Category: Interviews

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Audio: Matthew Lewis on BBC’s One on One

This afternoon Matthew Lewis was a guest on One on One with Liz Green where he discussed getting into acting, Harry Potter, watching himself act, friendships, living in Leeds and much more.  He also chooses some songs that they play during the hour.  The audio is now available on the BBC iPlayer, Matthew’s segment starts at 3:10.  If anyone would like to write a transcript for us, please do and send it in to webmiss[at]magical-menagerie[dot]com

Of note in the interview he mentions that he starts rehearsals for his new play, Our Boys, next week.  The play will run from October 3rd, with previews starting September 26th. He also teases something, possibly related to Wasteland, but says it’s a secret and he can’t share. He did say a trailer should be coming out soon, with the movie hopefully releasing by the end of this year.

He also promotes the song Our Time, by Chris Stocks, that is being sold to raise money for charity.  You can purchase the song on iTunes with all proceeds after iTunes commission to CANCER RESEARCH UK. There is also an accompanying video that you can watch on YouTube. The video was directed by his brother Anthony Lewis with cinematography by Chris Lewis and starring Bill Ward, Laura Carter & Sam Cunningham.

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New Photo and Article on ‘Wasteland’

The Wasteland Official Facebook has been updated with a new behind the scenes photo of Matthew Lewis and Luke Treadaway during filming, that photo may be seen in the gallery. Additionally, ScreenDaily has posted a new article about Matthew Lewis’ new film, Wasteland. Some snippets may be read below.

The film, pitched as akin to Ocean’s 11 on a Northern Council Estate, is about four best friends who hatch a heist plan to better their lives.

The lads are played by Luke Treadaway, Iwan Rheon, Gerard Kearns, and Matthew Lewis; with Timothy Spall as a police interrogator, Vanessa Kirby as the love interest and Neil Maskell as a local thug.

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It won’t be the typical heist film. Pritchard explains: “People are hugely worried about clichés, if it’s a Northern gritty heist film. But this is something different. The humanity up here is fantastic and Rowan knows that better than anyone almost…People that read the script saw that.”

He adds: “You’ll like the characters and that’s vital. Their plan isn’t legal but their reasons are fairly honourable. Also,  there are no guns in the film, which is something we said right from the beginning.

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Treadaway says the four actors at the core of the film have worked extremely well together. “We’re a right little gang.  It’s nice to do a film with guys the same age, and it’s a group of lads that don’t have egos.” Athale agrees: “We’ve been lucky all very different people and all differnet to their characters but they are working very very supportively and there is no ego between them.”

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Matthew Lewis notes that it’s ultimately “a redemption film, about friendship and loyalty. They are good guys, they aren’t thugs.”

Finally, I’ve added another new photo from Matthew’s publicity shoot to the gallery.

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Matthew Lewis Attends Audi Polo Challenge [May 31st]

Last month Matthew attended the Audi Polo Challenge, a charity match in which Prince William was playing.  The Chester Racecourse (where the game was held) posted a video interview with Matt that you can view below. He even hinted that he may be in some American films, but he will always keep his Northern Roots in Leeds.

Matt also updated his Twitter profile photo to a shot of him meeting Prince William and his girlfriend also posted a photo (I don’t normally comment on personal things, but aren’t they the cutest couple!?)  The photos may be seen in high resolution in the gallery. More photos will be added if/when they surface.

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Throwback: 2010 Harry Potter Video Interview

News has been a bit slow lately so today I thought I would bring back some old news by posting this video interview from back in 2010.  This interview was done in Seattle back in August 2010 when he was there to promote Harry Potter: The Exhibition.  He talks about Neville and how his life was affected by the films. I also uncovered a few new photos from that event which you can see in the gallery! Enjoy!

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Matthew’s Interview in Attitude Magazine

Today we have the full write up of Matthew Lewis’ interview for Attitude Magazine. Read some snippets below and the full article in the press archive. You can also view photos from the shoot, and scans of the issue, in the gallery!

His first post-Potter film release will be Wasteland, a low-budget British movie in which Lewis will again share a screen with Timothy Spall. It’s quite a habit of his – co-starring with acting legends, learning from them all the way. Not that it makes him any more confident in his own ability. He admits he’s ‘fretting the whole time’, thinking, ‘Is this any good? Is this shit?’ adding, ‘I grew up on the Potter set and I didn’t expect to come out of that as this fully rounded actor. I never went to drama school, I’m really on the bottom rung and I have to prove myself and learn as I go along.’

Thanks hellyeamattlewis and herring shoes!

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