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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.
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
It has been announced today that Matthew Lewis has been cast in a new film, The Brontes, which, according to their Twitter description, is “the first big-budget, English language, feature-length biopic film of the Bronte siblings.” Their Facebook also has a date of April 2016 attached to the film, but release dates are always subject to change.
Matt has been cast as Branwell Bronte, the only male sibling in the story. IMDB has a short description of the story, which is as follows:
After moving to Haworth in 1820 and following the premature death of their mother, the young Bronte siblings Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne begin to lose themselves in writing fiction as their father, the local vicar, struggles to keep the family together. When the sisters’ novels, published under male pseudonyms, become world-famous they must learn to balance their fame and their new-found wealth with their anonymity.
Wikipedia has a short page with information on Branwell if you want to brush up on your history. He was a painter, a writer and a poet, the only son of the Brontë family.
The film’s director and writer, David Anthony Thomas, had this to say of the casting: I’m really excited to be working with Matthew Lewis on The Brontes. Matthew’s been my first choice to play Branwell Bronte since we first started working on the production and I’m delighted that he’s agreed to play the role.
We will of course keep you updated as more information is revealed!
Episodes 5 and 6 of Bluestone 42 will be airing on BBC Three tonight starting at 10pm. Descriptions and clips from the episodes may be seen below. Beware of strong language.
Episode 5: Bird hatches a plan to stop Nick and Mary going on about each other once and for all. The Lt Colonel persuades Towerblock to pimp his ride.
Episode 6: Nick’s hunt for the Taliban bomber hots up. Simon’s lack of trust in Mac and Rocket comes back to bite him. Bird finds herself the reluctant participant in a girlie chat with Mary.
It has just been revealed by the BBC that Bluestone 42 will be coming back for a third series! It is unknown whether or not Matthew will be continuing at this time, but we will keep you updated as more is announced.
Bluestone 42 – the critically-acclaimed comedy following a bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan – is commissioned for a further 6×30-minute episodes. Produced by BBC In-house Comedy, the producer is Michelle Farr and the executive producer is Stephen McCrum.