Overview
- In a BBC interview, Grint said he wrote to 11-year-old Alastair Stout before filming began, wishing him well as he steps into the role of Ron Weasley.
- Grint reflected that Harry Potter "changed my whole life quite quickly" and said he is "fine" with never fully stepping out of Ron’s shadow.
- Daniel Radcliffe recently said he wrote to his younger counterpart playing Harry, offering encouragement and hopes for an even better experience.
- Stout’s turn as Ron will mark the character’s first on-screen portrayal since the 2011 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
- New casting includes Dominic McLaughlin as Harry, Arabella Stanton as Hermione, and John Lithgow as Dumbledore, with Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, Nick Frost, Paul Whitehouse, Lox Pratt, and Johnny Flynn in key roles.