Herald.ie have released a new article focusing on Evanna’s move to Los Angeles, her future in the acting world and her “major role” in the twelve-part Sky miniseries, “Sinbad”.

Evanna is set to move to Los Angeles once she finishes filming in Malta and already has some famous room mates: “Glee” cast mates! She will be going in between Louth and Los Angeles as she finds her acting legs abroad.

“Los Angeles is not a kind place to everyone but she’s been very sensible and she’s sharing with a few people from Glee who she gets on with very well,” an insider told the Herald.

“They understand one another because they’ve all had to deal with a lot of exposure so they’re all very friendly. She’s given herself a year or so to see how she gets on with her acting career and the fact that she was cast in Sinbad is already a good sign.”

“The whole Harry Potter cast have been doing a lot of promotion for their last film together ahead of the awards season so it’s also a good idea for her to be in LA when the blockbuster franchise is still fresh in people’s minds.”

According to the article Evanna is playing a character who will only appear in the final episode but also has the potential to become a recurring guest star if the series is continued after the first season.

She is also set to return to the small screen after landing a part on the highly anticipated series Sinbad.

Evanna is currently in Malta where the Sky programme is being shot and the Herald can reveal that the 20-year-old was invited to make a special guest appearance on the final episode of the show.

“She didn’t actually audition for a part, [TV producers] just invited her to join the cast a few months ago,” a well-informed source told the Herald.

“She will have a major role in the last episode and there is the potential of her returning as a regular character if the series proves as successful as Sky’s other original series like Mad Dogs.

“Her character is not all it appears and the series ends on a cliff-hanger so hopefully viewers will get to see more of her.”

With its extravagant costumes and exotic set, Sinbad is Sky’s biggest drama commission to date.

The 12-part series rediscovers the legend of the Persian sailor, who encounters mystical creatures and characters on his voyages.

Waaaaaaaaay back in December, Evanna tweeted a picture of herself holding an award and proclaiming, “I WON!!!!!!!“. More photos from that night reveal that Evanna was at the Variety Home Entertainment Hall of Fame Gala with the Phelps twins receiving an award honour for the “Harry Potter” film series; the ceremony took place in Los Angeles on 5 December 2011. Photos have finally been released and you can check them out here in our photo galleries.

This morning, Evanna stopped off at the Temple Street Children’s Hospital to cheer up a few children who are stuck in hospital over the holidays. The hospital currently has a Christmas charity drive running to raise funds to provide the children in care with a brighter, more cheerful atmosphere to celebrate the holiday season in.

Evanna also confirmed in the interview that she is attached to a television series and cannot wait to start working on it! Looks like the “Sinbad” rumours from last week are true!

During her taping, Evanna ran into musical twins, Jedward, and snapped a few photos with them. Evanna has also been active on Twitter lately in the lead up to the holidays.

Up bright and early to visit the kids at Temple Street hospital with TV3!! Being in hospital at Xmas must SUCK…hope we can cheer them up!!

Still on US time so ‘scuse me in advance for kipping in the children’s ward!!

Ran into a crazy whirlwind of @planetjedward this morning!!! I just wanna frolic and dance with them always. Happy Jedmas everyone!!!! :)

Evanna recently sat down and talked to the Irish newspaper, the Droghed Independent, about her upcoming Christmas plans and, much to our delight, a brand new project – the lead in an upcoming Sky1 television series that Evanna is currently in Malta filming! Evanna promises that she will return to Ireland for Christmas and the holiday period.

There is much speculation that Evanna has indeed become attached to Sky1′s modern adaptation of “Sinbad” which is currently filming in Malta.

‘I’ve always been home for Christmas, I never stay away. We have a very chilled out Christmas, and it never changes – we do the same thing every year. My sister makes us get up really early, you don’t have a choice. Then we check out all our presents, and later we go mass in Drogheda, which is always really lovely,’ said Evanna.

‘I got one just last year and even now when I get a doll shaped present, I get so excited,’ she said. This year Evanna’s friends and family can expect some Harry Potter goodies under the tree, as the actress stocked up earlier in the year on a visit to the Harry Potter Park in Florida.

