Time Daniel Radcliffe Told Us That He's Never Witnessed 'Star Wars'

You'll frequently hear 'Harry Potter' fans compare the film series to 'Star Wars.' For devout fans of Hogwarts's most-impressive student, the juxtaposition is performed in an effort to explain their fandom to some slightly older audience -- ones who accustomed to camping out overnight awaiting the following chapter within the story of Luke and Leia. 'Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe is at NY on Monday to complete some very advanced promotion for his new film 'The Lady in Black' (that is looking for release on February. 3, 2012), as well as in a conversation with Moviefone he revealed one potentially dirty little secret: Daniel Radcliffe hasn't seen 'Star Wars.' Moviefone: What's your opinion from the evaluations between 'Harry Potter' and 'Star Wars.' Would you enjoy 'Star Wars'? Daniel Radcliffe: [sighs and begins smiling] Wait, you haven't seen 'Star Wars'? I understand, and today these details will probably be available on the planet. Wow. That's difficult to do. I understand. Yeah, I understand. It is bad. So not the six movies? I saw 'The Phantom Menace,' and everyone's like, "You saw that certain! You did not begin to see the originals?!" I understand! I had been ten! I did not know much better! I've the Blu-sun rays on me if you want to look at them. Oh, you cannot produce the Blu-sun rays! I believe, really, somebody is thinking about providing them with for me personally. Here's my estimation, though. This is not on the flicks or even the filmmaking, because I am sure they are amazing and incredible. And That I realize that I'd love them because I am a geek -- and so i would certainly enter them. What 'Star Wars' and 'Potter' share has become a devoted group of followers. Where they differ, I believe there's a -- which is my perception, I might be drastically wrong -- I believe there's a rather more balanced split between your sexes within the group of followers of 'Potter.' I connect 'Star Wars' like a mainly male factor. And i believe 'Potter' is split more evenly. The main difference can also be that any type of a franchise in which a world is produced will engender an era of brainiacs. Fantastic! Brainiacs are the most useful things on the planet. I think about myself like a nerd. That which was the balance Gates factor? "Be nice to brainiacs, you'll most likely work on their behalf eventually.Inch However I think the main difference happens because 'Potter' began out like a book, it's produced an era of literary brainiacs in ways that 'Star Wars' possibly did not. But, essentially, it's the same. I am talking about, I actually do think about 'Potter' to be this generation's 'Star Wars.' It is something that the entire generation as lost themselves in and it is a thoroughly produced, detailed world. And So I think this is the nearest factor to check it to. For additional from Daniel Radcliffe on his first publish-'Potter' film role in 'The Lady in Black,' return to Moviefone nearer to its release the coming year. Watch a clip for that film below. You are able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter. Follow Moviefone on Twitter. Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImage