In a new interview with Parade.com Matthew Lewis talks about Harry Potter and saying goodbye to Neville. You can read the full interview at the previous link or in the Matthew-Lewis.com press archive.
Remembering his original audition.
“It was at the Queens Hotel in Leeds, which is where I live. I was a huge fan of the books, so I asked my mom if we could go down to the audition. We were in line for about four or five hours and we were given a raffle number. I remember I was number 463. We just had to wait and wait and eventually we got in and I had to read a paragraph from the book, which was the paragraph where Harry is talking about the dragon egg from the first film. So I read that and left and that was it. It was two months before we heard anything. We pretty much said, ‘Well, maybe next year we’ll try out for film two,’ but we got a call asking if I wanted to come meet Chris Columbus, the director, and it just moved really quickly after that. I can’t really explain how I felt. It was just amazing.”
On his Neville Longbottom transformation.
“In the earlier films, I had a fat suit on, which was not very enjoyable. I also had bits of plastic behind my ears so they would stick out, and there were false teeth as well. But as Neville got a bit older, we started slowly making him a bit cooler, not totally cool, but a bit cooler. In the last film, Neville’s got no fat suit, no false teeth, no plastic behind his ears, but I was still in hair and makeup for a long time because there’s lots of blood and cuts and bruises. I think the first time we put all the blood and stuff on, I was in hair and makeup for about two hours.”
Empire magazine have released a new video and text interview with Matthew Lewis where he discusses Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II.
We didn’t really see Neville much in Part 1. But Part 2 is, judging by the books, his finest hour.
I felt quite lucky to have been in Part One, to be honest, because the character’s not actually in the book until the end. But, you know, David said he wanted to stick him in just to remind people what was going on back at school. And it was just nice to have been in, because it means I was in all eight films even if it was only for one line!
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In a new interview with Liverpool Echo, Matthew Lewis talks about his play Verdict, the Harry Potter series and more! Read the full interview at the previous link or in the Matthew-Lewis.com press archive. Some snippets may be read below:
He explains: “I’m really fortunate this final film is the one that I’ve been most heavily involved with and I get to go out on quite a high. Neville gets really beaten and battered but he’s quite resilient and he refuses to back down and there’s some really really nice moments for him this year. I’m just looking forward to the tour and I’m quite excited for the future because Harry Potter has been my main focus for such a long time, so you’re a bit nervous about where you’re going in the future. But I’ve had this job on Verdict and it’s been fun, I’ve enjoyed it, and it’s given me a little bit more confidence that I can actually go out there and do more stuff.”
In a new interview with Instyle.co.uk Harry Potter stars discussed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Bonnie Wright, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch talk about the final film and its effect on their lives.
To celebrate the April 11th release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 on DVD/BD, two special fan events took place in London on Sunday – one open to the public and one exclusively for competitions winners from the Harry Potter Facebook page: www.facebook.com/HarryPotterUK where 100 lucky Facebook winners received exclusive named and numbered copies of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Triple Play and were invited to attend a Q&A screening event attended by Warwick Davis, Matthew Lewis, Natalia Tena, Mark Williams and Evanna Lynch. The stars then headed to HMV Oxford St where some fans had been queuing overnight for a chance to meet them.
WB have sent over an exclusive video covering both the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 events held earlier this week. Watch below:
The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 DVD/BluRay is now available in the UK and will be releasing this Friday in the United States. Use the links below to order or pre-order the film. USA:
With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 releasing on Blu-ray and DVD today, fans gathered in London’s Oxford Street yesterday for a special HMV signing event and a chance to meet some of the stars of the film! This morning WB have sent over some official photos from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 BluRay and DVD signing at HMV on Oxford that was held yesterday. The photos may be seen in the gallery.
To get up to the minute information on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows be sure to check out the Official UK Harry Potter Facebook. The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 DVD/BluRay is now available in the UK and will be releasing this Friday in the United States. Use the links below to order or pre-order the film.
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