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We previously reported that Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) has obtained a role in London’s West End production of Our Boys by Jonathan Lewis.  Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) attended this evening’s performance of the play.  Afterwards, she tweeted this to Matthew Lewis:

Bonnie Wright ‏@thisisbwright @Mattdavelewis so lovely to see you tonight the play was so so good!! #ourboys

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After already appearing in a theater production of The Verdict by Agatha Christie last year, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) will once again be on stage, this time in the West End production of Our Boys by Jonathan Lewis.  It will appear at the Duchess Theatre in London for a limited 12 week season run, starting on September 26, 2012.

According to the play’s webpage, here is the summary:

Five young soldiers are killing nothing but time as they recover from injuries incurred in the line of duty. Suddenly, their daily routine of TV, lonely hearts ads and banter is shattered by the arrival of a young officer. The camaraderie of this unlikely band of brothers is soon jeopardised by a dangerous incident and an act of betrayal.

Click here for ticket information.

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A video is online showing a trailer for Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and Timothy Spall’s (Peter Pettigrew) latest project, a 5-part drama series called The Syndicate.  It’s about co-workers who have won the lottery together and how their lives change.  The series will air on BBC One.

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On his official Twitter page, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) posted a link to a new webpage with his contact information, via his agent and publicist, on where he can be reached for any professional roles or engagements.  Also, the page contains information on his past work (like all eight Harry Potter films!) and where to send fan mail for him.

Click here to view his webpage.

Source Matthew Lewis Official Twitter Page

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Back on July 19th, Matt Lewis, who portrays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, attended a media event for the Harry Potter: Exhibition in Sydney, Australia.  We have a couple of photos of him at the event.  The first shows him signing autographs for fans (with his infamous lucky #11 tattoo showing), and the second shows him with a great smile with fans.

We previously told you that the Sydney Harry Potter: Exhibition is the next stop for the exhibit and is expected to run from November 19, 2011, through March 18, 2012 at the Powerhouse Museum. And that’s where Matt found himself on July 19th.  Here’s a press release to tell us more about it and the Exhibition!

HARRY POTTER™: THE EXHIBITION SNEAK PEEK AT THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM

Sydney, 19 July 2011: Yesterday, Harry Potter film star Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom throughout the film series, was joined by hundreds of Harry Potter fans at the Powerhouse Museum to celebrate Harry Potter: The Exhibition coming to Sydney on 19 November 2011.  Providing the audience with a sneak peek of the exhibition, Lewis revealed iconic film props and costumes including the Flying Ford Anglia, the Bloody Baron’s costume and a never-before-seen Death Eater costume.

Tickets are on sale now for Harry Potter: The Exhibition, showing exclusively at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, beginning on 19 November 2011 through to 18 March 2012.

Harry Potter: The Exhibition offers fans a chance to step inside Harry Potter’s world and relive first-hand his amazing quests.  From Harry’s famous wand, his Quidditch™ broomsticks, glasses and school uniform to Professor Dumbledore’s wand and robes, visitors to Harry Potter: The Exhibition will be overwhelmed by the size and detail of this magnificent showcase.

Hundreds of original props, artefacts and costumes appearing throughout the Harry Potter films will be displayed in elaborate settings inspired by locations from Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, including the Gryffindor™ common room, Hagrid’s hut, the Great Hall and so much more.

“We are thrilled to be bringing Harry Potter’s enchanted world to Sydney,” said Dr. Dawn Casey, Director, Powerhouse Museum.  “We invite all Harry Potter fans and anyone with an interest in the superb creativity and skill which goes into making these stories come alive, to come and experience this truly magical exhibition.”

The Powerhouse Museum is the first and only Australian venue to host Harry Potter: The Exhibition, the sixth venue for the international exhibition and the first venue outside North America.

“We are delighted that the exhibition will be making its Australian debut at the Powerhouse Museum,” said Eddie Newquist, chief creative officer for GES. “We hope that everyone will have a chance to be drawn under the spell of this remarkable exhibition, allowing visitors the chance to relive their favourite moments from the films.”

“The response to the exhibition has been overwhelming and we are pleased to continue providing fans with this immersive Harry Potter experience,” said Karen McTier, Executive Vice President, Domestic Licensing and Worldwide Marketing, Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “The Powerhouse Museum is the perfect setting to bring these magical Harry Potter characters to life.”

