Dancer Star Leads Chase For Harry Potter Role
The young British star of new movie Dancer (2000) is set to scoop one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood - the lead in the first HARRY POTTER film. Jamie Bell, 14, has been asked by producers of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) to try out for the main role after impressing them with his performance in Dancer, which debuted at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL last week. And Dancer director Stephen Daldry believes Bell's got what it takes to make it big in the movies. He says, "Jamie has the charisma to hold the whole movie. He also has the special gift of being able to dance well enough to be trained by the Royal Ballet School." Auditions for the Harry Potter film, to be directed by Chris Colombus, are already taking place at schools across Britain.
- 5/22/2000
- WENN
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