Daniel Radcliffe Is All Quiet On The Western Front

Now that his long-standing commitment to the Harry Potter franchise is coming to an end, Daniel Radcliffe is rumoured to be eyeing up a World War I epic for his first feature project after leaving the world of wizardry behind.

According to Variety, Radcliffe will play Paul Baumer, the young German soldier at the heart of Erich Maria Remarque's classic war novel All Quiet on the Western Front. This latest adaptation of the wartime literary landmark will be produced by Ian Stokell and Lesley Paterson, who also wrote the script.

Filming for the movie, which was adapted to an Oscar-winning standard by Lewis Milestone in 1930, won't begin until the spring of 2012. This will allow Radcliffe to finish his work on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows and then do a 2011 Broadway run of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which is his next commitment.

Source: Screenrush