Dan Radcliffe Mentions Phoenix Preparations
Along with all the press yesterday about the new casting for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film, MTV included in their story a new quote from actor Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter). Dan spoke about some of the preparations he has been making in order to better convey some of the deeperContinued...
Ralph Fiennes Wins Evening Standard British Film Award
Ralph Fiennes won the Best Actor award at yesterday's Evening Standard Film British Awards, for his performance as Justin Quayle in The Constant Gardner. This is the first time he has won this award (he was nominated in 1995, for Schindler's List). The Constant Gardener was also honoredContinued...
Emma Thompson Hits David Letterman with Cream Pie
Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman this week, and following a discussion of the satisfaction of throwing a pie in someone's face (there is a food fight sequence in Ms. Thompson's new film, Nanny McPhee), she hit the host in the face with aContinued...
Castwatch: Emma Thompson Talks About Working with Kids and Animals, and More
In a new interview in today's Toronto Sun, Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) talks about bringing the "Nanny McPhee" children's stories to the big screen, a process that took her nine years. She also discusses childhood discipline and working with (many)Continued...
Ralph Fiennes Talks About Voldemort and GoF on Bravo TV
Actor Ralph Fiennes just appeared on Bravo's program "Inside the Actor's Studio," where he discussed several of the noteworthy roles in his film and stage career. He spoke briefly about playing Lord Voldemort, and gave details about how the look of the character wasContinued...
Ralph Fiennes Talks About Character and Costume
In today's New York Times magazine, there is a gorgeous Style spread featuring Ralph Fiennes. In the accompanying article, Mr. Fiennes discusses establishing character without a single word, through the character's clothing and appearance. Here's a snippet of the Voldemort bit:
"HeContinued...
Exclusive Interview with Brendan Gleeson!
Leaky reader Catherine from Dublin was kind enough to send us an exclusive report, including a short interview with Brendan Gleeson, from the red carpet premiere of "Breakfast on Pluto," which took place in Dublin this week. Mr. Gleeson (Mad-Eye Moody) and Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) were amongContinued...
Back to School for Actor Matthew Lewis
The Yorkshire Post has a new interview with actor Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) who talks about school; both his real life classes and the magical on -screen school of Hogwarts. In this article, the young actor speaks about the need to keep up with his schoolwork, as he does not know what the futureContinued...
Castwatch: Fiennes, Thompson on TV This Week
Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) will be a guest on "The Tonight Show" this Thursday, January 12 (NBC, 11:35 p.m. ET), to publicize her new film, Nanny McPhee.
Also, as we told you last month, Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) will be a guest on "Inside the Actor's Studio" thisContinued...
Rupert Grint appears on "Generation Fame"
Many readers have let us know that actor Rupert Grint appeared last night on the UK television program called "Generation Fame." Apparently there is some dancing and skipping going on, and we hear that the Weasley family would not be too impressed with his teapot ('rubbish!' one reader hilariouslyContinued...
Video of Dan Radcliffe on This Way Up
Yesterday we told you that actor Daniel Radcliffe would be appearing on the variety program "This Way Up" which was broadcast on BBC2 tonight in the UK. DanRadcliffe.com has now posted the video and screencaps from this appearance, which you can see via this link (Remember, please right clickContinued...
Castwatch: Fiennes, Isaacs News
Here are a couple of pieces of news tonight about some of the actors in the Harry Potter films.
Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) will be featured on an upcoming episode of "Inside the Actors Studio" on Sunday, January 15th, 2006. This critically acclaimed program will feature a new in-depth interview of thisContinued...
Robbie Coltrane: Not Signed Yet for Order of the Phoenix
Actor Robbie Coltrane has given a new interview with Manchester Online, where he discusses his role as Rebeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. He says that he is still unsure if he will be back in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film, noting: "We don't know yet.Continued...
Julie Walters to Return in Order of the Phoenix
Actress Julie Walters has said in a new interview that she will be returning in the role of Molly Weasley for the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Our friends at Film Focus were able to speak with the actress recently where she confirmed the news, saying:
"It looks like it,Continued...
Gleeson On Teaching and More
The Houston Chronicle has an interview with Brendan Gleeson, in which he discusses teaching in real life and in film (the actor is the first member of the HP cast who actually was a teacher). He also talks about fleshing out Moody's character with the help of his four sons, and the inspiration behind the appearanceContinued...