This Article is From Jan 14, 2012

Daniel Radcliffe to play a literary hero in next

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Highlights

  • Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has confirmed he is set to play another literary hero on the big screen.
  • Contactmusic.com reports that Radcliffe will portray beat writer Allen Ginsberg, in a new murder mystery.
  • "I'm thrilled to actually finally be able to talk about it. It's a project that I've kind of been attached to for a long time. It's called 'Kill Your Darlings' and it's a story about a murder that was kind of the catalyst to forming the Beat Generation, so it's a film about Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and Lucien Carr... who was a really instrumental figure in all of their lives," he said.
  • "Potentially, I think, it could be a really great film and it's already got a really great cast," he added.
London: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has confirmed he is set to play another literary hero on the big screen.

Contactmusic.com reports that Radcliffe will portray beat writer Allen Ginsberg, in a new murder mystery.

"I'm thrilled to actually finally be able to talk about it. It's a project that I've kind of been attached to for a long time. It's called 'Kill Your Darlings' and it's a story about a murder that was kind of the catalyst to forming the Beat Generation, so it's a film about Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and Lucien Carr... who was a really instrumental figure in all of their lives," he said.

"Potentially, I think, it could be a really great film and it's already got a really great cast," he added.
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