Harry Potter fame actor Rupert Grint has been vocal about his character Ron Weasley in the film’s franchise for more than a decade. He stated that he wished to break out the boundaries “to reflect on everything”.
While speaking to an online American women’s magazine, Bustle, the actor averred “In the movies (Harry Potter), we merged into one. By the end of it, I was playing myself. The lines were blurred.”
“Potter was so full on — (filming) all year, then we’d promote the rest of the time. It was quite suffocating. I wanted a break, to reflect on everything… It was an out-of-body experience for a while, but I think we finished at the right time. If we continued, it could’ve gone downhill,” he added.
The 34-year-old actor affirms that even if today after the franchise has come to an end, people when calls him Ron, he responds. “It’s my second name.”
Last year, the ensemble of Harry Potter has reunited under the HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, which the actor mentions as a “good opportunity”.
“It was happening, I didn’t really have a say. (Being in Harry Potter films) was a really unique experience only us core group really know, so it’s nice to see them. It was a good opportunity to reflect on everything and just say how crazy it was. It’s always nice to look back,” he averred.
With the passage of time, the script choices of the actor have become more grim and darker. He was seen in M Night Shyamalan’s psychological horror feature Servant and his upcoming apocalyptic psychological horror movie Knock at the Cabin. Last year, he featured in Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, a horror anthology web feature on Netflix.
“I’m quite dark. It’s definitely part of my personality, especially in humour,” the actor said when asked about his inclination for this genre.
