Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I." (Warner Bros.)
Always sunny and usually daft, Luna Lovegood seems awed by the world around her in “Harry Potter.” It’s a comfortable mode for Evanna Lynch, the young actress who has portrayed Luna in the film series and has been called the “perfect” choice by author J.K. Rowling.
“I just felt that if anyone was to play her, it should be me,” Lynch said. “It was like studying for a math exam. I studied to be her. I really, really like her. I think that parts of me are like [Luna], but I am different. I had to be in the audition. I said ‘I know that you may have ideas of who Luna is, but here is how I see her.’ “
Lynch spoke after visiting Tokyo, one of her favorite places on this “Potter” ride of promotion and premieres “because it’s so different.” Lynch’s Luna doesn’t have a huge role in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1,” but has always been a favorite. Lynch has seen the overwhelming reaction from fans, and she often muses about how her character might handle all of the publicity that she has been getting.
Evanna Lynch at the London premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I."
“She wouldn’t avoid it. She rather likes talking to people. But I think that she would find it alarming — all these people shouting her name.”
Lynch herself has changed and learned to deal with the “Potter” phenom that has engulfed her. Before being cast as Luna, Lynch was part of the hysteria as a super-fan. Painted face and nails, homemade T-shirts, and trips to numerous locales just to celebrate Pottermania were a part of her pre-movie life. “I started reading the books when I was about 8 and didn’t get cast until I was 14. One of the producers came to my house and saw all of the posters on the wall and said that I had her life up on that wall.”
In “Deathly Hallows,” Luna’s famously positive attitude and demeanor is tested, but she remains steadfast in her optimism and detached calmness even while imprisoned in the dungeon-like gloom of the Malfoy Mansion basement. ”I don’t think Luna changes. The thing about her is that she’s so relaxed about herself. She has to be a bit more serious than normal [in "Deathly Hallows"] and has to accept that times are dark. She always sees the positive and has a spirituality about herself. She doesn’t think that death is the end.”
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Great interview. Evanna is so amazing. She's wonderful as Luna
Most natural and diffrent soul which I ever seen
HEY I THINK THIS GAL PLAYIN" MRS.LOVEGOOD IS GREAT YOU GO GIRL
Agreee, I like Luna (she should be with Harry than Ginny. They share the same character) and Evanna is the perfect choice as Luna.
Evanna has done something that is rare for actors…she has made the viewer TOTALLY FORGET that this is an actor playing a part. When watching the others, you sometimes think that "oh, yeah, that's Daniel Radcliffe…" Not with Luna.
i totally agree with luna but with harry i dont see him as daniel, i see him as harry. honestly i think everyone does a great job portraying their character's in all the movies
Evanna is a very insightful young woman. I look forward to seeing her in other films!
lo mejor de lo mejor harri potter
is evanna on facebook?
I love Evanna! And I love Luna! Evanna is a fan's dream come true; she plays Luna perfectly. Jo had it right; she was the perfect choice
I just love her as Luna. I feel like they picked the perfect person to play her role. =)
Agreed. She really is the perfect person for the role!
i just like you
luna luks amazing in the muvie….jus love d way she toks
Evanna Plays Very Strong Role. I Thing She Is Rising Hollywood Female Star. Also She Deserves It….
I would say that she is the apt pick of all..
that's a very good film
I immediately loved her when she first appeared in HP. So sweet and charming! But I was hoping for more information in this piece. A friend and I could not decided if she was a Brit or Irish playing American or was in fact American. Obviously her accent stood out as American sounding. Answer please!
She's from Louth in Ireland
She is from Ireland I believe, and her accent sounds pretty Irish to me. Also, Luna isn't an American, so it would make very little sense for her to have an "American" accent.
Shes Irish
from a village called Termonfeckin in County Louth! There are no American actors in the films, JK Rowling only wanted actors from Britan and Ireland in them.
There are some American actors in the Harry Potter series
Whos Amercan in the films?
What actors in the folms are American?
i know this has already been said, but she's originally irish, and acts with her normal irish accent. she sounds nothing like american to me.
and what actors in harry potter are american? i thougt Jk wanted only the brits and the irish to be in HP?
Yeah Phoebe, there are only Irish and British actors in it, I don't know who "Gtdnmkluv" is on about!
Evanna is a beatiful person…… also, she is a good actreess……1000points….
toluca-mexico
i like it
<3 you HP7
first and fore most shes so cute and beautiful, secondly i think she has the attitude i give all my credits!
She's indeed a superfan, i first read about her in an article where a girl confined in a hospital begged to be able to go to the book launching of OOTP, then years later she was cast as Luna! I love Evanna Lynch!! she lived/living a potter fan's dream!
bon j'ai pas vue le film mais je pense que harry est tjrs le meilleur
i just like your character
i like your character
mohammed from egypt
You go girl! you're the perfect Luna!
desde que salio tu personaje en la pelicula me encanta tu caracterizaciòn
Yeah she's great…I WOULD HAVE CHOSEN HER….AND I"M VERY PICKY!
Love Luna….she's weird but awesome…weird ppl are cooooolllll!!!!!!
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Luna/Evanna should have be featured more often.
When I saw the movie OotP, i couldn't believe how well casted Luna was, Evanna really was flawless as Luna, exactly as I imagined her too!!!
her confident lead her to success..
Luna U are So sexy….!!! <3
I really love Luna Lovegood in the first place! she's really fit to the role given to her..even though this will be the last time that I will see them, I will still love them! more powers to come!
i must admit when i saw her in the new film at Fleur and Bill's wedding I thought… WOW!!!
i really like her … maybe i shall say im obsess the way she act and for me shes beautiful… not just pretty but beautiful as it is ^_^
yo n la vi pero dicen q esta muy buena y no lo terminen porque es historia
What really makes me smile, is that there has not been a single post dissing Evanna off. She is just so perfect for the role. I don't think it's even possible to hate her. Knock on wood. (: You keep it up, love!
the thing about luna is that she doesnt need to change…she appears as an "oddity" but i for one would love to be able to just be myself and not care about what others think