Julie Walters attends Irish screening of 'Driving Lessons'
I have just returned from an advance screening of Driving Lessons (which I attended on behalf of MuggleNet and our Rupert site, RupertGrint.net) starring Rupert Grint (Ben) and Julie Walters (Evie). The screening took place as part of the fourth Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, and was attended by Julie Walters, who also played Mrs. Weasley in the first three Harry Potter movies. At the end of the very touching film, Julie did a 40-minute public interview at the top of the theater. Some tidbits:- Julie told her daughter (who's a huge HP fan) that she'd been offered the role of Mrs. Weasley in the first Harry Potter film, and her daughter urged her to accept the part.
- "Rupert is an excellent actor."
- In response to the interviewer's saying, "So you were in HP movies 1-3, but were cut from 4?" Julie said, "I know! I was very, very disappointed indeed." Later when some fans told her about their anger at her being cut from GOF, she said, "Thank you, thank you. You write to Warner Bros. and tell them how you feel!"
- Among some of the many fascinating biographical stories Julie told was one of how she had to wear a seed-padded bra while playing Mrs. Weasley in the Harry Potter films. In the first movie, she remembers the shock she received while filming the scenes at King's Cross because of the owls and pigeons following her. Only while filming the third flick did Dan Radcliffe say curiously to her: "What's your bra padded with?"
- Filming Becoming Jane in Ireland this April. She will start filming OotP in the summer.
Pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4
A review of Driving Lessons is on the way. In the meantime, I can tell you that Rupert has his first on-screen kiss (among other things) with a Scottish woman...
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