Earlier this week, David Heyman was interviewed by various press at the Apple Store in Santa Monica. Laura from Snitchseeker.com asked David about the prospects of Jade playing Astoria in the epilogue (thanks Snitchseeker!).
(Transcript from Snitchseeker)
SnitchSeeker.com: Tom Felton mentioned his girlfriend Jade might play his wife in the epilogue. Did you cast her or the children of the trio yet?
David Heyman: I have no idea, no. Unfortunately we haven’t yet cast that section. He may WANT to cast his girlfriend.
SnitchSeeker: Yes.
Heyman: He does?
SnitchSeeker: He REALLY does.
Heyman: Okay, good. Well, I’ll keep that in mind … Nobody’s been cast yet for that part.
Here is the audio of that interview. The question about Jade starts at about 1:50.
I’d like to thank whomever asked that question! If it was you, please let us know in the comments.
Feltbeats.com is a big supporter of this idea! They could make Jade look however they wanted, plus it would be a very romantic sub-story to the filming process!
Thanks to MissRjRj for pointing out the interview to us!
yay! go for it..
that will be wayyy cool if jade plays astoria greengrass!
umm no jade shouldnt be cast as astoria
Umm, why? Lol
I love the idea of them doing that! It would be so sweet! 🙂
Strongly agree with Gemma C. and others – it’s a bad idea to mix personal with professional.
I love David Heyman’s response! He pointed out her real place excellently.
I would like to note that I do not blame Tom for his relationship with Jade. It’s his personal business. If she makes him happy, it’s great. But the publicity does not work well for her, so it’s best for her to keep it low-key.
Now I’m wondering if this comment and the more critical comments above would get deleted, like the bunch of comments (including mine) for the earlier Jade vs. Emma article. 🙂
I don’t get any of the good/jade bad/jade stuff at all. We may be fans of TF, but his personal life is still mostly a closed book and should stay that way. I imagine it would be incredibly awkward to be the girl on the arm of any celebrity and have to look pleasant when there is a frenzy going on around me that does not really include me at all and yet become the center of remarks about how/what/why I am acting/dressing/feeling. Blah, leave the girl alone
I think he should totally help her get the role! She’s already involved in the film. Tom and Jade are dating in real life, so of course their on screen role as Draco & Astoria won’t be hard to do!
GO FOR IT! I’d love to see the woman that makes Tom happy in HP! Woot!
xoxo
i dont have a problem with jade , but i think that she shouldnt be cast yet , because what if they break up ? then she’ll still have the role , and it wouldn’t look right … and also , isnt astoria supposed to have white blond hair also so that their kid scorpius has white blond hair … i guess she could dye her hair , but is she willing to do that ?
Please don’t!
I think Astoria is some kind of girl so different that Jade.
She doesn’t look serious or high level to play that role.
Astoria for me is like the female version of Draco, more like Narcissa.
i agree totally with canela , where she’s a total female version of draco
i agree…
nothing against jade, i just pictured Astoria as pale, like draco, with dark blonde hair… :I as long as shes pale and beautiful, mainly…
sorry jade, you wouldn’t be good to play Astoria :/
Astoria should be blond!
Any Time misha :)i am Glad 2 help 😉
ok about jade i agree with it .. is not a big role realy , they r nt ganna kiss or anything :\ Tom should choose who he wants to do his wife 🙄
& about she is nt blond .. Tom isn’t blond ethir !! 🙂
xoxo .. Rajwa
Ye-ye I think this too. She could be Astoria. I don’t think we have to judge her, like: “Oh, she can’t be Astoria. Astoria has got blonde hair with blue eyes. Jade won’t be good enough.”
That’s not right!! We don’t know her as REALLY as Tom does.
Anyway, I’m upset a bit ’cause once you bring that: Tom Felton’s girlfriend’s name is Jade Gordon. In an other time you write that: Her name is Jade Olivia.
Oh, God. What’s her REAL NAME??????????
He pointed out her real place excellently.
I agree with you completely! Just because Jade’s going out with Tom doesn’t mean she should be cast as Astoria. She can be paraded around during premieres and events, but to go so far as to push her into the movie… I dunno.
Now I’m wondering if this comment and the more critical comments above would get deleted, like the bunch of comments (including mine) for the earlier Jade vs. Emma article.
