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December 13, 2012

The Harry Potter Shop at Platform 9 3/4 Officially Opening This Weekend

Since Matthew news is a little slow at the moment I thought I would share a bit of Potter news today, courtesy of Magical-Menagerie. This morning we have some exciting news for Potter fans who frequently visit Kings Cross station (or for those of you who will be visiting London.) We posted quite some time ago about the new location of Platform 9 ¾ within the station and the possibility of a store. Well, today we can officially announce that The Harry Potter™ Shop At Platform 9 ¾ will open its doors to the public on Saturday, 15th December 2012 at 7:30 am. The shop will be open 7 days a week from 7:30am-10pm and is located at Unit 1, King’s Cross Station, London N1 9AP.

Situated near the platform 9 ¾ trolley at London’s newly refurbished King’s Cross Station, the shop will sell items such as golden platform 9 ¾ collectible train tickets, wands, robes, uniforms and other collectibles in homage to the successful Harry Potter™ film franchise and book series.

THE HARRY POTTER™ SHOP AT PLATFORM 9 ¾ has been produced by Jonathan Sands (Founder and Chief Executive of London Film Museum) and partners, under license from Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

Speaking ahead of the launch of the shop just in time for Christmas 2012, Jonathan Sands of London Film Museum and Platform 9 ¾ K1ngs Cross Ltd said “ We are proud to be opening the official Harry Potter Shop at Platform 9 ¾ in association with Warner Bros. Consumer Products as this is precisely where Harry’s journey to Hogwarts began. King’s Cross Station has recently undergone the most amazing re-development and we are delighted to be a part of it thanks to Network Rail.”

November 26, 2012November 27, 2012

Matthew Talks ‘Our Boys’ and Post-Potter with Mirror Online

In a new interview with Mirror Online, Matthew talks about Our Boys and his life post-Harry Potter and how he still disagrees when people call hima “hunk” and more. Of his reaction to the recent obsession with his looks he says:

“It was just a few good camera angles in New York,” he says. “I wasn’t attractive when I was growing up and I don’t think I am now. It was never something I associated with me, ever, so it came as a shock. It was never, like, ‘Let me take these ears off then you’ll see’.”

He says: “Julia Roberts says it in Notting Hill. ‘Eventually, people will realise that I can’t act and I’m not that good-looking’ and stuff. You’re just thinking, ‘Tomorrow they’re going to figure it out.’ […] It was very nice to hear it said about me – very humbling, you know – it’s just a lot of pressure.”

In the interview he discusses Our Boys and how his character Mick, has some similarities with Neville:

There are a lot of similarities between my character Mick and Neville – he’s the butt of a lot of jokes. He’s a soldier, talking about sex and being overtly racist and sexist because he doesn’t know any better. Potter fans won’t expect that but hopefully he’s not too far detached that they get upset about it.”

The play is set in a military hospital and the central theme is the camaraderie between the sick soldiers. “The research was meticulous,” says Matt. “We had a lecture from an officer about the army of 1984 – it was a peacetime army. Lads were in Germany or sunbathing in Cyprus. But it’s also about the boredom of the 80s. People only had three TV channels, Betamax and a Walkman. They have to entertain themselves by playing pranks on people.”

He also talks about some of his jobs when he was first starting out:

“The fact that I was in Sharpe – for one scene as ‘boy in workplace’ – that is the pinnacle of my career to him because I was with the King of Yorkshire, Sean Bean. [see a photo here]

“I was the face of Warburton’s when I was little too. That’s a close second.”

Read the full interview at the link above or in the press archive.

November 16, 2012

Video: Matthew Lewis Talks Harry Potter with ABC Family

As we posted last week, ABC Family had a Harry Potter marathon this past week and also released a few interviews with cast members including Matthew Lewis! Matthew was only featured in one, which may be watched below. The rest of the interviews include Tom Felton, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe and can be watched at Magical-Menagerie!
Comic Relief with Matthew Lewis, Tom Felton and Daniel Radcliffe

November 7, 2012

New Matthew Lewis Interview to be Featured on ABCFamily.com

ABC Family has revealed that they will be having another Harry Potter marathon where they will air the first six Potter films. They will also be featuring brand new interviews with cast members, including Matthew on their website!

