BBC News recently interviewed a bunch of Harry Potter cast members and the interviews are now online in video and text form, here. Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton and David Yates were interviewed.
“They’ve had a good structure here and at home, they are pretty solid kids,” he says. “They are going to go and have great fun – they are going to have great success. I’m sure they will thrive. I think they all know I’m here to support them, and if they ever want a chat I’ll be there for them. Ultimately they’ve got to leave the fold and take flight – and I know they will.” – David Yates
There is also another new interview with Daniel that you can read here at CBBC Newsround.
There are 2 videos online from T4’s Stars of 2009 last night with Matthew Lewis, Bonnie Wright and Tom Felton. First, they talked with 3am about filming Deathly Hallows, and then they talked to Now Magazine. To watch the second head over to the Lewis Lovers video archive, I’ve trimmed it so it is just the part with Tom, Bonnie and Matt.
As I posted earlier, Matthew Lewis along with Bonnie Wright, and Tom Felton attended the T4’s Stars of 2009 tonight. The first photos have begun appearing online and you can view photos at the following sites:
You’ve obviously known Dan for a while now. Did that make the romantic scenes easier or more difficult?
Bonnie: I thought it would make it more difficult because we’ve known each other as friends and within a working environment. But it actually made it easier in the sense that from having known him for so long, there’s that familiarity. Also the crew helped to make it much more relaxed. They let us get on with it and didn’t make this big drama around it, and it just slipped into place.
Hermione and Ron obviously have a bit of a romance in the movie. Were you excited for this storyline?
Emma: Yes, I was very excited. It might not be the most obvious storyline in a way. I think a lot of fans always saw Hermione and Harry together, but I think that Hermione and Ron are very strange, but kind of perfect for each other. They’re very different, but you know, they make each other laugh. Ron lightens her up. Hermione’s quite a serious character, so I think they’re good for each other.
Does it daunt you when you stop and think of the size of the franchise – the biggest film franchise in cinema history! When you think about that does it freak you out or have you got used to it? Rupert: It’s strange because when we first started we had no idea where this was going or how long it would go on full sail. Every year it of comes as more of a shock in terms of how popular they seem to be getting. For me, it’s really crazy but nice, I enjoy that kind of thing.
And you’re also taking part in something of a first for the Blu-ray this time around. Tell me about the Blu-ray Live Community Screening? Dan: Yes, it’s on December 12th and it means that anybody who has got the Blu-ray copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince can use the BD-Live function on the disc which means that everybody can join in with me and David Yates who are going to be watching the film together. And then everyone around the world will be watching the synchronized version of the film and then they can ask David and I questions – which we will attempt to answer as cogently and interestingly as we can!
Het Nieuwsblad, a Belgian magazine, visited the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows set recently and spoke to Tom Felton and Bonnie Wright about the sixth and seventh films. Thanks to SS for the partial translation below:
Tom Felton: We still have several months filming. The last scene we will probably be filming the scene 19 years later is playing. I’m very curious how we all will be.
Bonnie Wright: I’m looking forward to returning to King’s Cross station. I had my first scene for the first Harry Potter movie ten years ago. I hardly knew then what acting was. I especially remember that I was freezing.
Tom: We’ve spent more than ten years together on this film set. We have grown up here. It will be strange to say goodbye.
Bonnie: Who knows, we can have a reunion in about ten years. What became of the actors? Maybe we’ll play together in the Harry Potter musical. (Laughs)
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright, and Tom Felton were interviewed on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by an Australian television show to promote the release of the Half-Blood Prince DVD. They talk about Half-Blood Prince and the final two movies for Deathly Hallows.
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