Clevver TV thought they would be clever today by recapping Tom’s most recent interviews with MTV News for their broadcast. They don’t say anything we didn’t already know, but the sequencing pictures of Tom are always worth the look. 😉
An exclusive clip from Tom’s film 13 hrs has been released online by Eyeline Entertainment. Please be advised for strong language and spoilers for the movie. Well, I’ve been told that (I’m at work and can’t listen!)
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Thanks to Bserlori for the heads up!
It seems Tom got into some heavy relationship talk when he was on the line with MTV.com. In this second article with the network, Tom discusses Draco almost having a “bond” with Harry Potter, and how they have a love/hate relationship.
How do you keep things fresh with a character you’ve been playing nearly half your life? It helps if, as is the case with “Harry Potter” star Tom Felton and his role as blond bad guy Draco Malfoy, you get to step away and take on a new role in a decidedly un-“Potter”-like film. And it’s doubly advantageous if your established character is evolving in ways that make him a far different person than he once was.
That’s where the 22-year-old Felton finds himself at the moment, as the actor begins filming “The Apparition” in Berlin and gets set to return for the end of shooting on “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” As Felton told MTV News from across the pond, Malfoy undergoes changes in J.K. Rowling’s final boy-wizard book that reveal previously unseen layers within him and which present a welcome challenge as an actor.
“It was one of the things I was really looking forward to with ‘Deathly Hallows,’ “ he said. “My personal opinion is, deep down, Draco is desperate to get out of what he’s in. In ‘Half-Blood Prince,’ he had a real wake-up call, realizing this is not what he wants to do, this isn’t the path he wants to go down. Unfortunately, his parental influences aren’t too good. He’s kind of forced into the dark side. It’s hard when Voldemort is sort of your step-uncle, in a weird way.”
But in “Deathly Hallows,” Draco begins to indulge some of his more redemptive qualities, leading to a few compelling moments between him and longtime adversary Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe). Felton said he’s had long talks with director David Yates about the best way to approach the good/evil duality within Draco, and the payoff has been a couple thrilling on-camera confrontations with Radcliffe.
“Harry and Draco almost have a bond, and they save each other’s lives on numerous occasions,” he said. “It’s a really weird love/hate relationship. It’s great that it’s left to our interpretation of how and why this is all happening. We have shot some really interesting stuff with me and Daniel — me saving him and him saving me. For once, we’re not just bickering!”
In particular, Felton is proud of his work on a massive battle scene at Hogwarts between Harry Potter and his Dark Arts-enabled adversaries. “That’s a fantastic moment in the courtyard, where it’s kind of like a Western showdown between good and evil, and Draco’s the only character where you have to go from one side to the other,” he said.
Tom had a chance to discuss his role of “Patrick” in The Apparition recently with MTV.com, and we learn exactly how long he’ll be in Berlin, and that not only his character mentally different from his iconic role of Draco Malfoy, it’s physically different as well.
A decade spent plugging away at any one school can start to feel like an interminably long time, and Tom Felton is ready to graduate early. That’s why, with filming on the two-part finale of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” expected to run through the spring, Mr. Draco Malfoy has already jumped to a new project: the supernatural thriller “The Apparition.”
While he’ll return to Potterville in about a month — and is far from turning his back on the franchise that made him a star — Felton told MTV News that he’s grateful for the opportunity to step into a fresh character, one he called “a dream role.”
“It’s a world away from Hogwarts for me,” the 22-year-old British actor said. “A world away from Draco. It’s a real step outside what I’m used to and what I’ve been doing for the last 10 years.”
What he’s been doing for 10 years — from Draco’s bleached-blond locks to his conflicted evil-dude persona — has given the public a very specific idea of who he is as an actor. Felton promises that his turn in “Apparition” will definitely surprise people.
“Without revealing too much, the obvious difference is going to be physical appearance,” he said. “Draco has an iconic look with his pale skin, blond hair and rather sharp dress. It’s a completely flip side in [‘Apparition’]. Expect not to recognize me. I can say that my hair is no longer blond for this. I’m probably going to get in trouble for saying that. No more blond hair for me, so I’m excited about that.”
The film pairs Felton with Ashley Greene of “Twilight” fame and Sebastian Stan of “Gossip Girl” in a story that is still very much under wraps but which focuses on a young couple haunted by a supernatural presence after a college experiment gone bad. Calling from Berlin, where he’d just had a you-better-not-say-a-word conversation with director Todd Lincoln, Felton was sworn to secrecy about plot details, but he did speak in depth about the evolution of his character over the course of the film.
“As far as my character goes, obviously he’s not an evil, jealous wizard,” Felton laughed. “He’s a college student, a very intelligent, confident young man who’s really excited about what he’s getting himself into. At the same time, he has no idea what he’s getting himself into. This character has such a wide range in one movie. He starts off as a real go-getter, and as the story goes on, you really see him turn.”
Felton expects to film for three weeks in Berlin before heading to Los Angeles for a week or two of production work. From there, he’ll head back to Leavesden Film Studios outside London to conclude shooting “Deathly Hallows.” For now, though, he’ll savor the long-deserved payoff of “Harry Potter” in what is clearly the actor’s most mature, adult role to date.
“It’s not just satisfaction,” he said of the part in “Apparition.” “It’s nervousness. It’s anticipation. It’s a dream role for me.”