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Exclusive Interview: RUPERT GRINT JOINS DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY IN 'ORDER OF THE PHOENIX'

Ron Weasley grows up and fights against Death Eaters and Lord Voldemort in the new Harry Potter

By EMMANUEL ITIER, Contributing Writer
Published 7/13/2007



Things are getting dark for Harry Potter in the new film HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. Lord Voldemort returned at the end of the last film, and a fellow student was slain, and yet there are few back in the wizarding world that believe the tale Harry Potter has to tell. Alone, more than ever before, Harry find out who his true friends are and bands together with them to form Dumbledore’s army to confront the growing darkness in their world. Rupert Grint plays one of Harry’s best friends Ron Weasley, and he is more than ready to stand by him come what may. iF MAGAZINE got to have a chat with the readily recognizable red head about what the POTTER films have meant to him and the best thing he has bought with his money from the movie franchise.
 
iF MAGAZINE: I would like to ask what is it like to initiate a new director?  
 
RUPERT GRINT: All the directors have kind of always been quite different as well, so it’s always quite sort of exciting to meet the new ones.  We’ve had some pretty good ones. Yeah, yeah… we’ve been lucky
 
iF: Growing up with this character, have you found that its influenced you in real life, the way you are today?  
 
GRINT: Yeah, to me it’s really weird sort of looking back on all the films.  It just seems like one long big film.  It’s sort of weird looking back at the early ones -- just sort of how young we were and how much we’ve changed now, it is really weird.  But no, we’ve really enjoyed it.  It’s been a really good part of my life and I’ve really enjoyed it.
  
iF: Have any of you had JK Rowling autograph your books?

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GRINT: Well, actually I already did. She went and signed my first book.
 
iF: With your POTTER paycheck, what, if anything, have you treated yourself to over the years?
 
GRINT: Oh, well recently I got an ice cream van. Sorry that’s really bad.
 
iF: There is so much speculation about the book. So how would you feel if your character doesn’t make it?  
 
GRINT: I wouldn’t really mind if it was a really cool scene, and I die in a really cool way.  In a way it doesn’t really matter because it’s the last one.  I think I’d like to sort of survive. I heard rumors going around about what’s going to happen, so I’m really looking forward to seeing what the outcome is.

iF: How easy did you find it to become leaders and teachers of Dumbledore’s Army? 
 
GRINT: I’ll tell you Ron isn’t really either Harry or Hermione.  I really liked doing these scenes because they were really good fun and there was a really good atmosphere on the set.  And we got to do loads of stunts as well, which was really cool.  Yeah, and I got pulled back on a wire because Hermione and me have a duel.
 
iF:  After HARRY POTTER what would you like to be doing next?  
 
GRINT: I haven’t given it much thought, to be honest, but I’d definitely like to continue acting and I’d like to see what goes from there, really.  If it doesn’t work out, I’ve still got the ice cream van!
 
iF:  Does each film having a different director have a different feel on the set or do they all sort of run together?
 
GRINT: Yeah, I felt that this time around it was a lot more relaxed and David sort of makes you feel really calm because he’s really laid back.  Definitely a contrast with Mike Newell.
 
iF: Can you talk a bit about the audience and how it may have changed over the years?
 
GRINT: I don’t know, really.  I think it’s a kind of varied audience, I suppose.  It’s quite for-- obviously, it’s quite for the younger ones particularly, and also they’ve probably grown up by now. When you get recognized, I’ve always had people say good things about the films and I’ve always had good feedback from the films.
 
iF: Which is your favorite scene in the film and why?
 
 GRINT: Well, I don't know, really.  There are loads of scenes that are really fun.  I think the funniest one to sort of do and watch back was the Hall of Prophecies, because that was--There was nothing there.  There was no set at all.  It was all a green screen and nothing.  And looking back and watching it is, like, really weird but-- yeah, that was pretty cool.

Reader Comments

JyyerJanxy from Maylaysia sez....
u know,i think i shall say thanks to the goodness making Grint to take Ron place in Harry Potter,the movie.not only cute or adorable,but much more.u know,i just wanna bless u be not to driving only a ice cream van,but a enlarge one in a movie,ya.bless u 4 having a nice life as a actor. all the best and goodness bless u.4 MORE ,I HOPE TO MEET U UP SOMEDAY.
11/20/2007 10:39:02 AM

marlene from san diego california sez....
omg!!!>.. rupert is sooo hot.. n yeahh.. hes adorabele... n i would like to meet him.. i kno.. it sounds crazy but yea.. his mine.. so...... no more words
7/28/2007 12:32:14 AM

