We quickly caught up with Matthew at last night’s Diagon Alley Preview red carpet and asked him about The Brontes, a new film he is attached to. Watch the video below and stay tuned for the rest of our coverage, we will have a ton of photos of Matt from throughout the press event coming soon. For now, Universal also sent over an official photo of the Potter cast at the end of the red carpet, view it in the gallery.
Matthew Lewis & Other Potter Cast Announce Diagon Alley Opening Date
Earlier this morning we were at a press conference for the Diagon Alley Media Preview and during the event Matthew Lewis along with James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Evanna Lynch and Thierry Coup (Senior Vice President, Universal Creative) announced that Diagon Alley will be open on July 8th.
We will have a full video of the announcement later tonight or tomorrow!
Universal also released a new commercial which can be seen here.
Matt Lewis Participating in Live Webcast from Orlando on Friday
Universal has released a schedule of webcasts that will take place during this week’s Diagon Alley press event And Matthew Lewis will be giving a tour of Diagon Alley. We’re here and will bring you all the latest! Keep up with our Twitter: @MatthewLewisCom (and @MM_Official for general Potter updates)
LIVE WEBCAST #1
THE DIAGON ALLEY™ RED CARPET EVENT
WEDNESDAY JUNE 18, 8PM–9PM EST
WEBCAST #2
ALL ABOARD: A JOURNEY ON THE HOGWARTS™
EXPRESS WITH OLIVER AND JAMES PHELPS
THURSDAY JUNE 19, 12PM-12:15PM EST
LIVE WEBCAST #3
BEHIND THE BRICKS: A TOUR OF DIAGON ALLEY™
WITH TOM FELTON AND MATTHEW LEWIS
FRIDAY JUNE 20, 12PM-12:30PM EST
Video: Recap of 500 Words Final
As we posted last week, Matthew Lewis participated in the 500 WORDS Final at the Hay Festival. A video recap of the days events has been posted by the BBC and may be watched below.
Audio & Photos: Matthew Lewis Reads Winning ‘500 Words’ Story
As we posted yesterday, Matthew was one of the people on hand at the Hay Festival to read one of the winning entries in Chris Evans’ “500 WORDS” competition. They read the stories live on the Chris Evans’ Radio 2 Breakfast Show. You can see a few photos of Matt at the event in our gallery. Listen to Matt below:
Visit the BBC website to listen to all the winners!