Actor John Hurt
spoke about returning to play famous wandmaker Ollivander in
Deathly Hallows recently at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York:
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"Yes, that's up this year," Hurt told me on the red carpet for the premiere of Englishman.
"You must be looking forward to that," I said.
"Oh, yes, I do," he said with a smile. "It was great doing it the first time, and it's quite like revisiting Quentin Crisp, except not quite 33 years in between!"
On the importance of Ollivander's role in the final films, including the story behind the Elder Wand, John said:
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"It's a very crucial part of the last [book], if you think about the implications of it," Hurt said.
Photos of John at this year's Tribeca Film Festival can be seen
here:
