‘Narnia’ Star William Moseley Reflects On Nearly Becoming Harry Potter
There was a time when everything was “Star Wars” vs. “Star Trek.” If you wanted to be a knowledgeable geek, you studied up on your Boba Fetts and your Nyota Uhuras, knew the difference between a Stormtrooper and a Klingon, and you were good to go.
Then the next generation of geekdom came along, and made life good for young actors like William Moseley. “I was up for Harry Potter way, way back,” remembered the 20-year-old. “But I don’t quite fit the bill, I think.”
Instead, Moseley would later land the role of Peter Pevensie, one of the British children who were transported to a magical land in 2005’s “The Chronicles of Narnia,” and returned home with $300 million in domestic box-office money. And although Moseley will return to Narnia again next month with the sequel “Prince Caspian,” he admitted to us that he’ll always wonder what life would’ve been like behind eyeglasses and a lightning-bolt scar.
“It would have been fun,” he said of “Potter” possibilities. “But I was thinking the other day, if I could have chosen one part for myself, I would have chosen Peter every single time. It’s a dream come true to play a part that’s so heroic, and something that’s successful that people like. It’s such a privilege.”
Now, two more geek-tastic franchises are ready to join the party this winter, and Moseley told us that he’s a fan of both. “Twilight is just the next level,” he said of Stephenie Meyer’s book’s relation to “Narnia,” “Potter” and the others. “It’s got the vampire thing; I know exactly what you’re talking about.”
“It seems like they make every comic book into a film,” Moseley added, giving us a peek at his most beloved geek world of all. “‘Watchmen’ is my favorite of all-time.”
he is cute, but i’m glad Dan got the part….i don’t think he(Mosely) would have been that great.. however i’m sure he is brilliant in Narnia
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Really? How could he have been up for it? He wasn’t known at all back in 1999, so if he “was up for it” he must mean he wanted to audition, because no producer could have eyed him
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He would have been a crap Harry Potter… he looks nothing like the book described.. He’s two years older than Dan , so he would have been too old for the part back then anyway, and yes, like hannah says, he wasn’t known in the slightest! I hardly think he was ‘up for the role’ in terms of nearly being cast as Harry! he probably went for an audition at some point, and rightly so, didn’t get it!
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i couldn’t really imagine someone else doing harry’s role other than Dan. and yeah, i agree with your comments about him being unknown.
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what are you on hannah, they were auditioning ages before they found dan I know this because my friend was auditioning too.
Anyway Will would have been good but in a way I’m glad he didnt get it cos he does a fab job playing petter in Narnia. I also really wanted Gabe Thomson (mikey from “My Family”) to get the part but since dan took the role I think he has been amazing!
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there is no way that i could even think of someone else playing harry then Dan because he is the face of harry potter like when i read harry i see his face in my head, and Mosely doesn’t look like what the book had said i sure he is a great acter i have seen Narnia and he was good but he just not harry potter.
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uuuuurggghhhh..i cant imagine anyone but dan…for the role of harry,and will looks too normal like to b harry p!
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I’m glad Dan got the part, He’s only good as Peter
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This is an interesting revelation. I always thought that they didn’t audition anyone other than Dan for the role of Harry because of the way that they found him it made it sound like they hadn’t even started looking yet. I can kind of imagine Will as Harry but Dan’s face is so much more like what the book covers look like. I’ve always found it so interesting over the years that when you find out who might have gotten the part in the movie verses who did that it ends up always being the right choice. I like Will in Narnia much better so see he found what he was supposed to do just like Dan did. I’m so looking forward to the Narnia sequel can’t believe it has been 3 years since the last one.
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that boy dont even look like harry potter
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just like liam aiken was up for the part of harry potter but good thing he didnt get it he would have fucked it up
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He is actually three years older than Dan. He’s 21 now, not 20.
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I think everyone is also forgetting that Dan was basicaly an unknown when he got the part he’d only done David Copperfield before he got the part and Will had done a project around the same time of this, so they’re pretty even realy, tho i agree that Dan is the best choice.
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Kay reply on May 4, 2008:
Anon L, i think that David Haymen or one of the harry potter Crew knew Dan’s father too, so that gave him a bit more points than Mosely
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Dan had actually done two films before Harry Potter. He was in David Copperfield and Tailor of Panama. I agree that no one else could have played the part of Harry.
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Momo reply on May 4, 2008:
I disagree.
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he’s hot.
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RUPERT FAN #1 reply on May 4, 2008:
no hes not
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shealenn reply on May 5, 2008:
whatever. i think he is.
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RUPERT FAN #1 reply on May 7, 2008:
your opinion
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Stacey reply on May 11, 2008:
omg he is hott
no wait he’s cute
daniel’s hott
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He would have been too old anyway and he doesn’t even look like what HP is supposed to look like (dark hair, pale and small).
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Anonymous reply on May 5, 2008:
Since when is Harry small?
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Stacey reply on May 11, 2008:
i think she meant skinny
not welled fed remember he lived with he’s
aunt in thee beginnig.
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He’s kind of cute. Looks like Emma’s boyfriend when he was younger. Picture of Jay Barrymore when he was a kid. He’s the cute little boy in the blue shirt: http://streetecourtschool.co.uk/1992Lads.jpg
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Mary reply on May 5, 2008:
shocker he is NOT emma s bf
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Mary reply on May 5, 2008:
he is NOT her bf
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e.c.d.w. reply on May 9, 2008:
proof?either way.
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e.c.d.w. reply on May 9, 2008:
will u give it a rest abt jay and emma!
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He is really cute, but dan is the perfect harry!
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RUPERT FAN #1 reply on May 4, 2008:
thats for sure
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one thing he will have made a bad harry potter and one thing dan makes a better harry potter
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He’s 20!?!? He looks like he’s 11.
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ana reply on May 5, 2008:
thats because he’s is about 11 in this pic! lol
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William Moseley is cute, but I still think Daniel Radcliffe is the PERFECT Harry Potter in my opinion.
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Well, he would have made more money in HP, and would have made a nice, tall Harry, but the Narnia movies are SOOO much better.
He only looks dorky because of the haircut. He’s awesome.
But I think Dan = Harry forever.
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…he’s 20? lol I’m almost 20. And I look really young for my age but I even look older than him…
and omg I’m SO glad he did not get the part. They couldn’t have picked a better Harry Potter, look-wise, in my opinion.
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He’s always reflecting on that moment. Well tooo bad for him.
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Bull!!!! this info is wrong.. william moseley never auditioned for harry potter.. that was Anna Popplewell.. and his not 20 his 21 Geezz!! give the right information…you suckk
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shealenn reply on May 5, 2008:
Anna Popplewell (aka susan right?) auditioned for the part of harry potter? Child I think you’ve got yo’ facts wroooong.
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oh god….i could never imagine will moseley as harry!nooo way….it’s actually freaky…and him and emma-b more a joke…such an odd pair..and omg!will and rupert…a real comedy it’ll be..
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