VARIOUS: British actor Daniel Radcliffe premieres his latest movie, "December Boys," in Los Angeles

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, known world wide as 'Harry Potter', talks about shooting his first love scene and his fears of taking on Broadway at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film "December Boys." British actor Daniel Radcliffe premiered his latest movie, "December Boys," in Los Angeles, California on Thursday (September 6). Radcliffe -- best known for bringing to life author J.K. Rowling's boy wizard Harry Potter -- faced his first love scene with Australian actress Teresa Palmer while shooting the film. "You have always courtesy gum absolutely I dont want to inflict that on anybody. You know we didnt rehearse it we sort of just went for it as I recall, but I might be recollecting that incorrectly. It was fun it was good I mean she (Teresa Palmer) is beautiful how could I not like that you know?" Radcliffe told Reuters. Based on the Michael Noonan novel, "December Boys" is the story of four orphan teenagers growing up behind the closed doors of a Catholic convent in outback Australia during the 1960s. As the boys watch younger kids get adopted by loving families, they begin to realize that as they get older, their turn may never come. When the convent sends the boys to visit the seaside one summer, they finally have something to look forward to. While at the seaside, the boys meet a young couple unable to have children, who would make the perfect parents. The eldest of the boys, Maps, finds himself drawn to Lucy, a beautiful girl from down the coast. Competing to be the most adoptable, the rest of the boys, Sparks, Misty and Spit, severely test their friendships as long gestating feelings of rejection explode to the surface. "It is his first love scene and it wasn't her (Teresa Palmer) first love scene on the screen. She was in a movie called '2:37' which is another Australian film where in fact I think she is raped a lot stronger then our story because I think the simplicity of this story is it's power in way. It's all a tale of two young people finding each other. You know we spent a long time talking about it (the love scene) weeks before hand," said Director Rod Hardy. "December Boys," Radcliffe's first major role outside the Harry Potter films, opens in the United States on September 14. Britain and Australia this month. Radcliffe said he will begin working on "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" -- the sixth movie in the seven part series -- this month and that the project would likely take a minimum of eight or nine months. "Nothing changes it doesn't really effect anything. You know I am like any other actor I am doing you know different roles in different films it just so happens I have gone back to one role, by the end of it, it will be seven times. Other than that just like every other actor I am just going around and doing other things," Radcliffe said. Actress Teresa Palmer who wore a gold Reem Acra dress and Chopard jewels to the premiere was happy to deflower' 'Harry Potter' as she called it. "Well it's funny it's really hard to judge that sort of thing because there is no real emotions or anything behind the kiss so its just this mechanical kiss. There is people staring at you but let me just say if it was really bad I would remember so it was absolutely fine. He is such a wonderful guy and such a pleasure to work with" Palmer said. 18- year- old Radcliffe hopes to debut on Broadway in New York next year in a reprise of his London role in "Equus," a performance where he shed not only his clothes but the mantle of Harry Potter. Radcliffe won rave reviews for his performance as a tortured teenager during an 8-week run of Peter Shaffer's grueling psychological thriller in London earlier this year, but said the prospect of acting in New York was "terrifying." "I am very nervous about New York because the people I have talked to about they all say that New York audiences are fairly intimidating and they know at the end they will probably know it better then the people going to the West End do." Apparently some of these guys see 50 shows a year which is probably as many as I have seen in my life so you know there is that element of things which is a little bit intimidating but obviously it would be incredibly exciting hopefully you know it was a really great show in London we did it was really good but you know but hopefully we can even do it better in New York," said Radcliffe. Media hype over Radcliffe's nude scene in the play sparked more than $4 million US dollars in advance ticket sales in London. "Equus" was first produced in London in 1973 to critical acclaim and won a Tony Award for best play in 1975 during a long run on Broadway. It was adapted by Shaffer for a 1977 film starring Richard Burton and Peter Firth, which received three Oscar nominations in 1978.

ITN Source | September 12, 2007

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