In a new interview with
Parade magazine, actor Rupert Grint spoke about the recent tonsil removal surgery he had after the completion of the Harry Potter series, some of the challenges with filming his dark comedy,
Wild Target, and the wrap party which took place this past summer.
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What's he's been doing in his spare time.
"I had my tonsils out recently. Something I've always kinda needed because I've always had freakishly large tonsils. It's always affected my sleeping. But it was an operation I could never have when I was filming because there was no time to convalesce. I'm finally on the mend. It was very painful, but thank God they're out."
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Check out his fashionable stubble in Wild Target.
"I do have some whiskers on my face. There was a lot of discussion about it whether it was right. It's not really a beard, I guess you could call it a 'near beard.' My co-star Bill Nighy had one that he grew that I was quite impressed with. I don't know whether I could ever grow one like that."
Guns instead of wands.
"Wild Target was quite different from Harry Potter. There's a lot of car chases and shooting people and stuff, not to mention stunts where you're running and stumbling. The gun play was quite scary and kind of intimidating, especially firing a machine gun. It really took me a while to get used to it. You don't know where to point it or anything. But in the end it makes you feel quite nervy, although it's completely safe because you're only shooting blanks."
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Life after HP.
"We had like a big wrap party when we finished and it was really nice to see everyone again from all the films. I haven't quite adjusted to life without Harry Potter. I'm really sad actually, I've missed it. But I think it's a good time really to kind of move on. It has been a long time. After ten years, I do kind of want to stretch a bit more and explore different characters and do different things."
Maybe he could try Celebrity Apprentice.
"I don't age gracefully in the last film when all of us get older. My hair is still red but I have a lot less of it. It was quite a shock when I saw myself in the mirror. I felt like I was looking at Donald Trump because they gave me that comb over that he has. I did get a lot of ribbing from everyone, I must admit."
Wild Target is set for a limited release in the U.S. beginning this Friday.