What's Next for the Harry Potter Stars? Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson Move On

Filming for the Potter films was officially over in the summer of 2010. With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 just released, and Part 2 set to premiere in July 2011, the Harry Potter stars are now free to say "good-bye" to their characters and to move on with their lives. What's next for Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson?

What's Next? Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe's acting career was just beginning when he landed a role in the film based on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . Radcliffe was cast as the main character in the series--nerdy, eleven-year-old boy wizard Harry Potter. Ten years later, his life as Harry is ending, only to open up new acting opportunities.

According to the Huffington Post , Radcliffe is returning to Broadway this spring to star in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying . A poll conducted by Broadway.com indicates that fans are excited to see Dan back on Broadway as J. Pierrepont Finch. He will also be playing Arthur Kipps--a young lawyer from the 1920s--in The Woman in Black , a film based on the 1983 book written by Susan Hill.

What's Next? Emma Watson

Co-star Emma Watson, on the other hand, is keeping her options open now that Harry Potter is coming to an end. Watson has been playing frizzy-haired, know-it-all girl wizard, Hermione Granger, for the past decade. During part of this time, she also attended Brown University.

"I'm reading a lot of scripts and talking to casting agents and if something comes up in the right time then I [would consider it]. If it was something I really wanted to do, then I wouldn't say no. But at the same time I've been working solidly since I was like ten ... so I'm going to take a bit of break," the actress told the press .

What's Next? Rupert Grint

Red-headed Rupert Grint played Harry's gangly friend, Ron Weasley, in the Potter series. He was Harry's sidekick, always feeling more like a shadow than anything. But lately, Grint has been branching away from "Harry Potter" and moving toward new roles. He starred in the film Cherry Bomb , then was seen again in Wild Target . Currently, Grint has a new movie coming up-- Eddie the Eagle .

Sources:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5918788/what_will_daniel_radcliffe_do_after.html?cat=40

http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/emma-watson/emma-watson-talks-post-harry-potter-plans-441079

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/82180/20101116/what-s-next-for-harry-potter-stars-daniel-radcliffe-emma-watson-and-rupert-grint.htm#