Matthew recently talked to The Inquirer about the Harry Potter series.
Matthew Lewis, who essays Neville Longbottom, Harry’s faithful friend, said that he has heard the rumors that his character will figure prominently in a spin-off novel that J.K. Rowling is planning. He said that if the rumors are true, he hopes that the stories will be set somewhere else in the world.
As one of the actors who grew up right before our eyes, Matthew recounted that one time during a filming break, he lost a lot of weight. He was nervous that the character would be recast. Instead, he was asked to wear a fat suit but was made to get rid of it in “Part 2.”
Like many in the cast, Matthew got marriage proposals. “I turned them down,” he said with a wry smile.
He distinctly remembers the last day of filming. They shot in the courtyard, “with bodies lying everywhere,” after one of the film’s battles. “That’s a wrap!” came the announcement and then everyone broke into applause. The cast and crew started dispersing until it was just Emma, Tom, David and himself on the set. “We looked at each other like, ‘That’s it?’”