This morning MWS Media, the producers of Matthew’s film The Sweet Shop, released a new teaser trailer for the film. The new trailer may be viewed below:
For those of you that are unaware, Matthew filmed The Sweet Shop back in 2010 but the films release was delayed due to a tragedy within the cast. It seems like they are moving forward with the release now, though no date has been set. As always, stay tuned and we will post the latest as it develops!
The film is the story of a rock star, Jarvis, that returns to the village where he grew up when his estranged Mother dies. He finds many of his childhood friends – including local Sweet Shop owner Katie Powell – have never left. Matthew plays the role of “The Reporter” trying to get the dirt on rock star Jarvis.
Today Warner Bros. have sent over a brand new clip of Harry Potter stars, including Matthew Lewis, exploring the upcoming Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection to give fans an exclusive first look at all the exciting memorabilia and the gift box itself! Images of the movie set may be seen at our partner site, Magical-Menagerie. Additionally, Warner Bros. sent out a new press release with more information on what the 31 disc set will contain!
Nearly 4 hours of features including:
All New! “The Harry Potters You Never Met” – Meet the stunt doubles for Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as they demonstrate how they balanced major stunt work with seamlessly mimicking the actors they represented and share their favorite moments.
All New! “Designing the World of Harry Potter” – Explore how production designer Stuart Craig and his creative team brought J.K. Rowling’s imagination to life on the screen.
All New! “When Harry Left Hogwarts” (Extended Version) – Hear candid and emotional stories about the final days on set in this extended behind-the-scenes look.
All New! “50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments” (Definitive Version) – Take a look back with cast members who share their on and off-screen memories.
All New! “Secrets Revealed! Quidditch” – At last, the secrets behind the special effects required for the breathtaking Quidditch scenes are revealed!
All New! “Secrets Revealed! Hagrid”- See the camera tricks, towering stand-in and voluminous body suits behind the beloved Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts.
Thanks to SnitchSeeker and Lauren D. we now have a video of Matthew receiving his Honorary Master of the Arts degree from Leeds Metropolitan University. In the video he accepts his awards with a speech.
They have also kindly transcribed his speech:
Thank you for that very kind introduction. You made me sound almost like a saint, thank you. I’m really not, I assure you. I guess you’re all rather bored now, and ready for pub, so I’ll try and keep this brief.
To say this award came as a bit of a shock is quite the understatement. I initially didn’t know where to begin with this speech. Being only 23, I’ve been trying to think of something to say that wouldn’t come across as necessarily condescending. I know how much you all put into these degrees. My girlfriend’s sat in the front row, and actually graduated from her four-year classes this morning, and you wouldn’t have thought much of her face a few days ago when I told her I’d be graduating on the same day. (audience laughter).
So after much deliberation, I decided to exercise caution and stay away from the patronizing advice. I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for allowing me to share this day with all of you. It’s a real honor for me. I actually applied to Leeds Metropolitan University many years ago – and I did get accepted – but unfortunately I was away filming in London and it was just going to be too impractical.
It was something that I actually to this day regretted, having seen many of my friends pass through these halls with their degrees. So it’s a real pleasure for me to count myself as an alumni, albeit a slightly cheesy one. It’s still a tremendous privilege. So thanks again for letting me be here today. Leeds is my home, and this means an awful lot to me, more than I could ever convey in words. Finally, congratulations to all of you, sincerely. My best wishes, all the best for the future, and I look forward very much to seeing what we’ll achieve from here in. Thank you.
Leeds Metropolitan University has released some more photos of Matthew Lewis receiving his honorary degree, those photos may be seen in the gallery. They have also posted a video of Matthew from the day where he talks about the honor, his girlfriend also graduating, Harry Potter, living in Leeds and more.
Additionally, the Yorkshire Evening Post has released another video of Matthew at the ceremony. In this video he talks about many of the same topics as well as his schooling and his life after Potter. You also get to see him preparing for the ceremony and getting his photo taken after and there is a particularly amusing shot of Matt running.
Hopefully a video of his speech will be released and, if so, it will be posted here!
Last September, Matthew Lewis attended Bethany Hare’s Walk of Smiles for charity. A few days ago a video from the Harrogate Walk Of Smiles event in May 2012 was released with a few clips of Matt. Matthew is Patron to the charity, Bethany’s Smile, and will be walking again on September 8th. The video may be watched below and photos from the September event can be found in the gallery.
(you can see Matt starting at 1:43)
Update: Thank you to the folks at Bethany’s Smile for the clarification on the details.