Harry Potter Goes Waxy
What with Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows out soon and Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix out sooner, there's literally never been a better time to make a lifesize Harry Potter dummy out of some wax.
And, somewhat predictably, that's exactly what Madame Tussauds has done – Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has become the youngest ever actor to be the subject of a Madame Tussauds waxwork. Although a testament to his hard work and dedication as an actor, the suit and tie outfit worn by Daniel Radcliffe's Madame Tussauds waxwork has ruffled a few feathers. Harry Potter fans are reportedly angry that Daniel Radcliffe's waxwork isn't wearing the Hogwarts uniform of Harry Potter, while those who laud Radcliffe's skill as a serious theatre actor are outraged that the waxwork isn't of Daniel Radcliffe running around with his cock out stabbing a bunch of horses in the eye and that.
The premiere of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix takes place tomorrow, and Harry Potter fans are no doubt eager to find out exactly what happens in the film of the book that they've already read anyway. But since the final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, is published a couple of weeks later, the big selling point of the movie – that Harry Potter snogs a girl in the face – seems a little muted. After all, it doesn't matter if Harry Potter starts kissing girls or boys or horses or dogs in this film since he's probably going to die in the final book anyway.
But, hey, if Harry Potter kissing a girl won't make you go and see Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, then maybe the fact that there's a Daniel Radcliffe waxwork will. Right? Metro reports:
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe became the youngest actor to be immortalised as a waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London today… Ben Lovett, from Madame Tussauds, said: 'With his 18th birthday around the corner and stage roles like Equus under his belt, Daniel has become a young British acting force to be reckoned with. It's been great for the studio's sculptors to recreate someone who we've all watched grow up on the big screen.'
That Daniel Radcliffe gets all the luck. First a man draws a picture of Daniel Radcliffe with some pencils, then Daniel Radcliffe becomes the richest boy in the country and then he's allowed to go around maiming horses in the nude and he doesn't even get the sack for it. And now, just to show what a giant among men Daniel Radcliffe really is, he's been immortalised in wax just like Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt and the Beckhams. Having your own waxwork is a tremendous honour, don't forget, because it's not as if you can say that swarms of giggling schoolgirls will have their picture taken standing next to a likeness of you with their hands cupping your genital region. Not since your arrest, anyway.
And if the Daniel Radcliffe waxwork is a success then maybe other members of the Harry Potter family will be forever commemorated in wax, too. Ron Weasley, Severus Snape, Lord Voldemort… probably not Hermione any more, but you get the idea.
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