It definitely sounds like something an 11-year-old would've written around the turn of the century. There was a rap about myself I dressed up as a woman and did a little sketch in the character of my drama teacher, then I read some Ron Weasley dialogue." As much as we'd love to see that original video, especially knowing he also did a bit of drag, you'll have to settle for this clip of the actor rapping at a 2011 fan event instead. "So I figured there was nothing to lose by being a little inventive. "I'd sent in one application and had heard nothing back," he remembered. His assuredly baller flow was just one facet of a three-pronged approach to nailing the audition tape. All jokes aside, coming up with your own rap showcasing why you should play Harry Potter's sidekick is a solid way of standing out from the pack.īut that's just one part of the story. After all, nothing screams "Ron Weasley" like a masterful set of sick bars. Giants of the hip-hop/rap world best watch out: They've got nothing on the rhythmic stylings of one Rupert Grint. I was going to get that part." That kind of determination seems pretty Hermione-esque, doesn't it? "There were literally thousands and thousands of girls going out for the audition, and my parents were anxious about what I would do if I didn’t get it. They were trying to make me stay realistic but I wasn't having any of it. "It was a long time - eight auditions. of course, all this terrified my parents," Watson said. The actor explained the production team went from school to school in England looking for the perfect Hermione, but discovering unknown talents who looked the part was just the beginning. Watson went into a little bit of detail about landing the role during a 2009 discussion in Interview Magazine. Having no prior acting experience and needing to beat out every single girl who threw her hat in the ring during the expansive audition process, Watson won out during an absolutely grueling undertaking involving callback after callback after callback. And we never would've seen the actor play a flatulent corpse.Įmma Watson is one of the world's most recognizable actors now, having made the role of Hermione Granger completely her own throughout the Harry Potter film series, but she had to fight for the opportunity to play the iconic character. One of the biggest film franchises could've had a different look entirely had Radcliffe committed to ending his young acting career. Eventually one of the film's producers, David Heyman, was able to convince Radcliffe to audition for the title role thanks to being friendly acquaintances with Radcliffe's father. He didn't want to be an actor anymore," Hirshenson explained. At first.ĭuring a 2016 interview with the Huffington Post, casting director Janet Hirshenson went into detail about finding the three leads for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, mentioning that Radcliffe wanted to leave both the stage and screen behind. As the story goes, Harry Potter himself wasn't even interested in the role of The Boy Who Lived. But Daniel Radcliffe, overachiever that he is, decided to have a midlife crisis during his preteen years. For most of us, this comes sometime during adulthood. that moment when you doubt everything you're doing with your life in the face of seemingly overwhelming difficulty and strife. Kenneth Branagh ( Gilderoy Lockhart) in the 2002 film Shackleton.We've all been there.Warwick Davis ( Filius Flitwick) in the 2000 miniseries The 10th Kingdom. Hardy has starred alongside several other actors from the Wizarding World franchise in various projects:.He died in 2017 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors. In 1996, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He was one of the experts consulted by the archaeologist responsible for raising the Mary Rose. He wrote and presented an acclaimed television documentary on the subject of the Battle of Agincourt and wrote two books on the subject of the longbow, Longbow: A Social and Military History and The Great Warbow From Hastings to the Mary Rose with Matthew Strickland. Robert Hardy was also a respected historian, interested in medieval warfare. His long career in the theatre, film and television spanned more than 70 years with memorable screen roles such as Siegfried in All Creatures Great and Small (1978–19–1990), and Sir Winston Churchill, most notably in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981), for which he won a BAFTA award. Cornelius Fudge Robert Hardy CBE, FSA (born Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy 29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was a English actor who portrayed Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter films.
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