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Warner Independent has supplied the IESB with seven film clips from their newest film starring Daniel Radcliffe entitled December Boys.
{sidebar id=1}Daniel Radcliffe plays Maps, the oldest of the boys. Christian Byers plays Spark, Lee Cormie plays Misty and James Fraser plays Spit. Lee and Christian both had some acting experience, but James had none.
Daniel had only a short window of time available between filming the fourth and fifth Harry Potter films, so once he was on board casting the other boys around him was the producers main concern. Says Becker: Casting the other three boys was very difficult. We had to find young boys who could deliver their roles and who looked good together as a group. The search went right across Australia and New Zealand, and over 1,000 boys were seen before the final three were chosen.
Daniel Radcliffe says he had always planned to make another movie between the fourth and fifth Harry Potter films. I was sent a lot of scripts but none of them really appealed to me, said Radcliffe. When I read DECEMBER BOYS I loved it. It was a very simple story but I thought it was very beautiful. And my character Maps is very, very different to Harry, so I knew that would be a challenge for me. Ive been playing Harry Potter for five years, so it was quite amazing to do something different. Hopefully people will see me in a new light after this.
Having Daniel on board was a big plus for the other boys. Becker exclaimed, The day Daniel arrived on set his professionalism and focus really lifted the other boys and he really helped to glue them together. Hes a consummate performer and an extraordinary actor.
Christian Byers (Spark) said, Spark is the real fun loving guy of the four. He looks at all the lingerie ads, he smokes, hes out there looking for fun. He was a great character to play. Christian says that the four of them were great friends: We had heaps of fun making the film. And I really liked the fact that the story was about four boys whose friendship brings them together and its about going through tough times together, and sticking together.
Lee Cormie (Misty) added, Misty is the youngest, but hes the most mature. Hes the one that says dont do that, dont do this, and he makes his hair nice and tucks his shirt in. I really liked the story and I thought it was very well written. Its taken the producers 14 years to make this film thats before I was born! Lee says how much he enjoyed working with Daniel, Hes a great bloke! I thought it was fantastic that he was going to be in the film and I was very excited to meet him. Hes really nice. Hes also very focused. It was a great learning experience for me because I could just follow in his footsteps.
James Fraser (Spit) said, When I first read the script I just knew that I would love to be in this film. I play Spit a character who loves himself and thinks that the sun doesnt rise without his permission! Maps is his idol though: he sees him as a parental figure. For James, staying in focus was the hardest challenge, I have a very happy home life but Spit doesnt. So I had to imagine how that would feel and then keep that feeling for long periods of time. That was the most difficult part.
For director Rod Hardy it was very important that we find four boys who had chemistry together but who also had the maturity to understand the work and the hard effort that goes into making a film. I found all that with these four boys they were fantastic. Adds producer Richard Becker, The four of them made a great combination. Theres a real friendship between them that radiates from the screen and that was very central to making this film work.
Click on the links below to watch the seven film clips from December Boys!
Good Thing
The Fight
What do you think
Christmas Gifts
Lookout
Bike Ride
Trying to Get In
December Boys is due out September 14, 2007
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