THIS! High five if our comments get deleted, yeah? 😉
I’m quite sure Jade fans will insist that she bleach her hair, too…
And what if Astoria’s hair is blonde?? Draco’s hair is blonde too. And both of us know that Tom’s hair is dark-blonde (almost bright-brown) originally. And what did he do??? Wow he changed his hair’s colour. :O So, why can’t Jade do that?? She can. Guys, that’s not a good excuse!!!!!!!
I spoke too soon. XD
:), Jackie!
Also for those who are interested in commenting on the Emma vs Jade article – you could go to this forum
owlpost.grangerenchanted.com. You’ll have to set up your account though, if you don’t have one.
However, everyone there would appreciate if you discuss it in a civil way. 🙂
The inaudible part says “Tom will be in the end”
in case someone didn’t already post it =)
But I agree, that would be awesome if Jade played Astoria!
True, it’s not a good excuse. But I don’t think they would cast her anyway. She has no personality on camera. The most beautiful pics of her are when she doesn’t think her picture is being taken. When she knows the camera is on her she shuts down and becomes a blank canvas. Tom may want her for it, but even a no-speaking role needs to have some sort of presence.
I don’t like the idea of mixing real life with movies like that. For one thing, if they broke up, it would be really awkward being in the movie. And it’s not like they do anything romantic in the epilogue, they just stand there with Scorpius for a few moments, so I don’t see why it has to be his real girlfriend. And Jade isn’t even an actor, she’s a stunt person.
Well, it would be great as long as she can act and they give her the right makeup to look the part.
As much as they’re a great couple we don’t want just a cheesy scene.
Why does almost everyone assume Astoria is blonde? She is not described at all in the book as far as her physical appearance goes. Besides, Draco might prefer dark-haired women. 😛
In my opinon, I don’t think they should cast Jade as Astoria. I believe the casting people should ask J.K. Rowling since it’s her characters and she knows what Astoria looks like. And weather Jade would be a good person to portray her.
Jade is a cool person and all but if they did cast her, many people wouldn’t see Draco&Astoria; They’d see Tom&Jade. No matter if they changed her hair color or not. And some fans wouldn’t want that.
You guys are just saying what YOU pictured Astoria looking like and acting like, there is NOTHING in the book about her, not even her name. We all pictured her different/acting different so get over it. Jade is beautiful, I don’t know if she can act or not…? But if Tom has faith in her then we should all at least give her a chance.
You’re right. Who cares what color her hair is,as long as she can act? It would be really cool if she was Astoria,in my opinion. And Tom knows her better than any of us,so I’m sure we should give her a chance. Besides,if she is [note that I said ‘IF’] cast as Astoria none of you can do anything about it,so what’s the point trying to prevent it? I’d be happy with whoever was to play the role of her but really I think jade would be a great person to play her. 😉 x
it is a good idea and all but really…come on wy exacally give somone else a chance. jades great and all but i think someone else should have the role.
awww I think this is cutest thing ever
Regardless of wether or not you think that jade should play the role, it is really sweet of Tom to ask forher to do it!
He clearly loves this girl (as he has said himself many times on Tiwtter) and this is a special gift to her, for him to ask, regarless of if she ends up with it or not. he has said many times that he is shy, so I waondr what she thinks about it. she might be too shy! lovely!
as for what she looks like, I do think that Astoria should be blond because scorpius is blonde. BUT I also thought Narcissa should be blond, but when I saw the movie I loved the actress who played her.
I think they can make jade blonde and wearing a fancy hat. she’s look great – she’s got those sharp aristocratic featrues that would be awesome on astoria.
and like feltbeats said, it wouldbe so romanitic! they could do lots of media stories about jade and tom, would be lovely!
newayz, again, regardless of whether or not she gets it, it is soch a romantic jesture for tom to say he is in favor of it.
love him!
I didn’t hear sarcasm… i think david’s voice soundedlike he thought the idea is cute and funny.
and, you’re right, that may be what Tom wants, but there has been no other of it whatsoever. clearly david had not heard about this before, so that’s why there was no thought of it, lol!
i do agree that tom makes himself look like a lovesick kid… in truth, posting stuff on twitter about how infatuated and in love he is with jade als does the same thing. in truth, i think he IS lovesick! hahaha but that’s ok it’s nice to see in this day and age.
i think it is very sweet of tom to ask
Haha I agree with saying that Jade wouldn’t be good for the role, but then again i think it would be cute with Tom and Jade together in the movie.
