Time for Kids has a new interview with Daniel Radcliffe.  Here are a few snippets:

TIME: Do you plan to go to college?
Radcliffe: No, I don’t. I am continuing my education. I have two weekly tutorials with a friend of mine who is also an English teacher. He comes on set and we talk through plays and books and poems. It’s a privilege.

TIME: What do you think about the way J.K. Rowling formed the plots of the books?
Radcliffe: Obviously, it’s inspired. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have done nearly as well as they have. They have taken the best bits of different kinds of literature. It’s the latest in a long line of orphan literature. There’s the English boarding school. There’s the good-vs.-evil thing. The fact that she came up with the entire thing on one train journey is pretty remarkable.

TIME: Are you a Harry Potter fan?
Radcliffe: I am a fan of the books, certainly. In terms of the films, I enjoy watching everyone but myself very, very much. I don’t like watching myself. I don’t think many actors do. But, yeah, I am a fan. If I weren’t, I would’ve stopped ages ago.

TIME: Both The Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows are quite different from previous installments. How have you prepared yourself for the plot’s darker, deeper scenes?
Radcliffe: To be honest, that’s the kind of stuff I like doing and gravitate toward naturally. It probably comes easier to me than the comedy. On those days, I generally try to be as isolated as possible and listen to lots of music that will hopefully kind of depress me or get me into a less exuberant state.

Thanks HarryPotterFilm

Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton (among others) are participating in a charity auction for Project Teddy Bear.  The charity is helping in the fight against breast cancer.  According to the auction page:

Small (7″) stuffed breast cancer awareness bear with tag signed by Imelda/Daniel/Matthew. This bear also comes with 4×6 prints of the above photos.

Use the following links to go bid:

• Imelda Staunton autograph & photo w/ breast cancer bear
• Matthew Lewis autograph/photo w/ breast cancer bear
• Daniel Radcliffe autograph with breast cancer bear

Thanks Lewis Lovers!

The LA Times has a new interview with Daniel Radcliffe from a recent visit to the Deathly Hallows set.  He mentions he does not want to be in the Hobbit as Bilbo Baggins (good! not that I don’t love Dan but he doesn’t seem like Bilbo to me).

“I’d have to say, ‘Thanks but no thanks,’ not that anyone has asked me,” the 20-year-old actor told me last week in England. “Honestly, I don’t think they would want me anyway, it’s just too close. Whatever I do next, I don’t think there will be any wizards in it!”

“James McAvoy is fantastic. I think he should play it. I’ve done the fantasy-film thing. Actually, so has he, with the ‘Chronicles of Narnia,’ of course. But I’ve done it for longer. He can take over. I’m done. I don’t think anybody involved in that would want me to, either.” [Note from Meg: I prefer James as well, Dan]

As you can probably tell I am a Lord of the Rings fan, more the movies than the books but I have read them all and The Hobbit.

(also I am aware of the new HBP promos but as I am not on my own computer I can’t add them to the gallery just yet!)

Today I have some more information on the charity cricket match held yesterday in London!  First there is a new photo that you can see here!  Next we know more people that attended;  Tom Felton, Matt Lewis, Dan Radcliffe, and Alfie Enoch played in the game.   Some of the girls went to watch; Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, etc.

Thanks Lewis Lovers!

UPDATE: Matt has answered my message and given a teeny bit more information!

“All I knew is that it was for the hospital where David Holmes is, he’s a stunt man on HP and he was in an accident that left him paralyzed. We raised over £10,000 I think and Team Gryffindor won by 4 wickets. That was my team. I’ve no idea about whether it was open to the public or not but we’re hoping to make it an annual thing so hopefully next year I can let you know more details!”

Thanks Matt!

If any of you follow Matt Lewis and his friend Cuzzy on Twitter you may know about a Charity Cricket match that was held today.  Thanks to Cuzzy we have a bit more information about the event, but not much.  It was not open to the public and was held at Easling Cricket Club. Team Gryffindor Won!  I am not sure if any other Potter stars took part but if any more news surfaces I’ll let you know!

Cuzzy has also posted a photo from the event at Matt’s request, you can see it here.

I asked Matt if he could give me any more information, but he hasn’t gotten back to me yet.

Thanks Lewis Lovers!

UPDATE: Tom Felton and Daniel Radcliffe also attended the event.  It was in honor of David Holmes, the stuntman who was seriously injured in January filming a stunt for Deathly Hallows.

UPDATE 2: Matt updated his Twitter to say that they made over £10,000 for charity!

The trio have recorded segments to feature in this years BBC Children in Need fundraiser which starts September 21, 2009. It was recorded this week during filming of the wedding scenes.   Visit the BBC website for more information!

Thanks very much to HP4U for this news!