Utilizing Rupert

[susanbones2003]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "laurenmcoakley" 
<laurenmcoakley at ...> wrote:
>
>> And now Lauren:
> 
> Ok, so I totally ripped this off from Veritaserum.com (will I get 
in 
> trouble?) I HAD to do it, you see, because it has something here 
> that I think many of us would find interesting...
> 
> Rupert attends 'Driving Lessons' NY premiere 
> Posted by Matthew on 05-01-06 @ 1:16 PM - 51 comments 
>  Rupert Grint attended the North American premiere of his new 
movie, 
> Driving Lessons, at the Tribeca Film Festival yesterday, and 
several 
> pictures are now up at Getty Images. He participated in a Q&A 
> session following the first screening, and VTM reader Laura sent 
in 
> the following report from it:
> The director, Jeremy Brock, Rupert, Laura Linney, and several 
> producers were there and took questions after the screening. The 
> very first question was from a girl, asking if Rupert would give 
her 
> a hug, which he did. Jeremy Brock was asked why he picked Rupert. 
> Brock said he had seen the HP films and thought Rupert 
> was "underused" and "hugely talented. I put my faith in him and he 
> repaid me wonderfully." Most of the other questions went to Rupert.
> 
> Q. How was it doing something out of HP?
> A. It was quite scary to come into something completely different. 
> 
> Q. What was it like to film your first on-screen kiss?
> A. Quite scary, took us about 15 takes. The girl was really 
helpful, 
> really good. 
> 
> There we have it: Rupert is underused, and he's hugely talented.  
> Just thought you'd like to know someone in the movie making world 
> agrees.
>
Jen D. here,
Woooh! That's an awesome quotation for Rupert's sake! Thanks for 
putting it up! It's easy to think that what we write here is just 
us blwoing off steam and but that director mirrored exactly what so 
many of you all have been saying! Two points for the fans!
Yippee!
Jen D.