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January 13, 2016

Everything You Wanted To Know About Matt Lewis with Buzzfeed

Buzzfeed has shared a fun new interview with Matthew Lewis this morning. They ask him 39 seemingly random questions but we love hearing these facts about Matt. Definitely one of the more fun interviews from his Ripper Street promotion. A few of his answers may be read below:

Your biggest pet peeve? I’ve got quite a few actually. People who leave a bit of tea at the bottom of a mug. That pisses me off. Just drink the whole damn thing. What is wrong with you? Because when I go and put it in the dishwasher it goes everywhere and that does my head in. Drink the whole thing. I made it for you, drink it.

Favourite dance move? I can’t dance to save my life. I can’t name dance moves.

If so, what [have you stolen from a set?] [Laughs] Oh no, I knew that was coming! How long have you got? I’ve got the whole Neville outfit from the final [Harry Potter] film. The trousers and the shirt and the cardigan, sort of covered in blood and burn marks and stuff. They know I’ve got it now, but I did steal it – with the help of a costume dresser. We worked together and we smuggled it out of the building.

Funniest story from the Ripper Street set? Man, they’re a funny bunch of guys. There’s some good stuff that’s happened. One of the things that I did personally, a friend of mine called Jake, who was in this show, there was a point at which he was a corpse and he’s laid out on this slab, he’s all decked out to look like a dead body. And so we recreated that scene from Friends with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Joey, you know when he’s like [puts on accent] “This man is dying!” So we did that whole scene and then we put the cloth over his head and did the “This man is dead.” I’m not going to show it to you but we filmed it. That was a funny day.

Favourite joke? The price of Velcro’s going up. It’s a rip-off.

What’s your life motto? When I was younger it used to be “everything happens for a reason”, but as I’ve got older that seems to mean less to me. I don’t believe in fate, I don’t think our lives are predestined. I think that we achieve things by putting ourselves in positions to achieve things, whether that’s through learning or being positive. I try to take an outlook on life where good shit doesn’t just happen to people. People who get themselves out there and want to experience and say yes, they’re the people who experience these opportunities and stuff. So it’s a bit wanky, but I guess it’s kind of the idea that we make our own luck. We’re only here once, so it’s what we make of it. No one’s going to do it for us.

January 11, 2016January 12, 2016

Video: Matt Lewis on His Role in Ripper Street; Confirms He is in Series 5

The promotional tour for Ripper Street series 4 continues. Today What’s on TV have shared a new interview with Matthew where he talks about his role in the 4th series of Ripper Street. Ripper Street will begin streaming on Amazon Prime UK this Friday, January 15th. He is joined in the interview by Adam Rothenberg who plays Captain/Dr. Homer Jackson. They discuss stunts, Matt’s mustache and filming in Dublin. Matthew also hints at filming again.

While describing Sergeant Drummond Matt says;

“Sergeant Samuel Drummond is a new desk sergeant at the new police station and he is basically part of a new generation of police officer who are involved with a lot more of the science and technological side of modern day policing. So he’s in control of the telegram, the micro reader and the telephone systems and makes sure everyone uses these new ideas that are supposed to make the Met much more effiecient. But he’s also got a lot to learn, he’s just out of police academy or whatever, he’s a bit green.”

(Thanks to AccioMDL for the YouTube embed. Watch the original video at What’s on TV)

Update: In another new interview, this time with TalkSport, Matthew confirms that he will start filming the 5th series of Ripper Street next week. He also talks about Rugby League and his career since Harry Potter. To listen, visit this link, click 15:00-15:30 on the right of the player and then skip to 20:19. Some snippets may be read below. If anyone transcribes the full interview, feel free to send it in!

Matt: I joined as a new desk sergeant and it’s more of the same [as series 1-3], it’s about the comings and goings of people around East London in 1897. Queen Victoria’s Jubilee.

talkSPORT: So have you had to change your look?
Matt: The reason I’ve got this big beard is because we start filming on season 5 in about a week and my character has a big mustache and sideburns and a horrific center parting.
talkSPORT: So you grow the beard and you take the beard off at the last minute?
Matt: Exactly. So I’m going to have that for four months and I’m basically repellant to women so I have the beard for as long as possible.

talkSPORT: You’re a new generation cop, so you’re kind of the modern hero.
Matt: My character Sergeant Drummond, he’s basically just joined in the last few months before the series starts and he’s kind of this new generation who’s very interested in modern technology so we get a telephone for the first time in the police station and that’s kind of Drummond’s baby and he teaches everyone how to use it. Everyone’s so used to running up and down stairs and getting young boys to relay messages and Drummond’s like “use the telephone.”