Harry Potter: The Exhibition is produced and toured by GES (Global Experience Specialists) in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Advance tickets to Harry Potter: The Exhibition are now on sale through Ticketek at powerhousemuseum.com

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Powerhouse Museum, 19 November 2011 – 18 March 2012

General admission tickets on sale from Tuesday 19 July

Peak sessions (Fri 5pm – 9pm, Sat, Sun and school holidays)

Families $95, Adults $32, Children 4 – 15 yrs $22, Student card holders, pensioner and concession $32, Groups $32, Schools $22 per person

Members peak sessions: Families $71, Adult $24, Child $16.50

Off-peak sessions (Mon – Thurs, Fri 9.30am – 5pm)

Families $79.50, Adults $28, Children 4 – 15 yrs $19, Student card holders, pensioner and concession

$25, Groups $23.50, Schools $19 per person

Members off-peak sessions: Families $60, Adult $21, Child $14.25

BOOKINGS www.powerhousemuseum.com

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 According to the official Harry Potter Facebook page, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) is scheduled for a Live Twitterview tomorrow (Sunday, July 9) at 1:00pm PT/4:00pm ET/9:00pm BST @HarryPotterFilm on Twitter to promote the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 which will be seen in movie theaters on Friday, July 15.   Questions from fans are now being accepted.  Just send them via Twitter by using the hashtag #AskNeville.  Matthew Lewis also has an official Facebook page. Click here to follow him.

Click here to see his appearance at the Apple Store in London and our red carpet interview with him at the world premiere for the final Harry Potter film.

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 Matthew Lewis spoke with The Los Angeles Times about how we will see in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 why “Neville Longbottom” fits into that “Hero Complex” category of the newspaper’s special feature article.  What Neville does in the final Harry Potter film explains why the Sorting Hat put this once clumsy little boy in Gryffindor House.

…NC: He seems like more of a Hufflepuff when you first meet him. In the final film, does he get to have his Gryffindor moment?

ML: It’s that weird thing that Jo [J.K. Rowling] did when she wrote the character. Everyone was sort of thinking, “Well, why is he in Gryffindor?” And it just shows that you don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to be a Brad Pitt look-alike hero just to be courageous and help out your friends and come through when it really matters. I think everyone can sort of relate to that in some way, particularly back to people’s school days. Like, I wasn’t on the football team at school or whatever, but it doesn’t matter. You can still make a difference. … He’s watching Harry. He’s learned from Harry. They’re very similar people in terms of what’s happened to them in their past, and I think he got a lot of inspiration from Harry, particularly in films 5 and 6. And now he’s stepped into that role while Harry’s been away, and he’s really stepped up to the plate. He’s changed a lot. He’s come a long way.

NC: Do we get to see him as the leader of an army?

ML: There’s some nice moments where [Professor Minerva] McGonagall is handing out instructions, and Neville’s got a job to do, and he takes his band of troops, and they go. It’s pretty cool stuff. Neville’s a leader in this film. There are a couple of moments in the room of requirement with the rest of Dumbledore’s Army, where we really see Neville as this resistance leader, this on-the-ground leader who’s instructing the students what to do, where to go. He’s like a beaten, battered war veteran in this one.

NC: What was your favorite part about filming the last movie?

ML: All the battle sequences were just amazing. Doing stunts and stuff like that is not something you get to do every day. And working with the explosives and running around, firing spells and using swords and stuff — it’s not something that you do all the time. So that was just so much fun, coming into work and being able to do all that and mess around and have fun.

NC: The most challenging part?

ML: I got a couple of scenes with Ralph Fiennes, which was pretty terrifying, because he’s just so good at what he does. He’s so good at playing Voldemort, and he’s got this very sinister, malevolent feeling on set. It helps you get into character, I can tell you that. But at the same time, I was terrified! I was nervous. I was thinking, “Gee, he’s Ralph Fiennes. What an amazing actor, and I can have this scene with him.” But I enjoyed it, you know. That’s what I got into acting to do — to push myself and see if I can do these things.

Lewis also discussed his last day of filming:

NC: Could you give us a picture of your last day on set?

ML: It was kind of odd. I had two last days. I had a proper last day, and I had a fake last day. … On my first last day, I was on main unit, and that was with loads of people, and they were in the big courtyard scene. That’s the one that actually felt like a last day to me. I got to say goodbye to everyone, and it was just very surreal to think we wouldn’t be coming back. I looked around the set, and the courtyard was all destroyed, and there were rubble and rocks everywhere, it just seemed fitting and really strange. We’d built this all up in 10 years and just torn it all down. It was very weird. My actual last day, [we came back to film] some night shoots, running up and down a bridge for hours and hours and hours at night. I got wrapped around 2 o’clock, and they had to carry on until 4. It was a bit of an anticlimax, actually.

NC: You must have grown very close to the other actors.

ML: Absolutely. Ten years, we were filming. Everyone’s got on so well. One of the crucial things to the story of “Harry Potter’s” success is just how well everyone got on. There were never any problems with anybody. We’re all good friends, and I think that chemistry really came across on screen, and that helped make it, part of it, the success it is today.

Lewis talked about how he loved the Harry Potter books and asked his mother if she would take him to see the movie if one should be made, even before auditioning for it was ever considered.  He confirmed that he is currently in a stage production of the play Verdict by Agatha Christie, another favored British author.  And then, he is willing to do TV or film:

 NC: What’s next for you?

ML: Well, TV or film. I’ll just do whatever I fancy. If someone wants to employ me, whoever wants to employ me, I’ll go and do that. I just want to work. I’m looking forward to doing different stuff and keeping my fingers crossed.

And I’m sure we will keep our fingers crossed for him, too.  Personally, I’m still for the idea of he and Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) on stage together.

Click here to read the complete interview.

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Warner Bros. has been busy in the last few days releasing character posters for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.  We’ve already seen the character posters for Harry Potter (Dan Radcliffe) here, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) here, and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) here.

They have now released the character poster for Neville Longbottom (Matt Lewis).  Check it out in our gallery here!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 will be in theatres July 15, 2011.  See the world-wide release dates here.

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According to an article posted by The Liverpool Echo, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) is another Harry Potter star who will be on stage.  He will be appearing as “Lester Cole” in Verdict by Agatha Christie at The Floral Pavilion in New Brighton from May 23 to May 28.

Here is what Lewis was quoted to have said about his first professional theater experience:

“I’m not going to lie,” he says. “I’m not a theatre actor and it’s been really hard work and it’s still not there now.

“I think your entire career is a learning process, I don’t think you can ever be a complete actor so I’m still very much learning these theatre ropes but it’s come a long way I think.

“It’s been quite an experience.”

But he hasn’t put “Neville Longbottom” to rest yet since there is a lot for fans to look forward to seeing in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (released in theaters on July 15) which involves Harry’s clumsy, but loyal friend:

He explains: “I’m really fortunate this final film is the one that I’ve been most heavily involved with and I get to go out on quite a high.

“Neville gets really beaten and battered but he’s quite resilient and he refuses to back down and there’s some really really nice moments for him this year.

“I’m just looking forward to the tour and I’m quite excited for the future because Harry Potter has been my main focus for such a long time, so you’re a bit nervous about where you’re going in the future.

“But I’ve had this job on Verdict and it’s been fun, I’ve enjoyed it, and it’s given me a little bit more confidence that I can actually go out there and do more stuff.”

It will be exciting to see him “do more stuff”, won’t it?  Who knows, maybe someday he and Dan Radcliffe will do a play together.

Click here for ticket information for Verdict.  If you look closely in one of the flashing publicity photos, you can see Lewis sitting on the left side of the stage.

Click here to read the complete article.

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We previously reported on the photos we received from the promotional event at HMV in London to celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 on DVD/Blu-ray.  Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) were among the Harry Potter stars who attended the event.  They also appeared on ITV Daybreak in the UK to discuss the DVD/Blu-ray release.

During the interview, Matt and Evanna commented on how they felt about coming to the end of the films and working with the legendary actors like Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort) and Alan Rickman (Snape).  Since Evanna is considered to be a Harry Potter expert, the hosts gave her a little quiz.

Click here to see if she answered all of the questions correctly.

Personally, I liked her red “Dumbledore’s Army” t-shirt.

Source:  MuggleNet

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