Actor Rupert Grint recently
spoke to the press about his work in
Cherrybomb, as well as his interpretation of his character, Malachy (to whom he related), and how much it differs from the
Harry Potter films.
Rupert discusses what drew him to the project:
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Yeah, it just came to me and I really loved the script. I met Lisa (director Lisa Barros D'Sa) in London and did a little screen test. And then I flew out to Belfast and did some rehearsals.
On how the world within
Cherrybomb differs to
Harry Potter:
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I really enjoy it because it’s a totally different world; everything is so much smaller. I think we get a bit spoiled on Harry Potter because we have fancy dressing rooms and all. But there is actually a lot more waiting around (on Harry Potter) so I prefer the pace of films like Cherrybomb. On this you do like seven scenes a day and they’re really quick days and it’s exciting - it’s good fun!
It is the most adult thing I’ve done and there are some risky things going on - the drug taking and there’s a bit of romance - so yeah it’s different; it’s good, it’s cool.
Rupert compares himself to Malachy:
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“Yeah, I do like Malachy.“ Rupert says. I saw quite a few similarities in him in me - so he was fun to play. And I liked the fact he takes a back seat and looks up to Luke as he always gets the girls.” Malachy has a totally different background to Luke too. “That was important. Malachy has a home life which is good; a nice family and he does well at school. They are opposites in that sense.”
To read the entire article, in which Rupert goes into detail about some of the edgier scenes shot for
Cherrybomb, working with two directors for one project, preparing for an Irish accent, and dealing with dyed eyebrows and eyelashes, go
here.
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“It’s a different dynamic - a different way of working - because you’ve got two people to talk to. And they were very clear. We had this week of rehearsals and we went through the whole script and really got into the detail of it. And I think the edgy look to Luke and Malachy is down to Lisa and Glen. It took a while to get used to the quiff, and my dyed eyebrows and eyelashes!”
Rupert Grint talks Cherrybomb & Harry Potter 