The Harry Potter star is lending her support to Drogheda’s ‘Christmas Spectactular’, an evening festival taking place next Wednesday, November 30th on the streets of Drogheda. ‘It’s such a special thing to do – to go and spend time with your neighbours or friends and family and it’s free. Christmas can be a difficult time of year for people; I see my Mum get quite stressed with making sure all the shopping is done and that everyone is taken care of. What’s important is spending time together, to enjoy ourselves and to not to worry about these things,’ said Evanna.

‘The HF Magazine‘ have released their newest issue featuring interviews with up-and-coming actors and actresses, including our very own Evanna Lynch! In a new interview, Evanna talks about her future, the end of “Potter” and where she would be if she weren’t an actress. The interview is accompanied by a brand new photoshoot, taken while Evanna was in Los Angeles over the summer, by Mitchell Nguyen McCormack – the full set can be seen in our photo galleries! You can read the interview below or at the original source.

What do art and commerce mean to you?
I don’t really think about the commerce side, there’s too much thinking in that and thinking is what kills art. To me, art is about constantly stepping out from your comfort zone, being always on your toes, learning and growing. It never ever ends and it’s therefore kind of torturous but then so rewarding. I think real artists are the bravest people as it is such a solo and precarious journey. There’s no wrong or right. There is no recommended route and no template for what’s good and what’s bad in art, and that’s kind of terrifying.

Personally I think I’ve always been attracted to art because of how its pursuit can transform you as a person. When I was younger I was naturally very shy and held back by so many self-generated fears. But I also had this desire to express myself and my ideas; to create. But it’s impossible to create and even consider that your own ideas matter enough to be expressed if you’re crippled by shyness and fear and self-doubt. Fear will stop you from ever putting a pen to paper. So, eventually if you let that need to express become strong enough, you’re forced to grow into a confident, assertive individual. You have to keep telling yourself your voice matters or you will fail altogether.

What and who inspires you?
People who can be completely content and creative by themselves, who don’t need others to feel inspired. As an actor, I spend a lot of time travelling alone and living alone and it used to make me very lonely but you have to turn that loneliness into a chance to discover your individuality and be a consistently positive, creative person. You can’t find that in other people. I think people who crave attention, those girls that go from one guy to the next and are never alone, are shying away from their own creative purpose because they can’t stand the oddness of their own company. That’s why I find myself inspired by people like Michael Jackson and my character from Harry Potter, Luna Lovegood; they’re oddballs to our society, but in truth they’re completely natural and self possessed. Both of them are strong and bold enough not to conform to what their peers expect of them. That’s why Michael Jackson exceeded everyone else’s expectations creatively. He brought something new and radical to his music and performances; he brought himself.

I read a lot of artists’ biographies, too. I’m kind of fascinated by their arrogance. That’s one trait that almost every great artist possesses. Van Gogh was a great artist but he wasn’t arrogant and I think the lack of that quality is why his life was so tortured and painful. Artists are such sensitive souls that if they listened to their own rational minds, the fearful, paranoid part that tells them they suck, they would never be crazy enough to paint. That’s why they need a steely shell of arrogance that tells them they can produce something fresh and original. I’m a sensitive person but I could never be arrogant enough to be a good artist. But I like reading about those people in the hope that eventually I may pick up some of their steeliness.

Can you name an actor that you would love to work with?
I’d love to work with Kirsten Dunst. She is so talented. I’ve admired her for years. You think she’s this fun, light-hearted blonde at first but underneath that she can portray such profound sadness and pain and damage. You can tell she’s had her ups and downs and she’s not afraid to pour all that into her work. I also really admire Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He’s brilliant in everything. And I read an article about him recently that mentioned a production company he runs that gets people to collaborate on projects via the Internet. I was so impressed by that because he’s breaking down the idea that the film industry, Hollywood, all that gab, is impenetrable. People have this false idea that it’s composed of an elite group of powerful people, when really it’s all just about creative people working their asses off.