Jackie from Teeny Town,N.Y sez....
Rupert is the absolute best person in the series=:)He is sooooooooooooooo sexy and he's funny and sweet and ADORABLE!!! I'm SURE that if I ever had the chance to meet him we would SO hit it off!Rupert seems like a very relaxed,normal person who is comfortable with himself.That's a really hot quality.He's the hottest dude in Harry Potter.I used to luv Dan Radcliffe,but now I'm onto Rupert,the sexiest boy EVER!I find myself just staring at pictures of him all the time.Wierd,right?!But seriously,I so dig guys with accents,and his is awesome.I've never been like hung up on a movie star or famous person, but I'm hooked on Rupert Grint,a.k.a Ice Cream Truck Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!P.S-Byez
7/19/2007 2:39:30 PM

Anna from Los Angeles sez....
Rupert is the best. I saw him in the wand/hand/feet ceremony in Hollywood, and I must say, he was the only one of the trio to hug, take pictures, and talk to the fans. He was also the one that stayed the longest, as if though, it was important for him to get to as many fans possible. I just found myself smiling at him, as I watched him. He just blew me away, how sweet and cute he was.
7/16/2007 3:11:21 PM

afghan girl from canada sez....
rupert grint really is da best, and he also has funny side to him in the movies and as Ron in da books, i really wish i could meet him for once
7/16/2007 11:45:41 AM

Yvette from small town in the middle of nowhere sez....
How is it possible for him to make ice cream trucks sound sexy??? Rupert has got to be one of my favorite male actors of all time. I read all the Harry Potter books and when I first saw the movies, I was automatically hooked on him. And we're the same age too. Not that I'll ever meet him or anything but I can dream can't I?
7/15/2007 8:28:53 PM

Brianna from USA sez....
This interview was interesting and i loved the way he thinks on his feet (ice cream truck!). Rupert is definately the best actor of the three. he has teh best facial expressions and he naturally becomes his chatacter, which doesn't always happen with the other two. i hope that Driving Lessons is a sign that he will continue acting because i know i would see anything with him in it.
7/15/2007 3:53:16 PM

aliaa from cairo sez....
i am not going to say that i love him but i like him as an actor i didn't study his personality well but it seams that there is a lots of thing are common i cant love him any way because the distant between us is to long and i thing i will never going to see him in real
7/15/2007 3:07:43 AM

emily from Australia sez....
I rekon hes hot as
7/15/2007 1:45:10 AM

Sana from California sez....
It was so funny how he said "If it doesn’t work out, I’ve still got the ice cream van!" Haha Rupert can really think on his toes.
7/14/2007 1:20:15 PM

Nicole from USA sez....
Actually, I think Ron is the best actor out of the Trio, I think he'll have no problem finding another acting job. He always seemes so honest in the movies. Harry/Hermy sometimes try to hard. love his laugh ;)
7/14/2007 12:44:32 PM

Amanda from Motown sez....
He is sooooo adorable, whenever he say "I dunno really" I get chills, it's so adorable. Awww I love him!
7/14/2007 8:35:01 AM

Dianna from USA sez....
I'm an older fan of the series, and I've always liked Ron. It wouldn't be the same without Rupert Grint!
7/14/2007 6:03:12 AM

iloverupert from athens sez....
i think that he is THE PERFECT MAN!!!SO SWEET!!! I LOVE THIS SEXY BOY!!!
7/14/2007 2:17:11 AM

Melanie from London sez....
Rupert Grint is soooooo hot. I love him so much. When I was reading his responses, it was like I could see him responding which is sort of weird.
7/14/2007 12:36:58 AM

Emma from Florida sez....
I love Rupert Grint, he's so adorable!
7/14/2007 12:06:15 AM

Tiffany from New York sez....
At first I thought, "Hey, he's not saying 'Yeah' and 'I don't know' all that much" but then I thought maybe they just didn't put them all in because the interview would be 90 pages long!!! Lol. He's a cutie, and a great actor, but he needs to maybe be more animated in his interviews.
7/14/2007 12:04:38 AM

Sarah from somewhereville sez....
I think that Rupert is adorable, he is genuinely sweet but he secretly has a bad boy side.. which I would really like to see sometime.. :)
7/13/2007 10:44:57 PM

Jo from H-Town sez....
I love him with all my heart and he is just everything to me. Ok that sums it up. :)
7/13/2007 8:01:26 PM

Alex from Lincoln sez....
Hot, hot, hottie!!!!!!!!! He seems so innocent and sweet and funny, and...Perfect...
7/13/2007 7:08:18 PM

Joss from sez....
He's so cute. Always a sweetie. I think its sort of funny but I think he's serious about that Ice cream van being a back-up. Wouldn't that be hilarous if in a few years he was selling ice cream internationally and had his picture on the carton. People would buy it too.
7/13/2007 10:33:50 AM

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