30 June 2010 1:01 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Martin Scorsese wants Harry Potter star Rupert Grint to play a gangster in one of his movies, insisting he has the potential to be as successful as Leonardo DiCaprio.
The 21-year-old actor, who has played Ron Weasley in all of the wizard films, recently wrapped up shooting the last installment of the franchise.
He has already started to shake off the longrunning character by appearing in small independent films including Driving Lessons and Cherrybomb.
Scorsese has advised Grint to take on a variety of villainous characters to show fans he won't be typecast, in the same way that DiCaprio - who has starred in several of the director's movies - managed to turn his back on playing romantic roles at the start of his career.
The legendary movie-maker says, "I thought he (Grint) was a great actor in the Harry Potter movies. In a lot of scenes, the boy stole the show. He will always have respect for the movies that gave him such a huge break, but at his age it's important he doesn't become typecast. He has to do something really out of his comfort zone in the next few years - play a gangster, play a dirty cop, play a kid with learning difficulties. I would be interested in working with him. I would have no issues in casting him as a gangster, he is a very talented young man.
"When Leo was in Titanic and Romeo And Juliet, nobody saw him becoming a bad a** in movies like The Departed. But he has become one of the greatest actors of all time. The very same could be true of Rupert."
Similar News Items
Leonardo DiCaprio- Hollywood Awards List of Potential Oscar Nominees (From Hollywoodnews.com. 6 September 2010, 3:54 PM, PDT)
- George Clooney May Direct ‘Farragut North’ Next (From newsinfilm. 6 September 2010, 1:56 PM, PDT)
- Breaking News! Toys Beat Vampires At The Summer Box Office! (From HollywoodLife. 6 September 2010, 10:21 AM, PDT)
Martin Scorsese
- Who Do You Want to See Directing In 3D? (From Rope Of Silicon. 6 September 2010, 8:20 PM, PDT)
- Venice and Telluride 2010. Scorsese and Jones's "A Letter to Elia" (From MUBI. 6 September 2010, 8:53 AM, PDT)
- More Fantastic Fest 2010 Titles, iPhone App (From newsinfilm. 5 September 2010, 11:24 AM, PDT)
Rupert Grint
- Harry Potter’s Emma Watson Says Twilight Saga Has Too Much Sex (From OnTheFlix. 6 September 2010, 12:11 PM, PDT)
- Five New Images From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (From ScifiMafia. 6 September 2010, 10:00 AM, PDT)
- Emma Watson, Twilight Selling Sex: Critical of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart? (From National Ledger. 6 September 2010, 9:54 AM, PDT)
