Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans

New interview with Ciarán Hinds & Rhys Ifans

  February 27, 2010 at 10:21 PM ET
  Geri     ComingSoon.net
  harry potter and the deathly hallows movie, deathly hallows movie, hpdh movie, Rhys Ifans, Ciarán Hinds


To add to our previous report from Jason Isaacs, Ciarán Hinds (Aberforth Dumbledore) and Rhys Ifans (Xenophilius Lovegood) discussopens in new window their characters from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movies in a new interview.

Ciarán Hinds had this to say:

"It's strange," he told us. "I was made to feel very welcome, but I was there for a specific part that required just one scene and then pop up once with a wand, but apart from that, it's just one scene with a little dialogue to give some exposition about Dumbledore's past life. I had the joy of sharing the scene with three... well, they're not kids anymore... Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. They were very charming, very gracious, made you feel very welcome and you're aware. Here I am at a certain age with all my experience and these kids really know what they're doing, they know their characters and here I am saying, 'Who the hell am I... apart from Michael Gambon's brother?' It's a lovely experience and the director is a very soft Yorkshire man, he's not one of these guys, 'Come on!' It's very considered and thought about. I saw him working with the younger ones, giving them little pointers, never pushing, just suggesting about development, and here I am, part of what everyone has to offer. You really have to say they're confident and they know who they are, they know what they're doing and we have to ask if we're alright."

Meanwhile, Rhys Ifans was a bit apprehensive to discuss his character:

This is the first film I'm not allowed to discuss... I've made it, man! I'm loving it!"

Harry Potter has a history. They've read the book and they've got kids to answer to, these people. That's a different kettle of fish, it's like being called up. You get a phone call, and they'll say, 'Listen, the Queen's a bit lonely tonight. Fancy popping over in your favorite underwear?' It's like the call-up, and it's so funny. You get on set and you see all these actors who you've either admired from afar or more often than not, actors you've worked with before, all sitting there, dressed up as wizards, having wand-offs, and then bitching about other actors who didn't get the call-up. It's just such a surreal situation to be in. I was really genuinely proud to have been invited to be part of that whole machine."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 is scheduled for November 19, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 comes out July 15, 2011.

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