Wouldn’t it be funny if Jade did dye her hair bleach blonde. HAHA.
Personally, I think it would make sense for ANYONE to be conflicted in this area of debate. So many of us think it would be lovely to have Jade be the Astoria to Tom’s Draco, while so many others think it’s tripe.
Personally, I think the matter can’t be helped too heavily in either direction. Whatever will be will be. If girls could get parts in movies just so they could play a role alongside their boyfriend, just IMAGINE what the film industry would be like!!! I’m not rtying to be offensive to Jade in any way, but we have no idea whether she can act. Besides, it wouldn’t be fair to any other actress trying for the part when they come to casting.
Also, I don’t know whether Jade has ever expressed any interest in going out for the role. If she has, then fantastic for her. Even still, I think a fair screening will be what’s done. If the director is any proper man, then he’ll go about things fairly and there is nothing we can say to change it.
When it comes down to it, it doesn’t matter what we want, or what Tom wants. It just isn’t any of our’s decision to make. Much as I am sure we’d all like to have input, we really don’t.
I just wish that somehow everyone could settle about this happily. 🙁
Hmm…When I have a boyfriend, who is famous and so on, then I wouldn’t want to play in a movie with him…It’s like she want to be in a big movie like Harry Potter so she become famous…I mean a lot of people would think that ^^
Sorry for the bad english^^
I couldn’t possibly agree more. Yet, I keep my fingers crossed for Tom, since it’s his greatest wish at the moment. Can tell it means a lot to him.
With Love,
Sam.
Carly – I have to disagree with you. Jade hasn’t got some desire to be famous. Notice how its Tom’s idea, not hers.
I’m really not liking all this negativity towards Jade (in general, not just the comments for this post) And it seems to be coming from new visitors to feltbeats.com
We love Jade, and we are glad that she makes Tom so happy. Respect that people.
We know nothing about Jade, so I can’t understand why you guys from feltbeats are so in love with her. Jade is so beautiful, she is so gorgeous and lovely…Yes you know her personally…You only say that, cause it’s his girlfiend [yes she makes tom happy, of course she’s hot and he’s proud of it^^]
And I don’t know why you always deleted our comments, we didn’t say anything mean about her 😀
I have nothing against Jade at all. I’m sure she’s a lovely girl, and she makes Tom happy, which is the most important thing. And she’s beautiful. But seriously? When has it ever been a good thing to mix personal and professional? I know the book has no description of Astoria, so pretty much anyone could play her part, but like others, Jade is not what I had pictured.
In agreement with queeniexrose, a lot of Potter fans wouldn’t be seeing it in the way it is supposed to be seen. They would see Tom and Jade, not Draco still suffering for the choices he made years ago, and his probably-not-very-happily-married wife. The whole scene wouldn’t work. She’s not even an actress.
On the flip side, who cares if her hair isn’t the right colour? She can dye it can’t she?
If she does get the part, then fair enough and good luck to her, but personally I don’t think it will be quite right. I hate the epilogue anyway. It’s the worst part of the entire series. Twilight haters often say it’s like JKR gave it to Meyer to write.
I’m not being negative towards Jade, I’m just making a point. I respect the fact that she and Tom are together and they make each other happy. That’s their personal life. And it should stay that way, not be put into a film to be seen by the world, and archived forever.
Don’t get me wrong, Tom Felton all the way! But I’ll have to agree with ‘Canela’ and ‘destiny’ on this one: Don’t mix personal with professional. I’m no downer, but, honestly, what if something happens that makes viewing the movie in the future awkward (if Jade played the part)? What if Toma and Jade broke up, or something else along those lines happened? If I were the director, I’m sorry to say, I’d decide no.
You may not know anything about Jade, because in general she’s a somewhat shy girl and stays out of the spotlight.
However, many of us here at Feltbeats.com (especially myself) have been working closely with Jade for more than a year now and we DO know her quite well now. =) She’s really lovely!
I feel somewhat conflicted because I want everyone to know what a sweet girl she is, and yet she is quite shy and doesn’t want to be interviewed and so forth.
Just consider Tom and what you know about him. He’s a remarkably sweet, easy-going, no-nonsense guy. And he’s with Jade, and he adores her. So maybe we’ll all need to trust him. 😉
And yes, we do delete negative comments. Remember that Tom and Jade (and their family!) read our site, and so we will remove bad things about them. There are plenty of other sites that allow that sort of thing. =)
Wow… there are a LOT of comments here….
