10 Riskiest Upcoming Casting Choices (And Why They Will Work)

10. Daniel Radcliffe - Igor

The Risk

To many, Daniel Radcliffe is Harry Potter, and that's just that. True enough, he has kept relatively quiet since he hung up his wand in 2011, with any success achieved more critical than commercial, The Woman in Black aside. Since the adventures of the boy wizard, there seemingly just hasn't really been a truly notable role for Radcliffe to get his teeth into.

Strange how it is, then, that Radcliffe should crop up in the upcoming Victor Frankenstein as the mad scientist's traditional assistant, Igor. Immortalised in popular culture as something of a deformed hunchback, Radcliffe nonetheless cuts a completely opposing dapper figure on set, leaving many a puzzled face in his wake.

The Reward

Attached to a tale that has been told and told for generations, director Paul McGuigan had to inject fresh impetus to the Frankenstein legend. Told from the perspective of Igor, McGuigan's film humanises what has essentially been little more than a stock character in previous incarnations, fleshing him out to the point where he carries the story on his own back.

It is a refreshing new perspective, and casting Radcliffe is a huge call to arms regarding the seriousness of it all. No longer is Igor a mockable sideshow, but a character of true depth and emotion. Career-defining? Unlikely, but there is plenty in Radcliffe's back catalogue to suggest he can add a little respect to the character.