It was in 2001 that the first of the films was released under the name “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone”, based on the book of the same name by J. K. Rowling.
Chris Columbus, director of the saga, was the one who led the selection process that sought to find the ideal actor to give life to Potter. According to information shared by IMDB, more than five thousand auditions were received but none convinced those in charge.
Columbus, who knew Radcliffe's work from his participation in Copperfield (1999), presented the film to the casting director while assuring her that he was the right one for that role; However, things would not be easy.
The woman responded that Daniel's parents were not interested in his son devoting himself to acting, as they wanted him to focus on his studies. This is how the casting continued its course and the requests continued from different parts of the world, but Columbus would not give up and on a visit to the theater where he found the child star with his father, he did not miss the opportunity to persuade him to to be integrated into the saga.
After accepting the role, Radcliffe had to study his character although J.K. Rowling didn't like them, but that wasn't all. The novelist had described Harry as a boy with green eyes, while Daniel's eyes were blue. This caused him to wear colored lenses that instantly caused an allergic reaction, so they had to be removed.
The production thought about editing the color in the post-production stage, although realizing that this would take a long time, they decided to talk to Rowling and look for a solution, eventually deciding to maintain the natural color of his eyes.
