HP Actors' Roles In Other Movies

[hermoine]

I decided to make this thread because I thought such news would interfere with other GOF news.

I have just found this piece of news about Dan's role in a movie other than HP.

Several sources are reporting that Dan Radcliffe is to star in 'December boys', a small independent film about four orphans who were born in the same month, growing up in 1960s Australia, based on a novel by Michael Noonan.

Filming is set to begin after the release of 'Goblet of Fire'. This shouldn't affect 'Order of the Phoenix', which starts shooting in Spring 2006.

Daily Variety says that Dan will play the eldest of the four boys who compete to be adopted by a childless couple.

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"Late '60s-set drama unfolds at an isolated beach resort, where Radcliffe's 16-year-old character also has his first love affair."

The Australian has said:

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"Daniel is an actor with talent and intelligence beyond his years," said Richard Becker, who will produce the film.

"He can step into any role and deliver a brilliant performance."

Empire has said:

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And if that weren’t enough, the movie looks set to serve Radcliffe with his first screen kiss, as his character will also have a romance with a young girl, played by eighteen year-old Teresa Palmer.

Depending on December Boys’ shooting and release schedules, this kiss may precede the one Harry shares with Cho Chang in Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. Either way, Radcliffe had better stock up on lip balm.

December Boys will start filming this November on the south coast of Australia.

Teresa Palmer, 18, has also been cast in the film which will be directed by Rod Hardy. This is Dan's first new role since becoming Harry Potter.

A representative for Dan has confirmed that he will star in the Australian film this Autumn.

And a little bit more here:

New Orleans quotes Richard Becker, the producer of the script, as saying:

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"We'd be happy for Daniel to play an English orphan because the reality was that there were a lot of them in Australia following the war and during the '60s."

The full press release for the film, can be viewed here.

Dan's representative has confirmed that 'December Boys' will NOT interfere with 'Order of the Phoenix'. Shooting on Dan's new film starts in November and will end sometime in late December.

It has yet to be determined whether the film will be released outside of Australia.

In relation to the movie, Richard Becker said:

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“December Boys” is a compelling and charming story reminiscent of “Stand by Me”, “Local Hero” and even “Billy Elliot”. It appears that audiences continue to seek films with heart and meaning such as “Cider House Rules” and “Finding Neverland”, and I believe that “December Boys” has that special quality. We are thrilled that Daniel has chosen it as his next starring vehicle and are eager to commence production in the fall”.

[hermoine]

As some of you may know, Rupert signed up some months ago to take part in a new movie called "Driving Lessons".

Pictures have emerged of him on set:

[hermoine]

I have uploaded some new pics of Rupert from the set of Driving Lessons:

[Ritsu]

December Boys looks like a pretty good film, at least it has a decent storyline. I think I'm going to see it when it comes out - and if it really is independent, it'll be on my town's Indie cinema which is my favourite, so I'll have company

His first screen kiss, huh? But just a kiss, right? I can see those SS hysterical Dan fans going nuts when they see the film. Throwing popcorn on screen and making voodoo curses towards Teresa Balm.

Driving Lessons seems to be in the same line as December Boys, doesn't it? I mean, the producer said the first was a story in the same lines as Billy Elliot and other emotional flicks. Driving Lessons is about a shy teenager who wants to escape the tight control of her mother and meets a retired actress, curiously played by the same woman who played Billy Elliot's Ballet Teacher and who is non other than our Mrs. Weasley.

I'm glad they're getting new roles apart from HP. I would be so sad for them if they'd find themselves in the same situation as Mark Hamill, from Star Wars, or Malcolm MacDowell from A Clockwork Orange. I do hope they find good side projects to guarantee their acting future, because either Rupert, Dan or Emma have amazing acting skills.

[KoNeko]

GARG! I live on the South Coast of Australia, but I won't be here when they start shooting the film.

Haha, I can imagine those HP fangirls watching the movie and screaming at the screen and throwing things and storming out... ;D

[hermoine]

The following is simply a rumour so beware:

IMDB are reporting that Emma Watson will star in 'Airborn' as Kate De Vries.

Synopsis:

Matt Cruse works as a cabin boy on the passenger cruise ship Aurora. When pirates attack the ship, he sets off with Kate de Vries on an adventure that takes them to an uncharted island that was once explored by Kate's grandfather.

