Matthew Lewis, known for playing Neville Longbottom in the "Harry Potter" movies, posed for Attitude magazine in his underwear for an article called "From Hogwarts to Hottie." He looked good!
J.K. Rowling saw the spread and mommed out hard. Respect.
Before You Go
Steven Spielberg was one of the rumored directors up for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," but the job wound up going to Chris Columbus ("Home Alone").

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Before Alan Rickman was cast in "Harry Potter," Tim Roth discussed playing Severus Snape with producers.

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On Aug. 22, 2000, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were cast in "Harry Potter."

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In 2001, the Internet was so new that Variety ran a story about Warner Bros. creating a "Harry Potter" website.

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After the premiere, Radcliffe was pretty happy. "I'm quite like him," he said of the role that would become his calling card.

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