December 6th, 2009, 12:31 PM–As part of the Harry Potter ABC Family Weekend First Look, we now have a clip in which Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets director Chris Columbus discusses the casting of Rupert Grint and Emma Watson in the now famous roles of Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. In the clip he had this to say about Rupert:

For Rupert, for Ron Weasley, same sort of situation happened.  He immediately popped of the screen. Rupert is a very shy kid, but he had this devilish, mischievous quality, and he had a face that I’ve never seen before.  I mean he was just unique, and his face was just a wealth of all these emotions. He had a wonderful sense of humor, but also a sense of soul. He really felt, like he was one of the Weasley children.

You can see the entire clip here!

September 5, 2009, 5:33pm–A seller on Ebay has found a photo of Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets director Chris Columbus when the trio were first introduced to the world as Harry, Ron and Hermione in the Harry Potter franchise. You may see the photo in our gallery here. We are currently unsure that the autograph is real, however the seller has great feedback which gives them credibility. The item is currently going for $49 dollars and has two days left for bidding. You can do so here.

In other news, while the Relly Award voting is currently over you can still vote for Rupert at the 2009 Scream Awards and the Top 30 Under 30 at Portrait Magazine (where Rupert is currently second)! Just click on the links on the right hand sidebar!

July 21, 2009, 6:42 am—On the set of his new film Chris Columbus, director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, gave an interview to The Province about working with Rupert Grint and his co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson while shooting the first two Harry Potter films. He talks about the difficulties of working with the young and inexperienced actors, and about watching them in the subsequent films.
You can read the entire interview here.

Don’t forget to read about David Heyman’s reflections on the early Harry Potter days here, and enjoy this picture of Rupert Grint’s and Daniel Radcliffe’s first meeting.

And while reading about the young Rupert, don’t forget to send in your submissions for his 21th Birthday Project! Click here to re-read about it!