Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) appeared on Australia’s 60 Minutes program this past evening. Discussing the latest film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and final book, the actors comment on many subjects including: having fame and fans, filming OotP and waiting to find out the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows like everyone else. You can read the entire transcript of the segment here, but here are a few highlights from the piece:
TARA BROWN: The Order of the Phoenix is the fifth film in the series. It’s darker and edgier but with the same faithful friends and fearsome foes. Are you still getting a kick out of it?
DANIEL RADCLIFFE: Yeah, I am actually. When you get some brilliant reactions from kids, when you totally freak them out, I think that, for me, is the power of magic.
TARA BROWN: Now, Hermione has been an infuriatingly sensible witch all along. Now she’s loosened up a little bit in this film. Does that make her more fun to play?
EMMA WATSON: Yeah, I really enjoyed playing kind of her rebellious side. She kind of breaks free a bit because previously she’s played by the rules and would rather die than be expelled so yeah, I’m the rebel.
The piece also features a short interview with Barry Cunningham, one of the first publishers to print J. K. Rowling’s work and a few young Harry Potter fans who give their opinion on how the series will end. We are working on getting video of this appearance and will update you when we do.
Yay! My name is on something! I thought overall that this was a waste, i mean there was no knew shots or information. Though it was nice to hear from the trio, i wish that another presenter who is more into Harry Potter (Richard) had done it. He would have had some good theories. There was also a chat session with an Australian HP Event organiser. Transcript coming soon.
I didn’t think it was bad… though I did struggle with those interviews from those kids… I probably wouldn’t of realised it was on though if it wasn’t for the chat session… The woman who did the chat is a good friend of mine smiles
Just for the record, Barry Cunningham wasn’t just “one of the first publishers to print J K Rowling’s work” he was THE publisher who gave Jo her chance and signed her up when everybody else had turned her down, long before the likes of Arthur Levine arrived on the scene, even if he is the one who gets all the publicity these days as the US publisher.
As Jo herself said in an interview years ago, if it wasn’t for Barry Cunningham, Harry Potter might still be in his cupboard under the stairs.
I didn’t think the interviews with the kids were very good,they were so unconfortble,and someone else should have interview them,though they did look great.The questions were so boring.
[Except the storts question to Dan]
Loved the section on JKR and the interesting information about who had origially given
this wonderful world a chance.
BRAVO! to him!
This is the second Australian interview where Dan Radcliffe makes a comment tantamount to saying he thinks American fans are all pretty insane and-as I read it-horribly invasive.
I realize that the girl whom he has now mentioned several times was American, but even if the American crowds were impossibly loud, or greedy, that doesn’t mean ALL American fans are.
I am an American fan, and I’m a “normal” person who wouldn’t dream of invading a celebrity’s personal space or bothering them, unless there was a forum specifically designated for fan/star interaction, and even THEN…I wouldn’t act as crazy as some of these people.
It’s wrong to generalize this way. I say this for the benefit of non-Americans who read and post here…we U.S. fans are not ALL insane. I promise.
Harry potters Invisibility Cloak was mention tonight in British Soap Coronation Street. It was said when one of the characters served up an empty pot because she had distroyed the dinner. Her date asked her if Harry Potter had been playing with his Invisibility Cloak. Very funny will see if i can get clip tomorrow during repeat.
Espy, he has never said some of the things you have written.
The thing is that because there is more people in America, the number of fans at the premieres for example is higher, so everything is crazier. And the most crazy things that had happened to him with fans it has happened there. He has not generalized, he has been asked a question and he has choosen one of the 3 possible answers the interviewer said.
And he is not saying it is something bad, if you notice he answers with a smile. And he talks about those anecdotes with a smile too, like just something funny that happened. You are taking it too seriously.
Dan is very grateful with American fans, just read his interviews and newsletters and you will know. He is even fond of those crazy anecdotes that happens to him every time he visit your country. :)
Also, after seeing the madness there is in Japan with his visit maybe now Japanese fans have exceeded all other countries passion and madness! :D
Yay! My name is on something! I thought overall that this was a waste, i mean there was no knew shots or information. Though it was nice to hear from the trio, i wish that another presenter who is more into Harry Potter (Richard) had done it. He would have had some good theories. There was also a chat session with an Australian HP Event organiser. Transcript coming soon.