Radcliffe no guarantee for film financing

2013-01-24T00:04:01Z Radcliffe no guarantee for film financingThe Associated Press The Associated Press

You'd think that when Daniel Radcliffe signs on to your independent film, the money would start flowing.

Yet John Krokidas said landing Radcliffe to play young Allen Ginsberg in his drama "Kill Your Darlings" did not guarantee the film would get off the ground.

Radcliffe came aboard two years ago, after the project had come together and fallen apart repeatedly over the years, Krokidas said at the Sundance Film Festival, where "Kill Your Darlings" premiered. The project had been looking dead for good before that, but even with the former "Harry Potter" star, Krokidas said financing was not a sure thing.

"Believe it or not, Daniel Radcliffe at that point does not green-light a movie," Krokidas said. "I was told Daniel Radcliffe cannot open a movie without a wand in his hand."

Krokidas eventually secured financing for "Kill Your Darlings," which chronicles a dark and deadly period in the youths of Ginsberg and fellow future beat writers Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.