Based on a children's book by Kenneth Oppel, the film tells the tale of a 15-year-old boy who works on a luxury airship that is part dirigible, part passenger cruise ship. When air pirates attack the airship, the boy, along with a female partner, embark on an adventure that includes strange flying creatures, secret lairs, nasty villains and uncharted volcanic islands. Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted; convinced he's lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist's granddaughter that he realizes that the man's ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious.

Matt Cruse is the cabin boy of the Aurora, the 900-foot luxury airship he has called home for the past two years. While crossing the Pacificus, Matt fearlessly rescues the unconscious pilot of a crippled hot air balloon. Before he dies, the balloonist tells him about the fantastic, impossible creatures he has seen flying through the clouds. Matt dismisses the story as the ravings of a dying man, but when Kate de Vries arrives on the Aurora a year later, determined to prove the story is true, Matt finds himself caught up in her quest. Then one night, over the middle of the ocean, deadly air pirates board the Aurora. Far from any hope of rescue, Kate and Matt are flung into adventures beyond all imagining...

IMDB have also listed Liam Aiken to be playing the part of Matt Cruse.


This is of course a rumour because this movie appears to be quite a big-budget movie, and Emma, who has been said that she had signed up for OOTP, will also be sitting for her GCSE's in this scholastic year. We still have to wait to see if this is true or not.

[hermoine]

Alan Rickman(Snape) is taking part in a new movie called "The Search For John Gissing".

The Search for John Gissing is enjoyable fish-out-of-water fluff -- an Ugly Americans-abroad farce peppered with caustic riffs on the dehumanizing effects of contemporary corporate culture. Shrewdly cast as the fussy but sly Gissing, Alana Rickman isn't really the villain here (despite being frequently typecast as such), but rather a wily self-preservationist with a devilish streak.

More can be found at this link: www.wizardnews.com/story.20050925.html

A trailer can also be found here by going under 'media' and 'movie clip'. Alan does swear a bit but he's great as usual: www.searchforjohngissing.com/flash.html


And on other news, a video was released from the new film Driving Lessons which as stated above, stars Rupert Grint(Ron) alongside Julie Walters(Molly Weasley). The video can be downloaded from this page, under 'Film 2005 on BBC2'. It's a really great piece even though Rupert barely says anything. Julie Walters is simply hilarious. ;D

[KoNeko]

This isn't really a MOVIE, but it still involves a HP actor and what they are doing outside Harry Potter stuff:

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Harry Potter's mate ventures Down Under
Friday Oct 14 17:16 AEST

Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis says he could make a career out of appearing at television and film conventions around the world.

The 16-year-old Brit, who plays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, arrived in Sydney this week to appear at the annual Supanova Pop Culture Expo.

"I probably wouldn't mind just doing the Harry Potter movies and then making a career of conventions," Lewis told AAP.

"It is so much fun."

The Supanova conference will run at Sydney's Wharf 8 over the next three days.

Other celebrities to appear include John Rhys Davies of Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings fame, Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica and Gates McFadden from Star Trek.

"It is strange being the young one, but it is great because I grew up watching these guys and now I get to meet them and work with them," Lewis said.

"I couldn't hope for anything better."

Working at a convention means signing autographs, posing for photographs and generally just hanging around to meet fans.

Lewis will appear next week at a convention in New Zealand before heading back to the United Kingdom to promote the fourth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, released next month.

He appeared in the first three Potter films playing the dorky Neville, who is in Harry's year at Hogwarts school and in his same school house, Gryffindor.

Aside from the first three Potter films, Lewis' other credits include spots on TV shows Dalziel and Pascoe and Heartbeat.

"I just met the director for the fifth Harry Potter and they are all really positive about things," Lewis said.

"I am really looking forward to get into it. I am a big fan of the books, so I know what Neville has got coming."

"As a character he is really great because he has got the funny sides and the comedy, but he also is kind of useless sometimes."

Lewis travelled to Australia with his parents. The young actor is not the only one in the family in showbusiness.

His 22-year-old brother Anthony is a well-known TV soap star in the UK, having spent the past three years on British soap Emmerdale.

Lewis said he expected the next Harry Potter to be darker than the last film.

"I think it is going to get progressively darker and a lot more of the evil side of it will come into it," he said.

"But still the fun, the comedy and the friendships between Harry, Hermione and Ron and Ginny Weasley and Neville."