Earlier today, Matthew Lewis, the actor who plays Neville Longbottom in the Potter series made an appearance at the opening of the Horsforth Children's Center. The center is part of a national initiative providing family support for young children and their parents. Organizer Helen Higgins said the event was "incredibly successful."

Thanks to Snitch Seeker for the tip!

Last weekend, the actor who plays Neville Longbottom in the Potter films spoke with fans at Collectormania. MuggleNet reader 'emmielovegood' was at the meet and greet and recorded video of his discussion.

In it, Matt goes intro great detail about his work with the Potter series. He talks about the theme park, working with the cast, working with green screens, working with JK Rowling, and also notes that he can't reveal where the Deathly Hallows split is but loves Part 1.

See the video in two parts on YouTube: right here and right here! Thanks again to 'emmielovegood' for the video.

A few weeks ago we told you Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton had joined Twitter, which is a simple social networking site allowing users to send 140-character messages to their 'followers'.

Now, Tom's fellow co-start Matthew Lewis (who plays Neville in the Potter films) has joined Twitter as well. The news was confirmed by Lewis Lovers, a Matt Lewis fansite. Thanks to Brianna for the tip!

Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) participated in a fanchat today, discussing much including what he's most looking forward to film in Deathly Hallows:

"I don't have a script yet so I can't be exactly sure how everything is going to work out. However, I think my answer will be a bit predictable! The scene I'm looking forward to the most is when Neville swings the sword and kills Nagini. That is going to be intense! In fact, the whole final battle sequence is going to be amazing. Still can't believe they're going to trust me with a sword though!"

Collectormania 2008 hosted Matt Lewis and his brother yesterday in Manchester, England, where he answered several questions about the Harry Potter films. Snitch Seeker has a small report from Matt Lewis' talk, where one reader says he did confirm previous rumors that Deathly Hallows would be split in two.

All of these leaks and quotes from people inside the Potter film are adding up, and at this point an announcement from WB should be imminent. We'll keep you posted!

Actor Matthew Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, turns 18 today. Happy birthday, Matt!

The BBC has a new interview with Bonnie Wright, Matt Lewis, Katie Leung, and Evanna Lynch online now. When asked what his highlight of filming the fifth movie was, Matthew replied:

"I love comedy, I love making people laugh - but what I really loved this year was tackling the emotional side of Neville. That was a big challenge for me because Neville has always been a light-hearted, humorous character and I have never had to do anything as deep and emotional as that before."

Both the Telegraph and the Gazette have posted new interviews with some of the Order of the Phoenix cast.

The Telegraph interview features Katie Leung, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, and Evanna Lynch. They each talk about their characters in the Order of the Phoenix movie and how their roles in the movies have affected their lives. Bonnie Wright explains why she decided to go for the role of Ginny Weasley:

Why did you first go for the role?
My brother had read the books and told me that I reminded him of the character Ginny Weasley but I didn’t really know anything about it at that point. Then I heard that they were doing auditions and he told me I should go along. I never really realised at that point how big the films would become. I don’t think any of us did.

The second interview, conducted by the Gazette, also contains a question-and-answer session with Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, and Matthew Lewis. When asked about Neville's fate, Lewis answered:

"A lot of people have come up to me and said, 'You're going to die, mate.' Cheers! But I like to think he'll be there fighting to the end. If he does die, I'd like it to be really heroic, saving someone else's life."

Check it out right here. Thanks to Harry Latino!

Previously, Katie Leung, Matthew Lewis, and Warwick Davis were scheduled to attend DraconCon, America's largest, multi-media, popular arts convention, but all have now cancelled their appearances for unknown reasons. Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) will still attend the event which will commence on Friday.

Thanks to KitsuneAi for the tip-off!

TLC's PotterCast recently conducted an interview with the Matt Lewis, who portrays Neville Longbottom in the HP films.

In the interview, Matt discussed Neville's character development that occurs in Movie 5:

"It almost comes off as a different character this year.... He's not the Neville that we all know. He starts off that way then rapidly changes throughout the film. It's been a lot of fun. Definitely a change, but definitely a welcome one."

Matt also speaks of several new faces around the set, including Imelda Staunton, who is playing Dolores Umbridge:

"She [as Umbridge] is the nastiest person you'll ever meet, on the film. She's just cruel and twisted and slightly mental.... You can see she's plotting something. She's plotting how she's going to kill you, later on, when your back is turned."

You can check out the first part of the three-part interview starting on the next episode of PotterCast, airing tomorrow.