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11 STARS WHO TRIED TO MOVE ON FROM THEIR BLOCKBUSTER BREAKOUT ROLES
Blockbuster franchise: Harry Potter Career path: So far, Radcliffe’s been fairly successful in persuading the public to think of him as something other than The Boy Who Lived: he won plaudits on Broadway in 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying' and 'The Cripple Of Inishman', had a horror hit with 'The Woman In Black', and appeared in acclaimed indie' Kill Your Darlings'. His biggest post-Potter role so far comes next year, in Fox’s new take on' Frankenstein', so there’s every chance that he could shake free of the glasses and the lightning scar. What’s next?:The romantic comedy ‘What If’ started to roll out in theaters this past weekend. The story of Wallace, who tries to maintain a friendship with the coupled-up Chantry despite their mutual attraction, the film’s a well-received romantic comedy co-starring Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver and Rafe Spall, but is probably most notable as the latest of Daniel Radcliffe’s moves to distance himself from the role that made him a household name, ‘Harry Potter’.
The specter of a mega-franchise can be a hard thing to escape from once the series that made your name comes to an end. We’ve looked back at some other actors who came to fame through huge movie franchises, and examined how they fared in the years after.