Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe doesn't rule out return to big screen as greying wizard

The actor was quizzed about reprising his role in the famous franchise shortly after JK Rowling published her new short story


Could we see Daniel Radcliffe make a return to the big screen as a 33-year-old greying Potter?

Everyone's favourite boy wizard initially told TV critics it's unlikely he'd make a return to the famous film franchise - but didn't appear to rule it out completely.

When quizzed on Tuesday about making a comeback shortly after JK Rowling gave a glimpse into Harry's future in a new short story, he replied: "My inclination is to say 'no' because I don't think it's even a hypothetical at the moment."

Speaking via satellite link at the Television Critics Association's Summer Press Tour, he continued: "What she's written - and I haven't read it yet but I will - I understand it's a very short piece.

"And he's 12 years older than I am now. I don't think I'll have to worry about that for a long time."

Worry about it? For a long time? Hmm.

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Rowling published a 1,500-word story on Tuesday

On Tuesday Rowling resurrected her hero for a new short story that reunites him with his old friends at a Hogwarts school reunion.

In the final film of the series - the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - a much older Daniel Radcliffe could be seen alongside his co-stars as they waved their children off to school.

The 1,500-word story, published on the writer's Pottermore website, describes the now 33-year-old Harry as having "threads of silver" in his black hair.

A fictional gossip column written by Harry Potter journalist Rita Skeeter in the Daily Prophet says he continues to wear his glasses that she says are 'better suited to a style-deficient 12-year-old'.

But although the piece reveals details of Harry's life when he's 33 - it also seems to be a satirical yet thinly-veiled dig at the media.

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Harry is said to have "threads of silver" in his black hair

Skeeter writes: "One always hesitates to invade the privacy of young people, but the fact is that anyone closely connected with Harry Potter reaps the benefits and must pay the penalty of public interest."

Previously, author JK Rowling appeared before the Leveson Inquiry saying she felt 'under siege' by journalists.

The fictional gossip column says Ron Weasley, played in the hit films by Rupert Grint, has aged less well with his ginger hair "thinning slightly". His wife Hermione, Harry's wife Ginny, and their children all feature in the story.

he entered into employment within the Ministry of Magic alongside Harry but left two years later and suggests he could even have a mental illness.

Rowling also gives fans a hint of Harry's new life by describing a mysterious cut over his cheekbone which signifies his membership of a top-secret group of wizards called the Aurors.