Bonnie Wright Interviews Evanna Lynch About Their Time in Harry Potter
By Jenn Reid
It’s a Harry Potter reunion! Bonnie Wright interviewed Evanna Lynch about her new movie, My Name is Emily.
Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood were good friends throughout the series, and it seems the actors have the same rapport.
Bonnie Wright recently sat down with Evanna Lynch for Interview magazine, to talk about Lynch’s new VOD movie My Name is Emily.
The two talked about their Harry Potter memories as well as their post-Potter careers.
Lynch shared her outlook on working on independent films versus the massive beast that was the Harry Potter franchise: surprisingly, there’s more pressure on the little films.
"LYNCH: There are pros and cons to both. I feel like the main difference for an actor between studio and independent films are the opportunities to **** up. I always felt like on Potter, there were so many people looking out for you—tweaking your wardrobe and your hair and correcting you—that you couldn’t mess up. The end result was cool and the magic is awesome, but you’re very much aware that a lot of people went into the performance. When I first started doing independent films, it was thrilling that I had to fight for myself more, that I could actually mess up. It was more stressful, but it was more rewarding artistically. Also, [on Potter] we had the luxury of time. I really missed that about studio films. I’d mess up and be like, “What? We can’t just do another one? Just one more?” And they were like “Nope! Moving on!” You have to be looking at your performance and you have to really trust the director."
Both girls had nothing but praise for their time on the Harry Potter series, from the writing to the relationships fostered with the crew and director David Yates. Check out the full interview online here.
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My Name is Emily is available on VOD in the US now.