Does it ever actually describe Astoria properly in the books? I don’t think so… She would probably only be in it for a few seconds of screentime anyway so I don’t think it matters what she looks like.
However it might be weird for them to be playing a married couple.
@misha: you say you work with her closely? Okay then you can tell her that A LOT of us think it’s not good when she play Astoria^^ Thanks 😀
obviously i totally disagree… i think it would be extremely sweet and romantic for jade to be in the film. so plese don’t tell her that!
If only I were to play the part of Astoria…
Hey Kokomo, just don’t let Jade hear that, or Tom for that matter. He seems kinda in love with the idea…
Keep dreaming!
Srry, but here’s a message from all eight grade girls in Windsor, Ontario, Canada:
WE LOVE U TOM FELTON!!! U R SOOOOOOOO HOT!
(FeltonFan sincerely apologizes for the above outburst of her peers, and hopes that she will be forgiven by the community of Feltbeats.com)
Jade as Astoria…well, I think it’s a neat idea. I can see the argument about mixing personal with professional. But really, just because they are in the public eye, doesn’t mean they can’t have a professional relationship outside their personal one. Maybe they are that rare couple who can DO things like work together, and not let their personal life interfere with their performance. Who knows? Maybe they don’t even know. And you know what? That’s a lesson for THEM to learn…if necessary.
As for the comments that Jade is using Tom for career advancement…that’s just a load of duff. They met on set. And it has not been her request to play Astoria, it has been Tom’s. Anyone who thinks she is using him has not bothered to understand their relationship, nor have they reviewed this site very well.
As someone who has met Jade personally, I can tell you she is sweet and down-to-earth, and is not a ‘user’ in any sense of the word.
Constructive discussion on whether or not she should play Astoria, I welcome. Providing the reason of “she shouldn’t get the job just because she’s Tom’s girlfriend” is as bad as saying “she should get the job just because she’s Tom’s girlfriend.”
I don’t know, I don’t like the idea. It’d be pretty unfair for her to get the part just because she’s Tom’s girlfriend. Besides, I’m all for the “don’t mix personal things with professional”.
So I say no.
Sorry, but no Jade as Astoria please. Jade should focus on her job as a STUNT assistant.
Any decisions should be made by the director and JK Rowling.
i don’t know…if tom likes jade, then he likes jade. i can’t say anything about that. but anyway…jade as astoria? i always thought astoria would be kind of albino-ish like draco, w/ blue eyes and really pale blond hair, but jade wouldn’t be bad. besides she and tom already on very very friendly terms. i think putting them together in the movie will make that scene look more natural and romantic, since they already like each other. i just really want to watch the movie, so please hurry it up! :)thanks!
I don’t really think Jade should play, I have nothing against her, I don’t know the girl personally to judge her. It’s just the fact that from looking at the Malfoy family their all blondes, I know it doesn’t mention anything about Astoria being blonde but I think most of the people who read the books assumed it, just like I did.
Oh to add to that aswell for all the people who are like ‘Oh my God she can totally dye her hair’ .. I just imagine Astoria to have very sharp features and definatley the female version of Draco, I just don’t think Jade could pull of the uptightness of what I imagined her to be like .. No offence again
Jade as Astoria,
uh-oh!! I don’t mean any offense but you know what i mean. if she dyes her hair it would look weird ’cause she has REALLY tanned skin, not paper white like Tom Felton. But there was this girl on Twitter she said FOR 5 WEEKS STRAIGHT she wants to be Astoria. Imagine how she felt when she saw the post.Sorry to disappoint you Jade you rock.
that would be such a bad idea, no joke. if she does get cast, she would have only gotten it because her boyfriend is “draco malfoy.” and as for the many people that say that separating personal and professional life is the best route to go: i totally agree because in short, she’s only a STUNT person…and tom’s girlfriend (cause that’s reason enough to break all the rules right? sarcasm.)
even though i do not know either of them personally, i dislike hearing about either one of them . but hearing about this little mistake they’re looking into makes me a bit queasy. SHE’S NOT AN ACTRESS!
all i want to know is CAN SHE ACT???
