Daniel Radcliffe was the darling of the red carpet at the London Film Festival with the premiere of Kill Your Darlings.

The Harry Potter star plays poet Allen Ginsberg in the film about a 1944 murder that draws him together with Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

Kill Your Darlings was shot in just 24 days in New York and immediately threw the actors into the intensity of the real-life story.

Radcliffe said: “The fact that this story is so fascinating and is so largely untold, it seemed amazing to me so it was very exciting that we would get to shed light on that part of history.” He added that he had become good friends with the other actors he worked with. “We didn’t have any trailers on this movie and I think that was only beneficial, because it meant that we all hung out and got to know one another really well.

The fact that this story is so fascinating and is so largely untold, it seemed amazing to me so it was very exciting that we would get to shed light on that part of history

“I think when you’re shooting a film that’s this intense in a period that short, you do get to know one another pretty well. It’s lovely being back with everyone tonight, it’s such a great group.”

Jack Huston, who plays Kerouac, and Dane DeHaan, who plays Lucien Carr, were also at the Leicester Square premiere and greeted fans with Radcliffe after posing for photos as a group.

DeHaan said of working with Radcliffe: “It was a passion project for everyone and everyone was there for all the right reasons. We all bonded for sure. Dan is a real actor and he became a great friend.” The drama also stars Elizabeth Olsen and Dexter’s Michael C. Hall.

Kill Your Darlings will be released in Maltese cinemas later this year.