Rupert Grint participated in a couple of interviews with
Metro and the
Telegraph during this weekend's
V Festival, where he spoke about being liberated from the
Harry Potter franchise after nearly a decade's worth of work, his decision to never do nude work on stage, unlike his
Harry Potter costar Daniel Radcliffe, and some souvenirs he kept from the film sets.
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‘I feel free after all these years. It’s been nine years. Still, it’s weird because we’ll still have to do all the promos to the film next summer after feeling like it’s over.’
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"I would love to do some theatre, but I refuse to get my kit off. I would do anything before doing that."
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Rupert also noted that he'd love to act in a Shakespearean production as a means to hone and grow his skills as an actor. For now, Rupert's only upcoming project is the Eddie the Eagle biopic, which will begin production soon.
Of the memorabilia Rupert kept from the
Harry Potter films:
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"One is a golden egg [the magical goal of the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament] and the other is one of the chess pieces, because they are just so amazing to look at," he says.
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UPDATE: Rupert spoke to the
Daily Record at the V Festival about how sad it was for the
Harry Potter series to end - despite telling the Metro, as shown above, that he felt liberated from the series - how interested he is in future projects, and his love scene in
Cherrybomb. Three new photos of Rupert - including one with the Record reporter - from the music festival can be seen
below.
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"It's been quite weird finishing Harry Potter.
"It's taking a while to adjust to it all and it does feel weird because it was such a regular routine in my life.
"Suddenly not doing it is strange and I don't know what I'm doing next.
"It was quite sad because it took a long time to get to know people and then I was saying goodbye.
"The wrap party was quite sad.
"It's kind of scary and I'm keen to carry on acting in various projects."
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On
Cherrybomb:
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"It was an experience stripping off and I found it quite embarrassing. It was in a room full of people. I didn't get ribbed about the scene by my mates at the time because I kept quiet about it."
And he insisted: "It's quite tasteful and not graphic. It's pretty tame actually."
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Rupert also discussed the variety of instruments he tried to play on a short-term basis.
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"I tried for so long to play instruments but I couldn't.
"I've tried to play a succession of instruments from the accordion and saxophone to the banjo and guitar. It would be cool to learn but I don't know. I don't think I can."
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For those in the London area, remember that Rupert will be
partaking in a panel discussion about the DVD release of his indie film,
Cherrybomb, at the Apple Store on Regent street on Monday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Admission is free and open to anyone. SnitchSeeker will be front and centre at all the
Cherrybomb events with Rupert taking place tomorrow, and will have everything up to minute via our official
Twitter.