I think whoever will play her will be awesome!! I don’t have a real preference but I just can’t wait to see the 7th movie! 🙂
I picture Astoria as like you have all said a strong character (like a girl version of Draco Malfoy), but I think Jade could pull it off?
OK, what a REFRESHINGLY sane comment! I couldn’t agree more; in fact you’ve put my exact feelings into words. I watch the premiere pics and vids and I can’t help feeling for Jade, having to stand back while Tom signs autographs for practically drooling female fans, or answers questions while she waits and waits, not even allowed to stand with him. Horrible enough for her without having to remember not to scowl or sulk and look sweet and unruffled because hateful fans will pounce on any weakness. God! I mean it’s like she’s got the down side to fame without any of the perks, not even a reassuring boyf’s arm around her while he answers questions. Her situation, I think, is very tough and she is one remarkable lady to always look composed and sweet in pics and let’s face it, she is actually making Tom very happy and that’s all that matters to me.
Great username too, by the way.
I honestly don’t think Jade should be cast as Dracos/Toms wife…Nothing against her(really nothing) I just always pictured Astoria Greengrass as pale, blonde hair, blue eyes, and resembling Draco almost. (sorry Jade)
This has nothing to do with Jade3 personally, i have no idea who she is.
I just knowshe’s Tom’s gf and is pretty 🙂
BUT im against mixing personal+work.
And im sure this has been blown way out of proportion – i mean im sure Tom wasnt like seriously chatting to the casting people, maybe a flippant comment yes, but seriously, no.
Thats the casting directors job, and i dont htink Tom would be cheeky enough to actually ask them flat out in a formal way, like everyones making this out to be.
Lets just say my love for High School Musical died the minute i found out Zac and Vanessa were together in real-life.
Its just pure cringe to watch.
I know it wont be as in depth as that – but it just annoys me when i know theres something going on there… IDK it just makes me uncomfortable.
PLUS I’m bitter cause I wanted to be Astoria,.
Underlying reason right there. 😛
and now i feel a prick cause i didnt realise how OLD this thread was…
WEIRD.
i agree with sereeenaa 🙂
Like others said, I imagined her as the female version of Draco kinda like his mother but younger, of course.
But she’s only going to appear on screen for a couple of seconds! So.. it doesn’t really matter to me.
😛
she is
she is playing astoria greengrass 100% becasue they already filmed it
ok everyone she IS playing Astoria Greengrass its for SURE becasue they already filmed it and she doesnt wear a blonde wig or anything she just puts it back and curls it shes look only a few yrs older while draco looks like 50 with his beard google it if u dont believe me or watch it on youtube
I think Jade isn´t perfect to be Astoria because she doesn´t have blond hair and blue eyes, she is older than Tom and she isn´t a actress.
Tom break up with Jade and go with Emma Watson because she is more beautiful, younger and more inteligent. Don´t you realize that Emma is in love with you and you too?
Draco is blind because he can’t see that there’s a girl that better for him than this creep mudblood. But you know, for sure… i hate Jade Olivia Gordon.
All these “break up with Jade” comments give me just a little less faith in the world 😐
Whilst I agree that she’s not right for the role of Astoria, seriously guys, leave it. She obviously makes Tom happy. That’s all that matters really.
Have they actually broken up now? Because there was a link on google that says they have but im not sure if its true.
Also on Tom’s twitter page it says: They devil wears Primark… not prada. Just so you know!x” WHAT DOES HE MEAN BY THAT?
I’m not sure if Jade is right for the role of Astoria, because i always pictured her as a tall blonde with the same sort of complexion as Draco – almost as if they could be siblings but only in the looks department. I can’t remember how JKR described the Greengrass sisters, but has Jade even got acting experience? I know all she has to do is stand there and look snotty, but it couldn’t hurt to cast a well known actress for the part, just to sort of stun people instead of oneo f Tom’s friends – it’s like he’s saying ‘if you’re famous you can totally convince producers to put your mates in films’. I do think Jade is quite attractive, but she’s not Astoria Greengrass.
I HEARD THEY ARE STILL TOGETHER
i totally agree with you Emily is we are true fans it shouldn’t matter as long as she makes him happy!:)
i agree some people are jelous i mean shut ur mouths ppl he cant date every grl in the world if they dont work well thats fine dont presure them.. you never know maybe they are soal mates so cry me a river build a bridge and get over it i you have a problem well then tell me cuz ill tell you the same thng…..(ment for all the haters out there)