Hollywood Zenith



" Please sit down. Have you familiarize yourself with questions?" Samuel asked. Elise already left the stage and was with Emma.

" T-thank you." Anne was too stiff, probably because it was her first official interview. Samuel did spring it on her suddenly, but she didn't want to let go of this golden opportunity.

Samuel gave her a few minutes; she calmed her nerve and suddenly got serious. She is completely different from her previous timid self; he could only smile, seeing he didn't choose wrong.

" Start recording, we are starting." She gave the order, and they rolled the camera and got in position.

" Greetings everyone, we are joined today with the stellar cast of Harry Potter who will shed some light regarding their latest instalment in the wizarding world! Our first guest is..." She started out strong, introducing the cast member and began asking questions.

Samuel also greeted the viewers, it was not a live stream but a recording, but he wanted to give his all for today's session because it's not every day he gets to destroy a smug critic. It was normal as the hatred between actors and critics transcended everything! 

" Cinematically, Harry potter is quite different when you factor in your age... It gets complicated right?" Anne's mannerism was cheerful, Samuel expected them to take multiple shots, but she was fine from the start.

" That's a very good question, many people don't notice that we were only kids when we first got into acting. Especially me who didn't have any prior experience before hearing about the audition." Samuel chuckled and praised her boosting her confidence even more.

" He really is a monster. I can't picture him not being able to do anything." Emma said from the back. Since she first met him, she knew how special Samuel was. Even before she knew about him being from the Rothschild family, something about him made her respect him unconditionally.

" Of course, who do you think trained him?" Darren acted all smug, trying to take credit.

" A muscle head like you are not worthy of being his teacher. If you ask me, I spent more time with him than you!" Rupert didn't lag behind, also.

" Are you serious right now? Elise never learn anything from them alright?" Emma said while holding her in her arm.

" Um." Even though the little girl talked, no one else heard her except Samuel. It was only one word whispered in his ear, but after that, she pretty much went back to how she was before. Samuel did not give up but decided to take it slow, like usual.

" How can you be this cute? Say, do you want to come live with big sister!" Emma squished her cheeks, asking her preposterous questions.

" You are not better than us!"

" Right." Thankfully, their bickering was fairly contained and didn't hinder the interview.

" There are no character that we have seen grow up over time, how do you feel to be in that club? It must be an exceptional feeling. Just like Truffaut's Antoine Doinel character which he portrayed over twenty years." Anne asked with a smile.

" 400 blows? that's a great reference considering that the french director's debut film. I am honestly honored by it for the most part. I actually came into that movie when I was filming my third movie and the director asked me to review it. He said it would be pretty good reference." Samuel was surprised by her, he had glanced over the questions, but this particular one was not on the script.

Did she make it up on the spot? If so, she was a natural at this; seeing her talent go to waste like this was blasphemy!

" You actually watched it? It's surprising because not many people get that reference. Now I know it was not pure talent, but you researched it hard." Anne was the same. She was unsure if she should ask him such a question; not many youngsters knew about the golden era of Hollywood these days. As a huge classic nerd, she practically lived through it!

" Of course, I don't want to leave behind my co-stars. She will practically beat me up if I slack off." Samuel joked, but why did it sound genuine? Emma was glaring at him from a distance too!

" It's cool, you know, you kind of have your childhood on film. Many people feel like they have grown up with you, is that a cool feeling? Like we all feel like we know you."

" It's interesting because I myself don't feel like I grew up on film. Many moments are hidden and more personal than I want no one to discover. I don't know; I never had that moment when you felt something shift within you, making you into an adult. So it is kind of complicated.

The most interesting part is watching us grow as an actor, it's a long and arduous journey, but we are far from reaching the top. If I say so, you should never consider yourself a complete actor. The goal post is evermoving, taking you to higher levels."

" It is public knowledge how you tackled theatre shows few years back. Did you think there was something different about that from films? You played quite a different variety of roles if I recall correctly."

" Ah, yes. It was a life-changing experience; every role is different, and learning to mold yourself on demand is quite difficult, even for veteran actors. So as a newbie, I was thankful to get the chance. I must have learned more there than any other time if we are talking about the time frame." It was one of that tedious tasks that Studio kept pushing on him. It was honestly very annoying, so he did it, but on the condition, he would never have to do it again in the future!

" Do you ever think about the end right now? I mean you would be filming Deathly hallows soon, is it something that is there on your mind or you are just so busy that you don't have time to think about ti?" This was the last question for Samuel.

" I can't say I never thought about it but right now we are solely focused on making the seventh movie the best in the series. Surpassing each installments' expectation already seems impossible but I think we can do it this time!" Samuel left it on a high note. It was break time and after which it would be Emma's turn.

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" By the time this movie releases the last book has already hit the market."

" yeah."

" I mean you must read it so does that change the mood around the set having the final path is already known?" After some basic questions, Anne asked Emma something substantial.

" I think it changed it for some people, but for me personally, I always thought that Hermione and Ron were always together, and so sort of as far as my character went, kind of everything that I thought was going to happen happened.

So I guess I was already anticipating that, so nothing changed too much for me in the way that I was doing things, but for some other people, it changed their mindset." Emma was obviously talking about people that wanted to ship Harry and Hermione. They were fictional characters, but that didn't mean their love for them was fictional too!

" You know everyone loves you and Rupert being best of friends, I can tell how close you two are but how important is to have that life outside of Harry Potter to be able to take those breaks between films just do your own thing."

" Oh my god, it's so important. I think it keeps the three of us sane you know, for me to go back to school and hang out with my old friends is really important. It's keeps me grounded and happy. I can't stress it enough how important it is for me."

The rest of the questions were fairly generic, but viewers like to hear old stories again, so she had to reiterate much of it. But looking at the two girls, everyone could tell they enjoyed the conversation.

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" You have a lot of interpretation of how Ron should be when you have the books, the movies and fan expectations. Is it difficult or is it important for you to have that insight of who Ron should be?" Anne asked Rupert.

" Um. I don't know. You know, over the years, we kind of merged into one kind of person. I have always felt a strong connection to Ron when I was reading the books because we are similar in some ways. In the early days, there was this pressure because the fans were very intense regarding the lore.

They know these characters inside and out, and they know what they want, making it hard to please everyone. But over the years, we got more comfortable with it, just ease into it."

" Will you go back and watch those older movies and wished somethings you knew beforehand?"

" yeah, I have never been on films before. I didn't even know how they were made before I took the role. It was all quite new but yeah, I really enjoyed it really because it's such a amazing experience. So I always looked back at those films because they were good memories, it was definitely a crazy and exciting time for me!"

It lasted about ten more minutes before they wrapped shooting. After Anne came to them and thanked them for what they had done, she was worried if it would ever see the light of day, but Samuel promised not to worry about it.

He would soon be handling it personally, and smashing a few more ants was nothing to him!