the Movie-Fanatic have Rupert featured on their list of Ten Most Underrated Young Actors.

Playing one of the main characters in the Harry Potter series gave Rupert Grint the kind of world-wide recognition reserved to a chosen few. He is definitely not your usual boy-next-door young star who prefers to play traditional roles given to teens in Hollywood. His co-stars Dan Radcliffe and Emma Watson seem to have the edge when it comes to fans (at the start, that is!) but Grint did not won the coveted role over hundreds of aspirants if he is not made of tougher stuff.

His goal to polish his craft by exploring other characters beside Ron Weasley appears to be making headways. He made Driving Lessons in 2006 and this year – two feature films Cherrybomb and Wild Target – will further allow the young actor to prove he has what it takes to suceed in the movie business.

In the coming-of-age story Driving Lessons, Grint got excellent reviews for his first leading role: the critics praised the realism he brought into the role of shy teenager Ben Marshall, as well as his “riotous comedic timing” and “fantastic screen chemistry” with Julie Walters. He is expected to give the same kind of dedication to his two new movies, and his fans remain steadfast and loyal – even launching a campaign to make sure his movie, Cherrybomb is shown on theaters.

Thanks ICM!

As I posted last month there are a TON of Special Features on the Half-Blood Prince DVD.  More of the features have been released.

• Close-Up With The Cast of Harry Potter (trt: 28:30) (Hosts Matthew Lewis (“Neville Longbottom”) and Alfred Enoch (“Dean Thomas”) lead us on an entertaining look at the cast of Harry Potter as they explore their interests away from acting and spend a day on set with the production team.)
  • Editing with Daniel Radcliffe: Daniel and editor Mark Day have a light-hearted conversation about film editing and how to get the right shot for a scene
  • Special Effects with Matthew Lewis, Oliver Phelps and Tom Felton: The guys get a “science lesson” from Special Effects Supervisor John Richardson and technician Matthew Harlow.
  • Owl Training with Jessie Cave: Jessie heads outside for training tips with “hootie” and owl trainer Guillaume Grange.
  • Stunt Training with Rupert Grint: Rupert shows off his thrill for danger with the stunt department.
  • Costume Designs with Evanna Lynch: Evanna shares her jewelry designs with Costume Designer Jany Temime.
  • Art with Bonnie Wright: Bonnie and graphic designer Eduardo Lima show off the fun props, products and set designs.
  • Behind the Camera with James Phelps: In his debut performance in the assistant director department, James actually becomes a crew member on set.
  • Make-Up with Emma Watson: Emma and designer Amanda Knight talk about the biggest challenges on this year’s film.

Thanks Maura!

In addition to Tom Felton, ICM has found out that Drama Magazine has exclusive interviews and never before seen pictures of Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright coming out in their newest issue which will be online next Monday.

You can download the magazine from the App Store when it becomes available!

In several new articles it has been revealed that Cherrybomb will be distributed in the UK, probably because of the great campaign run by fans to get the film distributed!  The film’s sales agent, The Little Film Company, is also in negotiation with an American distributor.  Rupert has been quoted as saying:

“I am backing this campaign wholeheartedly,” he said. “I’m delighted by the huge support the film has already received on the official Facebook page and other sites on the web and am so grateful to my fans in particular, who have travelled the world to support the film at festivals and preview screenings.”

Thanks for the tip and starting the campain ICM!

The Little Film Company have launched the Official Cherrybomb Website!  Cherrybomb is Rupert Grint’s new movie, well one of them.

We also have some news about his other film, Wild Target.   The gayandlesbiantimes state the following, unconfirmed, news:

It’s a British action-comedy about a hitman wishing for retirement but finding no rest forthcoming, and it features the hilarious Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Carribean) alongside Emily Blunt, Martin Freeman and a breaking-out-of-Ron-Weasley-mode Rupert Grint (a casting move that ought to guarantee a U.S. release). Directed by Jonathan Lynn (My Cousin Vinny), the film has already wrapped and should, fingers-crossed, hit its target on these shores sometime in 2010.

Thanks ICM!!

There are some additional details on the Half-Blood Prince BluRay including some fun news about the special features!

• WB Maximum Movie Mode with director David Yates, producers David Heyman and David Barron, and cast members Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Tom Felton, including Focus Points, picture-in-picture and image galleries (BD exclusive)
• Additional scenes (6’31”)
• Close-Up with the Cast and Crew of Harry Potter: hosts Matthew Lewis (“Neville Longbottom”) and Alfred Enoch (“Dean Thomas”) lead us on an entertaining look at the cast of Harry Potter as they explore their interests away from acting and spend a day on set with the production team (28’30”)
• J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life: a fascinating and intimate look into the life of J.K. Rowling over the last year of writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (49’32”)
• One-minute Drills: the cast has 60 seconds to describe their character’s personality, history, relationships and other traits before time runs out (6’43”)
• What’s on Your Mind: hosted by Tom Felton, the cast is put on the spot when asked a series of rapid-fire questions on their likes and dislikes. (6’41”)

Thanks Lewis Lovers!