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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has called on the producers of his upcoming movie about Somalia to cast actors from the African country to keep the project authentic.

The 20 year old is preparing to film The Journey Is The Destination, in which he will play Dan Eldon, the British photojournalist whose work brought global attention to the Somali civil war in the 1990s.

And he's hoping the movie's casting directors will maintain respect for the country by hiring actors of the correct ethnicity.

He tells Empire magazine, "I don't want to do that horrible Black Hawk Down
thing of filming in one part of Africa and then casting actors from a completely different area and doing that awful, 'Oh, they look the same, no one will notice the difference.

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/enter ... 6338.shtml

he gets real nikka points for this

This guy continues to surprise me. A vivid Cricket follower and now a voice for common-Sense. Well-done kid

One day I'll watch one of the Harry Potter movies just for the fact that he can tell a difference between a Somali and a South African/Zimbabwean


Now, shooting on location should be next on the agenda.

Harry Potter waa qabiilkee?

Clearly the difference between Euro actors and the American ones, that the Euro's seemed to be more "informed" about global issues. Was he even alive when Blackhawk happened? Point is, had it been jonas brothers', they'd have asked for better lightning or something. lol

zingii wrote:Harry Potter waa qabiilkee?

He is MJ according to JK Rowling.

Mj's maxaa ku diray filimada sixir-sixirka ah?

Advo wrote:Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has called on the producers of his upcoming movie about Somalia to cast actors from the African country to keep the project authentic.

The 20 year old is preparing to film The Journey Is The Destination, in which he will play Dan Eldon, the British photojournalist whose work brought global attention to the Somali civil war in the 1990s.

And he's hoping the movie's casting directors will maintain respect for the country by hiring actors of the correct ethnicity.

He tells Empire magazine, "I don't want to do that horrible Black Hawk Down
thing of filming in one part of Africa and then casting actors from a completely different area and doing that awful, 'Oh, they look the same, no one will notice the difference.

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/enter ... 6338.shtml

harry potter waa rageedi...

Even daniel radcliff knows, surley these producers are retarded.

I seriously think I can act, growing up I was the best liar which gave me head start, so Imma contact the filming company and request them to cast me in a somewhat major role, if not I can do xtra or work in the background. , iisoo duceeyey, the first somali hollywood actor!

Advo wrote:I seriously think I can act, growing up I was the best liar which gave me head start, so Imma contact the filming company and request them to cast me in a somewhat major role, if not I can do xtra or work in the background. , iisoo duceeyey, the first somali hollywood actor!

I will send my ducaa...

he is also involved in politics.

and british ppl are more aware of what's going on this world then the american..

He earns my respect, hopefully in this move the general will be portrayed as a hero who stood up against brutal dictatorship

Iam wondering who will play the role of the general?