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Grint Drives Past Harry Potter

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Variety reports that Sony Classics has picked up the North American distribution rights to Driving Lessons, Rupert Grint's first dive into a film outside of the Harry Potter franchise. The film premiered at Tribeca and is currently screening in Cannes.

The film's generated a fair amount of buzz, thanks in no small part to writer Jeremy Brock. His Mrs. Brown was an unexpected hit about ten years ago. The story is semi-autobiographical; Grint plays an aspiring poet who takes a summer job with a one-time stage siren (Julie Walters). She convinces him to accompany her on a road trip from London to Scotland and hilarity (or drama, perhaps) ensues.

Lessons has international distribution secured, as well, though not with Sony Classics. No release dates have been set.


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Posted by Lisa on May 23, 2006 04:15 PM
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How do u know it's a national release ??? & which company is having the rights of the international distribution ???? Do u know which countries r included in this international distribution ??? pls, explain more ....

-- Posted by: hhhhh at May 24, 2006 08:48 AM

sorry for the double post .. but i meant international release ... & we'll really be thankful if u could explain more ...

-- Posted by: hhhhh at May 24, 2006 08:53 AM

Hey h, thanks for checking in. I did a little digging and found the film listed on Content Films' site. They're the ones doing the international distribution, and the page is here: http://www.contentfilm.com/index.php/film_tv/all_film_tv/new_productions/6.html

While there's no word on that page regarding the international distribution, there is a link at the bottom of the page for "request more information." Perhaps you can contact someone there who'll have more answers for you!

Enjoy the show!
Lisa

-- Posted by: Lisa at May 24, 2006 01:25 PM

Hi
Actually, this isn't Ruperts first foray outside the harry potter series.
Infact, The Harry potter series wasn't Rupert Grints first acting job.
He played a very young geek in a film called ThunderPants, about a boy genius (rupert grint) who invented a rocket powered by his best friends Flatulence.

Just thought the whomping Willow should put you right on that!

www.thewhompingwillow.com

-- Posted by: griffinsbridge at May 25, 2006 06:12 AM

Thunderpants was not Rupert's first acting movie. Harry Potter was. Rupert filmed Thunderpants after SS/PS and before Chamber of Secrets.

So, no Driving Lessons isn't Rupert's first movie outside of Potter, but Thunderpants was not his first film. SS/PS was...:)

-- Posted by: AJ at May 25, 2006 08:33 PM

Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I had no idea Thunderpants was in there, too. Sounds like quite a masterpiece. ;) However seasoned an actor he is, we can all agree that Driving Lessons will be a big boost to Grint's career!

-- Posted by: Lisa at May 25, 2006 11:39 PM

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