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The BBC have posted a new behind the scenes feature on BBC Mini-Series The Syndicate, in which Matthew Lewis stars as Jamie.  In the video there is an interview with Matt as well as some shots of him filming.  You can see Matt from :36 – 1:06 in the video.  A transcript of the mini chat they show with Matthew and his co-star Matthew McNulty, who plays his brother, Stuart.

Matthew McNulty: He gets to drive a Ferrari
Matthew Lewis: I get a Ferrari, I get a strip club.
Matthew McNulty: Yea, his character buys a Ferrari, I get a bloody Volkswagon Golf…not that there’s anything wrong with that though.
Matthew Lewis: *laughs* You get a nice house though…
Matthew McNulty: Yes, to be fair I’ve got a decent house with a swimming pool and a kitchen.
Matthew Lewis: That I get to swim in.
Matthew McNulty: Yea, he swims, I don’t get to swim in it.

Update: Posted the video, thanks to SS for capturing it.

Wakefield Magazine has a new interview with Matthew Lewis in the latest issue.  In the 2 page spread he discusses his work on the Harry Potter series, his future, music and more.  Some snippets may be read below and the full interview spread may be seen in the gallery with a transcript in the press archive.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
Jobbing away, doing the best I can for anybody who will pay me. I just want to work, it doesn’t bother me particularly what I’m doing as long as when we finish I can be proud of the part I play in it.

What are you working on at the moment?
I’ve just started a BBC mini-series called The Syndicate about some folk working in a supermarket that win the lottery. It’s good, honest drama written by Kay Mellor and I play a bit of a nasty piece of work and my hair’s not too great either, as you can see in the picture. Good fun though.

The Telegraph has released another interview with Matthew Lewis, in the first he discussed Al Pacino.  In this interview he discusses the Harry Potter films and how his life has changed.  You can read the interview at the first link or in the press archive.

When did you first became aware you were a part of this great cultural phenomenon?

The first time I thought, “This is big” was when I arrived at the first premiere in Leicester Square. The film hadn’t been released and, as far as I was aware, nobody knew who I was. But there were all these people shouting, “Matthew! Matthew!” I was an 11-year-old kid, and I was thinking, “How do they know who I am?” It really scared me.

Until the last film, I’d just been left to get on with my own bit in the background, and I was happy with that. Then suddenly the character was out there, and I was in America being reported in all the magazines that I read like The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. I’d always dreamed of being in them and now I was.

What are the popular myths about being in the Potter films?

Last weekend a student came up to me in Leeds with a look of disgust on her face and she said, “What are you doing here?” “Well, I live here,” I said. There’s this idea that we must all live in mansions in Beverly Hills or something.

People assume that when you’ve been in a film like that you’ve turned into Brad Pitt with an entourage that’s going to accompany you everywhere. The one thing I insist on if I’m asked to do something is: Can I bring a mate? So, if I’m in New York doing an interview with USA Today or whatever, it’s nice to be able to look across the room and see my mate Nick from Otley. It keeps me on the ground.

SoccerAM has posted a new interview with Matthew Lewis from this morning as well as an 8 minute video (I’m working on finding an embeddable version.) You can also see two photos here in the gallery.  In the interview he talks about Harry Potter, football and answers some fun questions about his costars.  He says he would rather score a winning goal against Manchester United than win an Oscar. You can read the full interview at the previous link or in the press archive.

Who is the best actor: Alan Rickman.

Who is the funniest off camera: Rupert Grint.

Who is the most intelligent: Daniel Radcliffe.

Who is the least intelligent: Probably me! They’re all pretty bright.

Who is the least intelligent, excluding Lewis: He’s going to kill me! Devon Murray who plays Seamus Finnigan. He’s going to kill me. I’m definitely below him.

Who was the latest on set: Either me or Emma Watson… doing her hair or something.

Who had the biggest trailer, entourage etc: Probably Rupert Grint! He had a pretty good setup; big screen TV, PlayStation, pool table, dart board – he had the whole thing going on.

And finally who is the longest in the shower… Alf Enoch… we’ll leave it at that!

SnitchSeeker got the chance to interview Matthew Lewis recently and in the chat he talks about Neville, the series and more! You can read the full interview here or in the press archive!

SnitchSeeker: What scene in the Harry Potter series was the most demanding (physically or emotionally) to shoot?
Matt: The scene with Ralph Fiennes was pretty intense. I remember being proper nervous about that. A lot of pressure. In those moments though everybody just sort of melts away and you’ve got to just get in the zone, become your character and get on with it and that’s what I tried to do. You’re nervous every minute before but as soon as you hear “action” all of Matt’s inhibitions fade away and you are whoever you’re supposed to be.

SnitchSeeker: If you could play any female character from the Harry Potter films, who would it be?
Matt: What a mad question! Probably Molly Weasley because she gets some cracking lines and the final fight she has with Bellatrix looked like a right laugh.