Ginny Weasley was a little girl from glimpsed briefly in the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone to the stunning and daring role of a witch in the Deathly Hallows Part Two. Similar to watching HermioneGranger to Harry Potter, it’sbeen ten years and eight films of growing the character of the Harry Potter series, which is truly mesmerizing.
The real name of Ginny Weasley is Bonnie Wright, she was ten-year-old when she started her career in the Harry Potter series. Bonnie Wright is now 28 years old and has many opportunities in front and behind the camera. We have gathered some unknown and truly hidden facts about Ginny Weasley from the Harry Potter, which are as follows
Bonnie’s brother is lucky for her
Bonnie was born in London.She was the only girl and second child in her family. The older brother of Bonnie suggested her to participate in the auditions for Ginny like Ron watching out for Ginny in the books. At Dallas Fan Days in 2015, Bonnie told that her older brother became a fan of Harry Potter Books and has fantasized her as Ginny from the book as she was his younger sister.
And when they heard about that, they are making films on the books, her brother convinced her to go for an audition. Bonnie was surprisingly 9 years old when she got a role in the movie and performed it well.
Harry Potter Series becomes an inspiration for her film education
The role of Bonnie as Ginny Weasley was limited in the beginning and her first appearance was relatively short. But her role expands with the films, specially when the relationship between Harry and her developed in the film.
According to Bonnie, she spent a lot of time on set learning new things and experiences and was always curious about the production and direction of films. She used to ask questions like ‘What does this button do?’ or‘why the sky is paint green?’.
She also explained about her production company called BonBonLumière. She further said that She was is very thankful for being curious about films, it was the mere beginning of her education and her passion.
By the time when two last films were in production and were rolling out, Bonnie started her degree in Film and Television Production Managementat the University of Arts London College of Communication. She graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree
Bonnie directed her co-stars of Harry Potter in short films
This is the truth, which is hard to believe that Bonnie setup her production company a way back in 2012. She was only 21 years old at that time. Bonnie’s short film ‘Separate We Come, Separate We Go’ which she wrote and directed premiered in the same year at the Cannes Film Festival.
It featured a Harry Potter co-start David Thewlis (Professor Lupin), who plays the role of a widower befriends a young girl. After her first short film, Bonnie had written and produced several short films and music videos. She was lucky enough to cast more of her fellow co-stars of Harry Potter in her short films.
She cast and directed Christian Coulson (Tom Riddle) in ‘Know Thyself’ which was released in 2014 and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) in ‘Medusa’s Ankles’, which was released in 2018.
Wrapping Up
Bonnie Wright has truly found her passion by playing the role of Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter series. She is no more interested in film making, despite being a leading actress herself. News is confirmed that she is working on her full-length featured Hollywood movie called ‘unearthed’. It will be a thriller monster moviethat shows her passion for environmentalism and film making.
