One of the publicity3 photos shows a topless Radcliffe being hugged by a naked woman. Another shows him leaning against bales of hay as he stares up at the topless woman. A third has him posing in front of a white horse.
The pictures have been released ahead of the opening of Equus, a controversial Peter Shaffer play showing at London's Gielgud Theatre from next month.
Radcliffe,17, plays a troubled stablehand who one night blinds six horses with a hoofpick.
He features in numerous nude scenes with co-star Joanne Christie, the woman in the publicity shots.
The UK's Daily Mail reports that Harry Potter fan sites have received a lot of emails from parents.
"We as parents feel Daniel should not appear nude. Our nine-year-old son looks up to him as a role model. We are very disappointed and will avoid the future movies he makes," one parent wrote.
Another said: "I am curious as to how and why his parents said this was okay."
Some of his younger fans, however, are impressed with Radcliffe's tough new look.
"I am completely stunned4 by these pix," wrote Ginny Potter on fan site danradcliffe.co.uk.
|