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November 10, 2015

Matt Lewis Talks Upcoming Projects in New Interview

In a new interview with ripitup.com.au, Matt Lewis discusses a bunch of his upcoming projects. The interview with the Australian website comes before his appearances at Supernova Pop Culture Expo later this month.

In a short quote on his upcoming film Me Before You and working with Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin he says, “It was just a really nice environment on set [with them], and the book that the script is based on is a lovely piece of literature.” Me Before You is based on the book of the same name by Jojo Moyes and has a release date of June 3rd 2016.

Matt also discusses filming for Series 2 of Happy Valley and Series 4 of Ripper Street which he has been filming simultaneously. Filming for Happy Valley finished recently and Ripper Street will continue filming in January after a holiday break.

“I’ve come back here [to London] for the moment – I’ve got this cold because it’s miserable here,” he says. “The last few days have been pretty intense. I can’t really say what I was doing without giving away too much of my character [in Happy Valley], but it was intense and I’m quite rundown.” It’s been fantastic [working on both shows], but it’s been quite heavy doing two jobs in two different countries.”

He can’t get away from the interview without a quick mention of Neville and Harry Potter and states: “I’ve done quite a few weirdly different things to Neville since then. I feel like in my career I’ve definitely moved on, but it’s still such a massive part of my life – it’s not something that you can easily forget,” he states. “It’s been the very foundation of the rest of my career, particularly amongst the fanbase. I’m very, very fortunate to have some incredibly fantastic fans. I’m under no illusion that the vast majority are fans of Harry Potter and that’s not a bad thing. I don’t mind at all.”

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Matt Lewis Attending 2016 Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando

The lineup for Universal Orlando Resort’s 2016 Celebration of Harry Potter has been announced this morning. You will all be happy to know that Matt will once again be attending this weekend-long celebration of the Potter films! The event is being held from January 29-31, 2016. Matthew will be joined by Rupert Grint, Katie Leung, Bonnie Wright and Evanna Lynch for the third annual celebration. Visit Magical-Menagerie for full details on the event!

Access to “A Celebration of Harry Potter” is included with regular theme park admission or with an annual pass, with admission to certain activities being granted on a first-come, first-served basis. While most of the activities for “A Celebration of Harry Potter” will be open to all Universal Orlando park guests and will take place at both Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida theme parks, guests who purchase the exclusive event vacation package will enjoy certain special benefits and reserved sections for the panels and demonstrations.

More from the press release is as follows:

“A CELEBRATION OF HARRY POTTER” PANELS AND DEMONSTRATIONS (Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida theme parks)

Demonstrations and Q&A sessions will be available featuring Harry Potter film talent and crew, with special panels and demonstrations for kids. Admission into panels and demonstrations will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Specific times will be released at a later date.

Behind the Scenes: Harry Potter Film Talent Discussion

Enjoy a fascinating and interactive Q&A session featuring some of your favorite actors from the Harry Potter films. Discover what it was like to work on the most successful film franchise in history.

April 28, 2015

Matt Lewis News Roundup: Various Interviews, Attitude Magazine Cover Shoot, and More

Today we have a nice news roundup since I was on vacation the past two weeks and missed a bunch of updates! Below find some interviews Matt has done for various outlets the past couple weeks. He will also be a guest on Joe Lycett’s ‘The 15 Second Interview‘ next week.

Firstly, we spoke to Matt quickly while in London and although he couldn’t tease much on his new role in Me Before You, he did let us know that he will be on the cover of the June issue of Attitude magazine, which he Instagrammed a behind the scenes picture of a couple weeks ago. We hope to be able to share more information on his upcoming role soon, including who he will be playing! In the meantime, be sure to read Me Before You to prepare for the release of the film.

SnitchSeeker interviewed Matt a few weeks before his latest casting announcement where he discussed Bluestone 42. You can listen to the full interview below and read their transcript in our press archive:

Matt was a guest on BBC Radio Wales The Leak with Tom Price last week. You can download the podcast here and listen below (thanks to AccioMDL for the youtube version.) Matt’s part starts at 6:37.

Matthew has been attending a lot of events as of late and was interviewed at the premiere of Amar Akbar and Tony, starring his Bluestone 42 co-star Laura Aikman. (from 6:30 to 7:20)

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015

Video: Matt Lewis on ITV’s Lorraine

This morning, Matthew was a guest on ITV’s Lorraine to talk about Bluestone 42 (premiering next week!), Harry Potter and Spectrum Kilimanjaro Challenge 2015. You can learn more about why Matt joined the challenge by visiting his page on the Steve Prescot Association’s website.

He also teases that he has a few ‘bits and bobs’ he’s working on this year but can’t talk about yet. Hopefully we’ll be able to reveal them here soon!

Thanks to AccioMDL we have an embeddable version of some of the interview, which can be viewed below! If the full version ever makes it’s way online we’ll update.

You can also see a couple photos from the interview here in the gallery.

A few other reminders – Matt will be on Sunday Brunch this weekend and will be on Cinemaniacs at some point!

February 15, 2015February 15, 2015

Matt Lewis Talks Reprising Role of Neville, Fantastic Beasts & More

In another interview posted by Radio Times, Matthew talks about the Harry Potter films and whether or not he would reprise his role as Neville if the opportunity came. He also reveals he was discussing the Fantastic Beasts films with J.K. Rowling and David Yates (he is NOT going to be in the film, they were just chatting.)

On playing Neville again: “If it came to it that I was offered that sort of deal – I want to say I’d consider it – but I’d probably jump at the chance, absolutely! I’m not itching, just yet, but I’d absolutely, definitely consider it, and love to be considered for it.”

He also talks about filming Harry Potter and Bluestone 42: “I saw Emma Watson the other day and we were chatting about Potter,” Lewis said, “and I realised as much as I miss certain aspects of it, since I finished it I’ve just had such an amazing time. Potter was an amazing and a unique experience that I was privileged to have been a part of, but I’ve never been as involved with or as proud of a project as I have with Bluestone 42 – I’ve had so much fun being a part of it, so much more than I’ve ever had before as an actor, definitely.”

Finally, he briefly discusses the Fantastic Beasts films and how he will actually be able to enjoy watching them since he won’t be in them:

“One of the things that ruined all the [Harry Potter] films for me was that I had to watch myself in them – it was a nightmare,” Lewis said. “But I can go to watch the new films without any kind of fear of my own performance.”

“I was up in Edinburgh chatting about it with [Harry Potter creator] Jo Rowling, and [director] David Yates was there too. Just knowing that those two are back together again, Jo and David Yates, with [producer] David Heyman – that magical team are together, making these films – it cannot fail to be a success. I can’t wait to see it – and not be a part of it!”