There is a new interview with Imelda Staunton now online.
Who’s your favourite neighbour? I live two doors down from Emma Thompson so we’re in each other’s pockets all the time, which is heaven. We’ve known each other for years and years and, whenever she’s in a film, she’s always happy to give a mate a part, which is lucky because I’m always begging her. We last worked together on Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, where she played Sybil Trelawney and I played the awful Dolores Umbridge. I got to sack her, which was wonderful, as it’s something I’d been waiting to do for years.
J.K Rowling wrote an excerpt for The Birthday Book, which commemorates the Prince of Wales’ 60th birthday; the proceeds from which will benefit the The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts. You can go here or click More to read part of the excerpt!
James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) took part in a short film project with the University of Bedfordshire called In the Mind’s Eye.
The story features a character Stanley who goes on a journey through some of the ideas of Plato with the assistance of his reflection, Stanley Too. The twins play the same character, one acting as the real Stanley and the other as the reflection