Daniel Radcliffe dishes on life after 'Potter'

Daniel Radcliffe had to decide what his first starring film role would be after the Harry Potter franchise ended in 2011.

He didnt make that decision lightly.

Despite demonstrating his acting range by starring in Equus and How to Succeed in Business on Broadway, the pressure was on for Radcliffe to prove he could play more than Potter on the big screen.

He chose The Woman in Black, a dark thriller about a recently widowed father who is haunted by his wifes death. The movie will be in theaters Feb. 3.

I never expected the first thing I did after Potter to be a horror film or anything like that. That was one of the reasons it was intriguing to me as well because it was so unexpected, Radcliffe said. This film is a film that has a great story but it is driven by characters at the heart of it.