Tom Felton dishes about Deathly Hallows in new MTV interview

Posted on December 9, 2009 by bserlori

In a new interview from www.mtv.com, Tom discusses how David Yates plans to handle filming of the epilogue for Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

Perhaps the two biggest questions surrounding “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the two-part finale of J.K. Rowling’s book series, are how filmmakers will handle the author’s flash-forward postscript and what in the world Potter-philes will do when there are no more novels or films to look forward to.

The answer to that second question remains to be seen. But what will director David Yates do about the ending? Following the epic Harry vs. Voldemort smackdown, Rowling jumped ahead almost two decades to catch up with her characters in the future. For the big-screen adaptation, does that mean older actors will portray Harry and the rest of the grown-up students? Or that the young stars will be aged through makeup effects or CGI technology?

No decision has been made, according to Tom Felton, who plays peroxide-blond villain Draco Malfoy. “We haven’t shot that yet, and I still haven’t had the confirmation whether I’m doing it or we’re going to get someone else to do it,” he told MTV News while promoting the DVD for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” “I haven’t heard too much. I guess they’re still making decisions about it now. It is a very exciting scene. I know Daniel [Radcliffe] and I have talked about it and said it’d be a lot of fun to do.”

Back in July, Yates told us he was gunning to use Radcliffe and the rest of the cast for the postscript through the use of technology similar to that employed in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” “There’s something extraordinary about the audience’s knowledge of them when they were this high and then seeing them where they are 38,” he said. “There’s something really beautiful about that circle, so it has to be them. I think if after seven or eight movies, we recast them in that last scene — we all thought, ‘No way, we can’t do that.’ ”

While Felton joked that he’d be cool with having Brad Pitt or Leonardo DiCaprio step in to play an adult Draco, the British actor maintained that he’s looking forward to seeing what he will look like 19 years in the future. “It’d be kind of freaky to see what they come up with,” he said.

Thanks to www.mtvmovieblogs.com for the great interview!

Tom Felton reflects on his first Harry Potter audition with CNN

Posted on December 9, 2009 by bserlori

CNN posted a new article today featuring Tom Felton and his fellow cast members reflecting on the early days of Harry Potter. Here is Tom’s exerpt:

Tom Felton also spoke of his early days, saying “I’ll never forget walking through those amazing doors for the first time, as we have done many a time since,” Tom Felton, who plays Harry Potter baddie Draco Malfoy, told CNN. “I also remember auditioning here. The crazy thing about the audition was that, at my very first audition — when they had thousands of kids in, day in day out — Emma Watson was standing next to me and we did it together. And I came back in two weeks and she had been cast!”

“Tears will be shed, I’m sure,” said Felton. “Tears of joy and tears of leaving it all behind as well. I know we’re all very excited to see what’s going to happen afterwards and where we’ll all going to go.

“But saying that, I think most of us right now are just trying to appreciate the time we have left.”

The full video interview, including more from Tom and his fellow cast members, can be found here: CNN interviews Potter cast

Thanks to www.the-leaky-cauldron.org and www.cnn.com!

Tom Felton talks Hot Topic event, upcoming projects, and post Potter life

Posted on December 9, 2009 by bserlori

In a recent interview with Times Online, Tom Felton recapped his experience at the Paramus NJ Hot Topic event promoting Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. He also touched on his upcoming projects, as well as post Potter life.

There’s a YouTube clip of you at a shopping Mall in New Jersey, promoting the Half-Blood Prince earlier this year. There are hundreds of screaming fans – do you remember that? Is it a regular occurrence?
I’m not going to get that out of my head, it’s pretty rare. Without sounding too British, it was a sort of beautiful Americanness, they love to let go. I don’t think you’d ever get that sort of enthusiasm on our shores. My girlfriend was standing at the side of the stage, so I was just looking at her thinking, “My God, this is amazing.”

Where did you meet your girlfriend?
We met last year on Half Blood Prince – she worked in the crew.

Are you thinking about life after Potter very much?
The last year has been has been a real deciding point. I don’t think anyone really wanted to act for the rest of their life. It was a case of learning that we wanted to do it – and we pretty much all do. One thing we can all guarantee is the next thing we do is not going to be as big as Harry Potter.

Any specific plans in mind?
There’s possibly a Second World War film, I’d be an American soldier. That immediately appeals to me, being very different to Potter. There’s a surfing buddy film, which I’ve shot a teaser for. There are also rumours of a play, without jumping into Daniel’s shadow – I don’t think I’ll be getting the wand out.

Was there a moment when you realised acting was for you?
In the first five films, Draco was fairly one-dimensional. For the Half-Blood Prince I felt there was more weight on my shoulders. I had one-on-ones with Michael Gambon and Alan Rickman to role-play the scenes and there was a day with just me and David [Yates, the director]. I remember going home and thinking, “This is a very, very cool job.”

In a Times interview in July, Rupert Grint said “Being in Harry Potter is like living in a bubble, and it slightly hinders your independence”. Do you agree?
Dan, Rupert and Emma were the youngest when they came into it, and they almost live at the studios because they are needed every day. I was 12 when I started, so I already had a group of friends and they are still my best friends now. They were very uninterested in Harry Potter when it started and are probably less interested in it now. If I didn’t have that I wouldn’t have normality.

Have there been any moments when you’ve enjoyed the fame too?
In New Jersey, on the way out, there was that Beatle-mania thing where everyone was swarming the car. I thought, “This may never happen again in your life” so I decided I’d open the window and give a little bit of a hand shake or a wave. The window was down half an inch and someone’s hand grabbed my hair, and pulled me towards the door. My girlfriend gave it a good slap and that was that.

Thanks to www.snitchseeker.com and www.timesonline.co.uk

More images of Tom Felton at Memorabilia event in Birmingham, UK

Posted on November 22, 2009 by OFB Admin

Thanks to our friends at Snitchseeker, we have even more images of Tom Felton at the Memorabilia event in Birmingham, UK. Next to Tom you can see the lovely Warwick Davis, Tom’s co-star in Harry Potter, who attended the event as well.