In a new interview with Film-News, Rupert Grint discusses some rather interesting topics, like walking out of a 3D movie, receiving free ketchup, and his inability to cook.

When asked the last time he’s walked out of a movie, Rupert told Empire magazine: “It was Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D. “I couldn’t handle it. It was too much. I think I was a bit hungover, and maybe it was the 3D thing. I was in the Isle of Man as well, so it was quite a strange place.”

The 25-year-old has enjoyed the many perks of fame and admits it’s been a while since he’s worried about money. Occasionally, he even receives some odd freebies. “Oh, I got a can of Heinz soup with my name on it. It said, ‘Get well soon, Rupert.’ I wasn’t even sick. I was perfectly fine,” he recalled. “It was from a charity, they’re doing a personalised soup campaign and it just turned up. I haven’t had it yet. It lasts for ages, doesn’t it, soup'”

It might be that Rupert simply doesn’t know how to heat the soup up. The redhead admits that he’s not a dab hand when it comes to the kitchen. “I don’t cook,” he insisted. “But I have an ice cream van and I’ve perfected the 99 [soft ice cone]. It’s got the machine, which is tricky. It’s a complicated wrist action to get the perfect whip.” Rupert added that he doesn’t keep the van stocked though and that it’s “the worst thing” when kids start queuing up, expecting a frozen treat.

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Yahoo Movies has shared a brand new trailer for Daniel Radcliffe’s upcoming film, What If, formerly titled The F Word.  They also had the chance to interview Dan about the film.

And, fun little tidbit, Rafe Spall is also in the film. If Spall sounds familiar it’s because he is the son of Timothy Spall, aka Peter Pettigrew.

What If raises the age-old question of whether or not men and women can just be friends. What have you learned about that from your own life?

Daniel Radcliffe: I’ve got loads of female friends, but I think it’s a different question when sexual or romantic attractions come into play. Can two people who are romantically attracted to each other just be friends? Possibly not, because I think in the end, you’re always going to end up having the conversation. It may be that you have the conversation where you confess your undying love for her and then you work it out from there. Or it may be that you end up getting together, or it may be that you end up never speaking again.

At what point in filming did you realize you and Zoe had chemistry together?
DR: I think it was probably the first scene in the diner, when we were just throwing stuff out there and trying to make each other laugh. I made her laugh a couple of times, and I always think that’s a good sign. It was obvious from then that we were going to be able to work well together and play off each other well.

And, as always, they included a few Potter questions:

Are you excited about the new Harry Potter spin-off?
DR: Yes, I am. I’m now in that fortunate position of just being a fan like everyone else. [I’m] intrigued to see what they’re doing with these films.

Would you be willing to do a cameo?
DR: We’re dealing in total hypotheticals, because they haven’t asked. But “No” would be the answer. It’s really not an issue with those [new] films, because they’re set 100 years in the past. It’s the same world, but a totally different set of characters.

In a new video released today by Universal, we get to see some more details from the Diagon Alley expansion of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  Diagon Alley still has no set release date, but it is expected to be sometime in June or July. In the video, Universal Creative President Mark Woodbury takes you behind the scenes and talks about the vision behind the all-new Wizarding World of Harry Potter- Diagon Alley.

As part of the new look for the children’s hardback and paperback editions of the Harry Potter series, Bloomsbury Children’s Books has sent over the new cover for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Back in March we posted the cover for Philosopher’s Stone along with some more information on the project. The full series will be released on 1st September 2014.

Illustrated by award-winning artist Jonny Duddle, the jacket depicts Harry’s battle with the monstrous Basilisk. All seven new editions will be published on 1st September 2014.

Jonny Duddle is best known for his award-winning picture books, including The Pirate Cruncher and The Pirates Next Door (winner of the Waterstones Children’s Prize and shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize). He has a background in the computer games industry and is highly skilled at character development. His work has appeared in Aardman films and Terry Pratchett novels.

Last week we posted a rumor stating that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuaron was in “talks” to direct the new Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films. And, just as we predicted, it turns out to be false.

In an interview with EFE he says:

“It was a very beautiful experience for me. I have a lot of love for that universe and I tremendously admire J.K. Rowling, but today, for the present, projects based around lots of visual effects don’t attract me. I’m coming out of a five-year process of doing visual effects and now I sort of want to clean my palate of that a little bit,” the director said.

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We don’t usually post photos from Diagon Alley construction as we prefer to wait for official photos, but these are just too fun not to share.  Yesterday the dragon was installed atop of Gringotts Bank in Diagon Alley at Universal Studios in Orlando. Amusement Buzz was on the scene and posted a myriad of photos that you can see at their site, here. He still needs some finishing touches, like arms, but the photos are definitely giving us a taste of what to expect when we visit Diagon Alley. A few photos may be seen below from Amusement Buzz and other Twitter accounts:

The dragon in profile as it was flying above diagon alley pic.twitter.com/skFftjjNy8

— Amusement Buzz (@AmusementBuzz) May 24, 2014

Best view of the Gringrotts dragon (outside of Diagon Alley) is top of the stairs of the lake plaza terrace at Mel's pic.twitter.com/Hq4MxYSnH9

— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 24, 2014

Todays aerial shots of #DiagonAlley @UniversalORL are live! ~ http://t.co/5LDrdFM175 ~ #GringottsDragon pic.twitter.com/i5OGPwtmH5

— Pixels At The Parks (@bobwadd1) May 25, 2014