ACCIO! ABC FAMILY SUMMONS A MAGICAL, MYSTICAL, FOUR-DAY “HARRY POTTER” MARATHON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

“Harry Potter” Marathon to Include Exclusive Online Interviews at ABCFamily.com with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis Throughout the Four-Day Event.

(Burbank, November 2, 2012) ABC Family stirs up some thrills with a four-day “Harry Potter” marathon. The marathon starts with “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” on Monday, November 12th and will run through Thursday, November 15.

ABCFamily.com is also getting into the magical hijinks with never-before-seen online interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis throughout the four-day event. The interviews are broken down into four topics: Enemies – Tom Felton discusses the duels between Harry and Draco; stunts – Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe talk about some of their memories of the stunts they had to perform; comic relief — Matthew Lewis, Emma Watson and Tom Felton gossip about some of the more hilarious moments in the series; and girl power — Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe give their thoughts on Hermione’s journey from shy schoolgirl to powerful witch.

The “Harry Potter” marathon schedule is as follows:

Monday, November 12th
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Tuesday, November 13th
3:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
7:30 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

Wednesday, November 14th
4:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”

Thursday, November 15th
4:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
7:30 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Thanks to our partner site Magical-Menagerie!

November 5, 2012

Matthew Hemley Interviews Matthew Lewis

Matthew Hemley, of The Stage, recently interviewed Matthew Lewis. In the interview the Matt’s talked about Our Boys, life Post-Potter and much more! Some snippets may be read below:

“I am fortunate that I get sent scripts and get to meet people I would never have met had I not done Harry Potter,” he admits. “But I feel I had to come out of that show and prove that I am not a one trick pony and can do other stuff. I have to start at the bottom really. I am fortunate that it opened doors but now I have to step through them.”

He adds: “I did feel immediately after it, when I went to auditions, that the worst thing I could hear was the director saying, ‘I am a big Harry Potter fan’, as immediately you think, shit, I have to convince them I am not Neville Longbottom before I can convince them of anything else. It was the hardest thing. But since then, I have realised you can’t think negatively. You do the best you can do and if it’s what they’re after it’s what they’re after, and if it’s not it’s not. Simple as that. And you’ve just got to get on with it.”

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“To be honest I was not interested in doing anything again so quickly after [Verdict],” he says. “But then my agent gave me a call and said there was this play called Our Boys and asked if I would like to go in for a meeting about it. I was apprehensive, given it was the West End, as I was not sure I was ready to go and do that. But then I read the script, and it’s one of those scripts that you can immediately picture and see on stage. I thought, ‘Okay, I want to go into this. I doubt they will cast me but it will be a good laugh to go in for it’.”

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Our Boys, directed by David Grindley, is based on Jonathan Lewis’ own experiences of being a soldier in hospital. It is described as a “comic and moving testament to the men Jonathan shared his hospital bay with”. Lewis describes his character, Mick, as a “really good guy.” “He loves the army, it’s his life,” he says. “He loves everything about it – the discipline, the uniform. And he’s not afraid to stand up for it when it comes into question.”

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Our Boys also stars Laurence Fox and Arthur Darvill. Lewis says he has enjoyed the rehearsal period with the other members of the cast, admitting that rehearsing is an alien concept to him, given his background in film. “You don’t get time to rehearse in film and TV at all,” he says. “Even on Potter, where we had this huge budget and time, we did not rehearse. So it’s nice to go into a rehearsal room and just play around with ideas in front of a director. And you get to create a fuller character, which I am really enjoying. Every time I do a new job I learn a little bit more.”

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And what of future work offers? Does he find himself being particularly choosy about parts that come his way now? “I have turned down some stuff,” he admits. “If I don’t think I will enjoy something I won’t do it just to make money. I want to enjoy what I am doing.” He adds: “If I am going to be away from home so long, then I want to make sure I am not depressed. Because if you’re not happy with what you’re doing you will only give a shit performance.”