Daniel Radcliffe’s name will go down in history as The Boy Who Lived. The talented British star made his big breakthrough as a child actor with the Harry Potter films in which he became a household name playing the titular protagonist. Over 8 films, Radcliffe along with his co-stars Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, went on to become the most popular young stars worldwide.
While Radcliffe was part of a stellar veteran cast in the Harry Potter franchise and shared screen space with the likes of Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, and Alan Rickman, the actor was nowhere as starstruck by them as he was with his American co-star Sandra Bullock. Bullock for her part, was also pleasantly surprised by the young actor’s humility and down-to-earth attitude.
Daniel Radcliffe Became Sandra Bullock’s Fanboy
In 2022, Daniel Radcliffe starred with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in the adventure thriller The Lost City, a film adapted from the novels of the same name by author Loretta Sage. Radcliffe played the role of an eccentric billionaire who kidnaps Bullock’s character to find a lost treasure. The villain role, while being a departure from the star’s usual characters, allowed him the opportunity to sink his teeth into a twisted side of his persona. More importantly, Radcliffe got the chance to work with someone as talented as Sandra Bullock whom he was completely awestruck by. Gushing to Slash Film about the Oscar winner, Radcliffe said,
“There was nothing surprising to me about the fact that Sandra is an amazing actor in general and amazing actor to work with. I was like, ‘Yeah, of course. This is why you’ve been brilliant for so long.’ Sandra was getting pulled out of the water from doing stunt scenes, and she was getting pulled out of the ocean and getting onto the boat and scheduling marketing meetings and stuff [on the side]. I was like, ‘Oh, wow, you’re really doing this!’
The Harry Potter star went on to add that he was grateful for the opportunities to work with veterans in the field and gain valuable knowledge while sharing screen space with them.
Daniel Radcliffe Proved Sandra Bullock Wrong
While Daniel Radcliffe was extremely vocal about being Sandra Bullock’s ardent fan during their film The Lost City, Bullock did not begin her association with the British star similarly. The Speed actor revealed that she had preconceived notions about the kind of person Daniel Radcliffe would be considering his child artist background with the Harry Potter franchise. While the Oscar winner expected her co-actor to have a snooty and upright air about him, Radcliffe in fact was just the opposite. Speaking to Slash Film, Bullock said,
“And to me, I don’t know, I just came to really admire and like him so much, because he was not at all what I expected him to be. I thought he’d be some narcissistic, entitled child actor who’s grown into an adult who would just come with all kinds of drama and he was nothing even close to that.”
Bullock went on to elaborate that Daniel Radcliffe’s grounded and sensible personality reflected positively in his work. She praised the young star for having a good head over his shoulders that enabled him to have a disciplined work ethic.
Source: Slash Film
