Rupert Grint opened up for the first time about the
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child plays since its title and cast was announced, and the upcoming
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film and the advice he would give fellow red head and star Eddie Redmayne.
More on that interview, which Rupert did to promote Friday's release of his movie
Moonwalkers, can be read below.
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There are so many new things happening with the Harry Potter franchise.
RG: It's really kicking off, isn't it? With the play [Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]. It's amazing and quite surreal . . . to not be a part of it feels weird. I'm definitely gonna see the play. It’ll be interesting: it's a great story in its depth, and I know it will translate well on stage.
How do you feel about Eddie Redmayne joining the wizarding world [in Fantastic Beasts and How to Find Them]?
RG: I'm excited to see it!
If there was some initiation ritual for the franchise, what would it be?
RG: A few hours on a broomstick, maybe, though I'm not sure if there's any Quidditch [in the film].
Maybe some sort of Butterbeer drinking challenge?
RG: Yeah, or eating slugs.
How does it feel to have this whole new generation of kids discovering the series for the first time?
RG: It’s a trip. It makes me feel quite old! It's surreal, but amazing. I feel proud to be a part of it, because the books and films are so important to people. It's great that it lives on. and people are still excited, and it’s still so relevant.
Rupert also admitted that this year he would get back into the acting game - as he did very few projects in the last few years - this coming year. Up next for Rupert is filming a pilot episode for an NBC drama based on a man caught up in a comic book series called
Imperial City.
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Rupert Grint: “I want to get back into it, and do new things and new challenges. I love doing theater… that was really educational actually, being onstage. I fell in love with acting again. Now is the time.”
In the meantime, at least he knows he 100 percent wants to dedicate himself to acting again, with the specific goal of “playing a villain” and doing “more serious, dramatic stuff” in mind. (“A lot of people say I’m a little bit too nice, and being ginger doesn’t really give me a lot of edge.”)
Rupert Grint talks 'Cursed Child' plays, 'Fantastic Beasts' & Eddie Redmayne 
