips on social media: a special TV spot with introduction from Daniel and a press junket interview clip. (thanks Fetch Publicity!). But you also find another Jungle update below.↴

source: empireonline.com

Daniel promoted Jungle on Radio X's The Chris Moyles Show yesterday. The podcast is available on iTunes. Or listen to it below.

Daniel was on BBC Radio 4's Front Row tonight to promote Jungle. The broadcast just finished. If you missed it, listen via iPlayer and there's also a free download.

Daniel Radcliffe on #Jungle, martyrdom and tips from Gary Oldman on suffering for the camera

Daniel on ITV's Lorraine this morning to promote Jungle. Spencer Soloman shared this photo on Instagram. And there is also a photo via Lorraine on Instagram. More photos here.

Jungle promotion: This morning Daniel was on BBC Radio 1's Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw.  Spencer Soloman shared a photo via Instagram. You can listen to the episode via BBC's iPlayer (29 days left), Daniel's interview starts at 1:42:06.

From the Jungle press day today: Interviews with Daniel via satellite. Katie Wilkinson shared this photo on Instagram. With TIME, he talked about the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

A new Jungle clip released via Extra. For the film Daniel dropped weight by eating just one boiled egg a day for almost two months. See below the transformation.

If the video doesn't work below, click here


Photo: extratv.com

New York magazine asked Daniel about the jeans, workout shoes, and protein bars he can’t live without for The Strategist.

In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one for their next interviewee.

1. If you could spend the rest of your life inside one movie or TV show, what would it be and why?
Daniel Radcliffe: The first thing that comes to mind is The Simpsons. Because that was a very—it’s a pretty happy place, on the whole. Stuff gets resolved. The Simpsons or the Sherlock Holmes series with Jeremy Brett

Read more at avclub.com

So more updates regarding Jungle. Gold Coast Bulletin did post a behind the scenes video plus some photos and stills. Then talking about stills, you also could have missed this interview from MarketWatch, and I also shared two more interviews on Facebook: From the Grapevine and Huffington Post.

Two new behind the scenes photos are shared via Daniel's official Google+ page. Taken during a photoshoot for Icon El País and Esquire Middle East magazine.

Daniel talked to The Huffington Post in promotion of Jungle.

Director Greg Mclean did announce on Twitter that he will post a Jungle behind the scenes photo each day in the lead up to the US and UK release on 20th October, this Friday. Here's the first one featuring Daniel as Yossi Ghinsberg.

#Jungle behind the scenes pic of the day. Prepping a scene with Alex, Joel and Daniel in Colombia. pic.twitter.com/Skx6mucJRS

— Greg McLean (@GregECP) October 16, 2017

Photo: Twitter/Greg McLean

Daniel signed a Teddy Bear in support of Matthew Shepard Foundation's Bear To Make a Difference silent auction, which closed on 14th October 2017, set up to raise funds for the Foundation. Kevin Brauer had the winning bid for the bear which is accompanied by a signed photograph (photo: Twitter).

Jungle komt in Nederland helaas niet in de bioscoop, maar een DVD release staat wel op de planning: donderdag 26 oktober 2017, vrijdag 10 november 2017, vrijdag 17 november 2017, vrijdag 1 december 2017. Uitgever is Splendid Film. Hieronder ook de artwork.

Update: 26 oktober 2017. De DVD release is (in elk geval voor NL) verschoven naar 10 november 2017. Tip: Je kunt eventueel ook de Duitse DVD of Blu-ray kopen (morgen verkrijgbaar), die bevat ook Nederlandse ondertitels.
Update: 9 november 2017. De DVD release is helaas nogmaals verschoven. Hij zou morgen verschijnen, maar bol.com heeft hem nu veranderd naar vrijdag 17 november 2017.
Update: 16 november 2017. Ja, alweer verschoven. Ik zal nu wachten met updaten tot hij uit is, dus hou de site en social media dus in de gaten.
Update: 1 december 2017. De DVD is uit sinds vandaag! O.a. te verkrijgen bij bol.com.

Jungle is binnenkort wel te zien tijdens het Leiden International Film Festival (LIFF) op maandag 30 oktober en donderdag 2 november 2017.


Synopsis:
De jonge Yossi Ghinsberg (Daniel Radcliffe) jaagt een onwaarschijnlijke droom na door naar de mysterieuze diepten van het Amazone regenwoud af te reizen. Een jaar lang begeeft hij zich op de gebaande paden, totdat hij samen met twee nieuwe mede-avonturiers de duistere en charismatische gids Karl ontmoet. Ze volgen hem de jungle in en wat begint als een droom avontuur, escaleert al snel tot een ontzagwekkende psychologische test waar Yossi’s geloof en kracht op de proef worden gesteld.

Jungle is gebaseerd op de internationale bestseller van Yossi Ghinsberg en vertelt het waargebeurde verhaal over overleven tegen alle verwachtingen in.

Genre: Avontuur
Audio: Engels
Ondertiteling: Nederlands/Duits
Duurtijd film: 111 min.
Extra: Featurettes The making of the Yossi Ghinsberg story en Becoming Yossi

Foto's: Splendid Film

Another clip for Jungle! This time released by Momentum Pictures via Yahoo! Movies. In this clip Yossi is being hunted by a jaguar.



Photo: Yahoo! Movies

Jewish Journal recently caught up with Daniel to talk about Jungle.

AMC's Star Files episode 13 series 1. Features footage from interviews through the years.

A profile of Daniel Radcliffe

A lot more stills for Jungle have been released by Russian distributor Megogo distribution. I did sort them out and below you can find the photos which feature Daniel as Yossi. You can see the Russian Jungle (Джунгли) poster here via Daniel J Radcliffe Holland's Facebook page.

Daniel talked with Forbes magazine in promotion of Jungle which will be released soon. But not only Jungle was a subject, he also talked about Star Wars (why we won't see him in it), new projects and more. Read more at forbes.com.

A new clip for Jungle has been released today by Momentum Pictures via ET Online. In this clip Yossi reluctantly eats a monkey for dinner.

(sorry for the autoplay, don't think I can change that)
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Photo: ET Online

Channel 2 News Israel interview with Daniel in promotion of Jungle. There's also an Instagram photo shared by Daniel J Radcliffe Holland on Facebook.

The earlier announced Robot Chicken Walking Dead special "Look Who's Walking" aired yesterday in the US on Adult Swim. If you missed it, or you are looking for a link to watch it online, it's here: adultswim.com/videos/robot-chicken/walking-dead-special-look-whos-walking/. This full episode video expires on 16th October 2017, but I added the part with Daniel as Gareth below.

The Terminus scene

Below you find the Australian poster for Jungle, released by distributor Umbrella Films. It has the tagline "Nature has only one law. Survival".

Jungle will have it's Queensland, Australia premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival on Thursday 19th October 2017, 6.30 PM at The Arts Centre Gold Coast. For tickets (they are limited) and more info click here. $2 from every ticket will be donated to the Rainforest Trust.

The film will be released in Australian cinemas on 9th November 2017.

Photos: Umbrella FIlms

I did already share on Facebook that the Jungle DVD and Blu-ray will be released by Momentum Pictures in the US on 21st November 2017, distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. More info including the artwork has now been released.

Special Features:

• Becoming Yossi Featurette
• The Making of Jungle
• Cast and Crew Interviews (only on the Blu-ray combo)
• Optional English SDH and French subtitles for the main feature

Photos: Momentum Pictures

Another Jungle poster which is shared via the website teaser-trailer.com. This seems to be the poster for the Nordic/Scandinavia region (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland) where the film will be out on VOD (and available on iTunes) on 30th October 2017.

Photo: teaser-trailer.com

A second clip from Jungle has been released today by UK distributor Signature Entertainment, this time via Digital Spy. In this clip Yossi is carving a parasitic worm out of his own forehead with a pen-knife.



Photo: Digital Spy