show ad

The ultimate act of heroism: Marine, 24, who jumped on a grenade to shield his comrade from blast in Afghanistan is set to receive the Medal of Honor
EXCLUSIVE 'Spoiled' cheerleader suing her parents got so drunk on vodka at home of millionaire attorney paying her fees that she 'threw up in a sidewalk garbage can'
I'm not her! Student with same name as 'spoiled' teen suing her parents is hit by internet trolls - but uses opportunity to drum up support for charity
Man who covered boy with gasoline and set him on fire 13 years ago CAN be tried for murder even though the victim died in 2011, judge rules
Entire family busted for $7MILLION shop-lifting spree: Mother, father and daughter 'used specially designed clothes to pocket thousands of stolen items to fund their millionaire lifestyles'
Divorced father ordered to pay HALF his daughter's $225,000 Ivy League law school tuition after SHE cut contact with him 5 years ago
'Diana never did tell her the truth': Royal's former chef reveals how Princess tricked Oprah into eating fatty food
She's finally forgiven him! Couple win $3million jackpot 37 years after wife's numbers last came up... but husband forgot to buy the ticket
Father who raped daughter for 15 YEARS sobs in court as he's finally sentenced after she caught him on the run in Germany
Desperate hunt for straight-A nursing student as her parents discover she hadn't been to classes since May despite using their credit card to pay tuition
Mother and father charged after SKELETAL remains of their three-year-old son are found stashed in toy chest
Former Miss Kentucky comes out as a lesbian after judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban in her home state
Mitch McConnell fails to inspire conservative conference despite bringing a RIFLE on stage
Warriors of the White War emerge from their frozen tomb: Almost 100 years after losing their lives in First World War battle, melting ice reveals the bodies of the fallen
Armand Assante in desperate bid to stop foreclosure on his $3.5m horse farm as he claims he's a victim of predatory lending
MUMMIFIED body of woman who hasn't been seen 'for six years' is found in foreclosed Detroit home
Arkansas judge admits he was behind anonymous online comments that leaked secret information about Charlize Theron's adoption
Woman, 75, beaten to death with a SLEDGEHAMMER 'by her daughter and grandson after she called police to report them for growing marijuana'
Two women 'who earned hundreds of thousands a year as high-class escorts had so much cash they hid it in air vents and under carpets'
EXCLUSIVE: Tiffani's father won a $27m Powerball jackpot when she was 11. A decade later he died broke after he blew it all on a Learjet, fast cars, bad deals and drugs. Here, she tells of her RELIEF the 'wild ride' is over
An offer he could refuse! Goodfellas star Ray Liotta sues skincare company for putting his face on advert selling pock mark reducing cream
'That's why you shouldn't let monkeys out of their cages': Outrage as white students unleash racist tweets after basketball game defeat to rival school
Can these jeans give you a bigger booty? Push-up design uses shading and pocket placement to create 'more junk in the trunk'
MLK's daughter faces jail if she doesn't hand over the civil rights icon's Bible and Nobel Peace Prize in family feud over proposed sale

He's out of his DEPPth: Daniel Radcliffe resembles Willy Wonka as he arrives on Frankenstein set in full costume as hunchbacked lab assistant Igor

PUBLISHED: 13:47 EST, 5 March 2014 | UPDATED: 14:46 EST, 5 March 2014

View
comments

He’s currently in Manchester as filming for the latest adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein gets into full swing.

But while he’s charged with the responsibility of playing lab assistant Igor in director Paul McGuigan’s new film, Daniel Radcliffe was reminiscent of a far more wholesome character as he made his way across the Manchester set on Wednesday – and it wasn’t Harry Potter.

Indeed, with his shoulder length hair evident beneath a raffish top-hat the 24-year-old actor was reminiscent of Johnny Depp’s Willy Wonka in the 2005 remake of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

Stepping out: Daniel Radcliffe arrives on set in full costume

Similar: Daniel Radcliffe on the set of Frankenstein (L) and Johnny Depp as Willie Wonka in 2005 remake Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (R)

Radcliffe was making an appearance outside the city’s Manchester Town Hall as the production moves north following a February shoot on the banks of Greenwich in South East London.

More...

The actor was joined by a variety of costumed extras, two white horses and an Eighteenth Century carriage while the team prepared for principal photography around the Albert Square venue.

The Frankenstein concept is said to have come to Mary Shelley through a dream while she and her husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, were guests in the home of Lord Byron.

Here she comes: Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay makes way onto the Manchester set ahead of shooting for the forthcoming film on Wednesday

Work to do: Cast-members prepare for another day's filming outside Manchester Town Hall as the production moves north after shooting key scenes in Greenwich, South east London in February

Giddy up: Two white horses and an Eighteenth Century carriage are brought on set

The Romantic poet famously challenged the group to write the best horror story.

Contrary to popular belief Igor never appeared in her horror tale, but came into being through an amalgam of characters created through a number of the remakes since the original 1931 movie.

The Gothic tale has been remade countless time, most recently for the stage in 2011, where Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller alternated in the roles of Dr Frankenstein and his monster, in the National Theatre production directed by Danny Boyle.

It's a long way from Downton: Jessica Brown Findlay will play beautiful circus performer Lorelei in the new film, scheduled for release in 2015

Getting prepared: cast and crew ready themselves for another scene on Wednesday

Joining Daniel in the cast of Frankenstein are Sherlock's Adam Scott and Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown Findlay as Lorelei, a beautiful circus performer who gets close to Igor.

In director Paul McGuigan's version the story will be told more from the hunchbacked assistant's point of view, and production should continue into March next year.

The forthcoming film will also star James McAvoy as Victor Frankenstein, although the Scottish actor wasn’t present as filming got underway on Wednesday.

McGuigan’s remake was originally slated for release on October 17, but the date has since been pushed back – a move that may well have something to do with the release of Universal movie Dracula Untold on October 2.

Wet and wild: Daniel Radcliffe was last spotted filming his scenes as Igor on the banks of Greenwich in South East London

MOST WATCHED NEWS VIDEOS

Comments (19)

Share what you think

View all

The comments below have been moderated in advance.

The Northerner, Manchester,UK, 12 hours ago

Sorry but I think he is a terrible actor.

Click to rate

Chrissy, Malmö, Sweden, 15 hours ago

It's Andrew Scott, not Adam.

Click to rate

Loraine, London, United Kingdom, 18 hours ago

Good grief there are so many brilliant books out there, that would make good films, why do they keep remaking the same ones.

Click to rate

Teresa, Cape Town, 19 hours ago

He doesn't look anything like Willy Wonka, both actors are in period costume.

Click to rate

LuLuBella, Land Down Under, 19 hours ago

He will always be Harry Potter in my eyes.

Click to rate

Paul, lansdale, United States, 20 hours ago

how does he resemble willy wonka? oh right he's wearing a top hat, never mind that the rest of his clothes are NOTHING like wonka's outfit, from now on anyone in a top hat is clearly going to be listed as looking like ownka regardless of facts.