January 11, 2016January 12, 2016

Juliet Remembered, Starring Matt Lewis, Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Juliet Remembered, a short film written and directed by Tamzin Merchant, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds needed to complete the project. The film is about an actress with Alzheimer’s disease who cannot recognise her son, but remembers every line of her favourite role: Shakespeare’s Juliet.

Maggie Steed will be playing Juliet while Matthew Lewis will play a nurse, Toby. More details about the cast, crew and themes of the film can be read over at the Juliet Remembered Kickstarter page. (Thanks to marcel for the tip!)

JULIET REMEMBERED is about an actress with Alzheimer’s disease who has been transferred to a carehome after the death of her husband. Although she cannot remember day-to-day things, or even recognize her son when he visits, she can remember every word of her most famous role: Shakespeare’s Juliet.

What if you could only communicate through Shakespeare’s words? Is Juliet constricted by this or do his words transcend experience to strangely beautify her disease?

Tamzin hopes to raise £6500 ($9500) to help finish the short and promote it through film festivals and other means. The money you donate will help in this goal:

Filmmaking is an expensive process, particularly post-production. We already have some of the funding in place to start us off, but absolutely need your help to take us through the shoot, post production, marketing and festivals. For production, we need your support for camera rental, sound recording, transport and catering. With low-budget filmmaking, it’s crucial to prioritise funds for post including video editing, colour grading, sound design, Additional Dialogue Recording and music composition. Finally, we want JULIET REMEMBERED to be screened at as many festivals as possible and win lots of awards. Marketing, promotional materials and submission fees are costly. In short, we need you to get involved with bringing this poetic story to life.

Tamzin and producer Jessica Benhamou have some lofty aspirations for the film:

We want JULIET REMEMBERED to knock the socks off our respective first short films by qualifying for major Oscar and Bafta-accredited festivals around the world, such as Cannes, Raindance, Tribeca, Sundance and London Film Festival. Our first short films have already screened at eight festivals combined and Tamzin’s has won two awards. We are confident that JULIET REMEMBERED will raise the bar. Ultimately, we want our short film to pave the way for us to make feature films. Tamzin and Jessica both have feature scripts and TV pilots in development.

As two young, female filmmakers we know how important it is to tackle gender inequality on and off the camera through representation. Only one in ten Directors in the UK are women and we wish to tell stories about underrepresented groups.

Our story also combines entertainment with a strong social imperative. We hope to boost public awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. There are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, according to the Alzheimer’s Society, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025.

Finally, we want to engage young people with their heritage and encourage an appreciation for Shakespeare. 2016 marks 400 years since his death and we want to celebrate Shakespeare’s life with an original interpretation of his most iconic heroine.

Donate to help Juliet Remembered via Kickstarter and be sure to like the film on Facebook and follow @Remember_Juliet on Twitter!

Tamzin, Matthew and fellow cast member Rakhee Thakrar also spoke to BBC One about the film. That interview may be watched below:

January 9, 2016January 9, 2016

Matt Lewis in New Ripper Street Photo & Video Interview

The Ripper Street Twitter account shared a photo of Matthew in series 4 of the show. Ripper Street will be available to Amazon UK Prime members beginning January 15th.

Metro UK also posted a new interview with Matt where he talks about his decision to do the “racier” shots in Attitude Magazine.

‘It was very humbling, very flattering. I kind of forget the global nature of the internet, once something’s out there it goes everywhere. So that was a bit shocking, but then again, people could be saying awful things but people were saying very, very nice things. I cannot complain at all.

January 8, 2016

Video: Matt Lewis Talks Ripper Street Series 4

In a new interview with Metro, Matt Lewis talks about his role in series 4 of Ripper Street, from January 15th. His character’s full name, Desk Sergeant Samuel Drummond, has been revealed. The interview also included two new promotional photos, which may be seen in the gallery.

A transcript of the interview can be read below:

As an actor it’s quite nice to never know what you’re gonna be doing next, and since I finished on Harry Potter I’ve been very fortunate that I’ve been able to do some wildly different characters. And one thing that I’ve never done before is anything period, and I’ve basically done a Leeds accent – which is my accent – in everything I did.

I get to play a policeman in Victorian England, and do a cockney accent, so it ticked a few boxes. And then I read the scripts which were brilliant, and obviously look at the cast that I got to work with. It was a bit of a no-brainer, and it was kind of everything I hoped it would be. It’s been a great few months.