Evanna Lynch Tried Out for Luna Before Open Call, Says Dad

Evanna Lynch, Luna Lovegood in the Potter films, once set a demo tape of she and her friends acting to WB in hopes that she would be cast as Luna; she heard back from WB the day before the open casting call, with a rejection, MuggleNet reports from an interview with Evanna's dad. Evanna was picked from 400 winnowed down hopefuls from the open call; she is receiving acting tuition and spoke to JKR for at least an hour when JKR visited the set last week. More at MN!

(SOURCE: THE LEAKY CAULDRON)