Mostly I’d like to work with my friends again. I’d love to work with anyone from Harry Potter again as we had such an unbelievable time together. I think the reason the Potter films are so good, too, is because everyone gelled so well. When you’re with people you trust, you don’t care how ridiculous you look. I’d love to work with my Potter friends again because the trust is already there and we could be as ridiculous as possible.

Aside from acting, what is your preferred method of artistic expression, if anything?
Dancing! I love dancing. It kills me that I’m under 21 and can’t go out and dance in America!! It’s so freeing and fun and is a much more effective way of bonding with people than talking. Dancing really brought me out of myself when I was younger because you have to be confident to be a good dancer. You have to do the moves with heart or you end up looking really foolish. I’m dying to be in a musical someday! I think musicals are the most complete form of art because of all the movement and dance. I tried to get into dance college a few years ago but was rejected. I guess my style was a bit too alternative. But I still love dancing.

What is the best life lesson you have learned from a fellow actor?
Stop thinking.

What is the best acting lesson you have learned from a non-actor?
Take care of yourself, respect yourself, be happy with yourself. When you’re happy with yourself, then you can forget yourself and truly inhabit another character’s mind. I think insecurities set actors at a huge disadvantage as it’s then impossible to detach from your own mind and be someone else. Little things, like when I neglect my appearance, I find it difficult to have a conversation with someone because I’m thinking about myself, not the other person. And acting is all about thinking about the other person, letting the external become more important than the internal. You have to be a generous person. Personally, I consider it part of my job to look after my health and happiness. It takes discipline but it’s the only way you can be free of yourself enough to act.

If you could be anything but an actor, what would you choose to be?
I would love to be in the circus. I’d most love to be an acrobat, but really anything in the circus would be amazing. I just adore that lifestyle. Moving from place to place, never settling, working constantly on your craft, performing unbelievable acts for people all over the world. Never being in a secure situation. Always learning. I have so much respect for the circus performers and for the lack of ego in that profession. They are the best at what they do, so incredibly talented and hard working and they’re doing it just for the love of it, not for acclaim or accolades. The film industry frustrates me in that sense. It forces you to want to impress everyone and care what others think. To be successful in film you have to have impressed a lot of people. And thinking too much about what others think drives you crazy, you have to learn to detach from that when you leave an audition or a meeting but it’s hard. So to me, the circus seems like the ideal form of performance art, because it’s based solely on your talent and how hard you’re prepared to work to be on that stage. It’s basically just you and your craft.

Is there a performance that you have seen, either from your childhood or more recently, that has stuck with you more than any other?
I will never forget my first Cirque du Soleil experience, at Quidam in Dublin about four years ago. There was one act, a contortionist elevated up above the audience, entwined in two long pieces of silk, raveling and unraveling and bending and twisting and falling so gracefully to a song called “Let Me Fall.” It was so breathtaking. And I remember watching the girl making these incredible, terrifying shapes with her body and a piece of silk and it occurred to me that no one in the audience even knew her name. And I felt ashamed that some people knew who I am when I haven’t a fraction of that kind of talent. But then I realized that those performers are above all that, they don’t need the approval and support of the masses, and that must be the most wonderful, freeing, blissful feeling in the world. Watching people like that inspires me to work hard.

Where would you like to find yourself in 5 years? In 15 years?
I want to be surprised by whatever I’m doing. I’d like to look back in 5 years time and laugh because I could never imagine I’d be doing what I’m doing. You never anticipate the best things that happen in life. Like when an amazing new friend or guy comes into your life but you never could have dreamed them up and you didn’t realize they were missing in your life. I think what I want most out of life is adventure and learning. I kind of like my life to be unpredictable so I’m always being pushed. I’d like to be happy, too, but really learning and growing is paramount and you have to be ok with a certain level of discomfort for that.

Although, I have some conventional ambitions, too. I’d definitely like to be married in 10-15 years. I’d like to have a partner in crime. I’d love to have made more movies and have a strong network of friends within the industry who I can be creative with. I’d like to have written a book too, though maybe I’ll give myself 20 years for that… And I hope to be a better driver. I just got my license a few months ago and as it stands, lives are at risk.