Throughout the 2000s, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson were some of the most famous young actors in Hollywood thanks to their leading roles in the Harry Potter movies. So while playing Harry, Ron and Hermione took up a lot of their time, that didn’t stop the trio from being pitched other movies to work on. One of them was a bizarre remake of The Wizard of Oz that Radcliffe immediately knew wouldn’t work.
The Harry Potter actor recalled this experience while appearing on Hot Ones to promote his new NBC comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, which premieres in its normal timeslot on the 2026 TV schedule February 23. When asked by host Sean Harris about “bizarre or unique” pitches he’s said yes to, Radcliffe instead went in the opposite direction, saying:
