Rupert Grint revealed in a new interview that he will be another celebrity set to run with the Olympic torch in England later this month, as part of the 70-day relay route from Athens to the host city of the games, this year in London.
Rupert confirmed that he would be doing the relay run during an interview with fansite
RG.net recently. SnitchSeeker received word from his reps that the date and location of his run is still being finalized, and that it will be confirmed by next week.
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Rupert Grint: I never run. I'm not a quick runner, but I'm actually running with the torch for the Olympics.
Rupert's former
Harry Potter costar, who is currently in New York City preparing for the upcoming production of Darren Aronofsky's biopic "
Noah," will be shooting scenes out in Long Island, NY this summer for some of the epic boat-related scenes.
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"We're shooting in Oyster Bay, Long Island," a Paramount spokeswoman told Newsday.
Set to star in
Noah with Emma are Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Logan Lerman and Douglas Booth. For those in the Long Island area, an opening casting call for the film will take place this Saturday; more details can be found
here.
Noah is scheduled for a March 2014 release.