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Although he will not be attending the Grand Opening of the Studio Tour, Matthew Lewis will be in attendance at this Sunday’s Empire awards! Daniel Radcliffe, Bonnie Wright and David Yates as well as Deathly Hallows: Part II have been nominated, so we may possibly see Matt accept an awards on behalf of the film.
Stay tuned for photos (and perhaps videos) of Matthew at the event!
Unfortunately, Matthew has just reveled that, he will be unable to attend the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter Grand Opening due to filming commitments:
Gutted about not being able to attend the @WB_StudioTour. I’m proper busy on #Wasteland at the minute. Sorry guys, have a good one x
Many other stars will be at the event though so if you were planning on going don’t cancel just yet!
The Bradford Telegraph and Argus have posted a new interview and brand new promotional shot of Matthew Lewis in The Syndicate. Read the full interview at the previous link or in the press archive and see the photo in the gallery.
“Jamie is a drug-taking, mouthy scallywag and Neville is a shy boy wizard who’s afraid of his own shadow. On the surface they’re worlds apart. However, when you scratch below that surface they have similarities,” said Matthew. “I wanted to play Jamie from the moment I read the script. The fact that he was a ‘bad lad’ didn’t really factor in my decision. I just knew I wanted to tell Jamie’s story. A lot of people will dislike him and will find him on the surface to be a pretty disagreeable bloke. He’s been through a lot but I’m not asking people to justify his behaviour, I just hope they understand it on a human level. That for me is the challenge.”
The movie franchise [Harry Potter] came to an end last year with the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Matthew, who went to St Mary’s School in Menston and Scala Performing Arts School in Horsforth, told the T&A: “Those films are classics, I’m proud to be part of that. I’m a huge Star Wars fan and to think our films will be ranked alongside those in years to come is incredible.”
There is also a new behind the scenes shot from The Grocer as well as another new promotional photo featuring the cast.
ABC Family have emailed with some exciting news! They are having yet another The “Harry Potter Marathon” that starts with “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” TONIGHT (it is already on for those of us on the East Coast) and will include airings of each of the first six films through Sunday, March 18th, as well as exclusive interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson throughout the five day event. The “Harry Potter” marathon schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, March 14th
Thursday, March 15th
Friday, March 16th
Saturday, March 17th
Sunday, March 18th
My Leeds has released a new interview with Matthew Lewis where he discusses how Harry Potter changed his life, Leeds and more! The 4 page interview may be seen here! There are also two new photos included in the issue!
I will type up a transcript later today! If you would like to do the transcript for me, please send it to webmiss[at]magical-menagerie[dot]com!
Update: Thanks to Jen we have a transcript of the interview that you can read in the press archive! You can also view two new photos here in the gallery!
What was the best part of the Harry Potter experience?
Matt: The things I learnt and the people I was around. I picked up so much. I learnt much more than I would have at university. Dan Radcliffe is great too, he doesn’t get as much credit as he deserves from his peers. If you saw him on set, how hard he works… I’ve never seen anyone work as hard as that. He’s got a great energy to be around. We’re good friends.What do you put your success down to? Is it all hard work?
Matt: You’ve no idea how lazy I am! Any success is 100% because of the people I have around me. My friends and family, mum and dad, were amazing. And I couldn’t have hoped for a better cast and director.How do you deal with the success?
Matt: The success blags my head a little. With the last film, I was nervous because I’d always been in the background. And suddenly I had a much more prominent role. It was pretty nerve-wracking. Then it came out and the reviews were amazing. It was very overwhelming and I didn’t anticipate it.