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Tom Felton will be “hotter after Potter” says Daily Express

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Here is a nice article from the Daily Express, examining the various Potter kids and their changes of success after their roles in the biggest movie franchise in history are over.

According to PR Guru Mark Borkowski, Tom is the “one to watch”! Click on the images below to read the analysis of the other Potter kids.

Tom Felton, 23

WHEN HE STARTED: Tom had a remarkable amount of experience for a 13-year-old before the Potter films came along. As well as adverts, he’d appeared in the films “The Borrowers” opposite Jim Broadbent and “Anna And The King” with Jodie Foster. He auditioned for Harry and Ron before casting agents decided he would be best as Hary’s bullying, bleach-blond nemesis Draco Malfoy.

WHAT ELSE HE’S DONE: “After the Potter films I’m looking forward to playing a good guy, someone not so spiteful,” he said recently. In fact he’s done a slew of low-budget film parts alongside Potter and has bagged a plum role in the new sci-fi prequel The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. He has also recorded an album, “In Good Hands.”

EARNINGS TO DATE: More than 3 million pounds but he has admitted to not handling his money well and having a few tussles with the taxman.

WHAT’S NEXT? According to PR guru Mark Borkowski, Tom is the one to watch. “He’s ahead of the game,” he says. “He’s already done some interesting shorts and his new Planet of the Apes film will redefine him. Because there is less pressure on him than the others he’s exactly the sort of person to come out of a big franchise well.”

Tom Felton is first of Harry Potter kids to bag a blockbuster role

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Thanks to The Independent, a UK newspaper, we have this new interview with Tom. They talk about what it’s like for him to be starring in TWO huge blockbuster summer films at the same time.

Here is more from the article:

The primate of Hogwarts

With the Harry Potter valedictory lap, replete with fans declaring their childhood officially over and photo-montages tracking its junior cast from pre-teen to young adults, finally over, people may be surprised that the franchise’s first youngster onto their next blockbuster role, isn’t Harry, Hermoine or Ron, but their scheming nemesis Draco Malfoy, aka actor Tom Felton, with his lead role in new prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

“They moved the Apes release date forward,” says the hugely personable 23-year-old amid a whirlwind three weeks publicising both movies, “which means it’s considered a good enough movie to take on Harry Potter, so to be included in both is very cool.”

Unlike many fans – or indeed some cast members – Felton seems liberated rather than traumatised by Potter’s finale. “It seems like the first time ever that I’ve been free really, and able to do what I want to do,” he says happily. “I’m definitely more excited than terrified.” And with two further films already in the can and several more auditions to come, it’s clear why.

Not that Apes is a departure from his Potter villainy, Felton playing another “nasty piece of work”, though he’s unfazed by notions of typecasting. “I embrace it actually and would happily play villains for a long time. I’m a huge fan of Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman and those guys have made great careers playing bad guys. If I could have half their career…”

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II’ and ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ are in cinemas nationwide.

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Tom Felton has a video message for the German fansite HP-Fans.de

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Jonas Hahn from the German fansite HP-Fans.de spoke with Tom at the EA Games press day. During this interview, they recorded a video message by Tom for the team and the members of the site. By the way, the site is now 10 years old. Congratulations!

Click on the screenshot below and you will be redirected to the video.

They also spoke about the EA video game and Germany.

Tom, you have a huge fan base in Germany. You were also already there …
Yes, Germany is really great. I wish I could come back pretty soon.

That’s exactly my question. Have you any plans?
It is unfortunately still not certain. I wanted to come two times to visit and each time I had to cancel at short notice due to filming. But I have another request for this autumn. Hopefully it works this time, that would be cool!

Tom, I didn’t know that you’re also a big video player. Until now it was thought that only of the Phelps twins.
Constantly any designers and programmers were on set with us. At some point I’ve thought, I look at the games. And at the last adventure I’ve become slightly addicted. I think they’re really well done, very scary and exciting action-packed. It’s great to walk through Hogwarts and gamble the missions.

Were you involved in development?
A little bit. We had already recorded my text passages some time ago, so that I didn’t need it this time. But once I was in the studio and looked around, what the guys and gals producing here. There’s really a great effort behind such a game.

Is there a favorite character for you?
In the last adventure here it’s in fact Neville.

Because he changed from a shy nerd into a hero?
Right! His role evolved fantastic and Neville is such an important part. He was always underestimated.

Tom talks in the interview about a request for Germany in autumn. This is the fantasy convention RingCon in Bonn/Germany (we already reported) – Click on their site for more info.

Video: Tom Felton stays loose at Teen Choice Awards

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Tom talked with MTV News at red carpet about his presenting an award.

‘Harry Potter’ Star Tom Felton Stays ‘Loose’ At Teen Choice Awards
‘If it’s over-prepared … it’s not going to be any good,’ he tells MTV News of presenting an award.

Felton also presented the Choice Movie Actress award alongside Christopher Mintz-Plasse. As a relative newcomer to the awards-show circuit and first-time Teen Choice Awards presenter, MTV News asked the “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” star how much he had prepared for his big day.

“If it’s over-prepared, you see sometimes that it’s so clearly scripted, and it’s not going to be any good,” Felton said. “I’m trying to stay loose at the tongue and see what comes out.”

Still, he had planned a bit of a skit with Mintz-Plasse to make their presenting duties memorable. When they came out onstage, Mintz-Plasse told Felton that he had a fling with one of the five nominees but had been avoiding her for a while. Felton comforted him by saying that there were five potential winners, so the odds of Mintz-Plasse’s lady being chosen were pretty low, but it turns out that winner Cameron Diaz had been the slighted lover all along. After a cute interchange with Mintz-Plasse, Diaz accepted her award.

But that wouldn’t be the only time Felton was called up to the microphone that night. He won the Choice Villain award for his work in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2,” and then he and Grint took the stage to accept the Choice Summer Movie award for the “Potter” cast.

“It’s been nearly 11 years since we were cast, so thank you so much for really sharing the journey with us and making these films such a success. None of it would have been possible without you guys,” Felton said in his acceptance speech.

The last we saw of Grint and Felton, the man better known as Ron Weasley had crashed the “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” premiere wearing a shirt proclaiming his love for Felton. When asked if he was excited to see Grint again at the Teen Choice Awards, Felton had to stop himself from expressing his eagerness.

“Don’t — you’ll get me started then I’ll be gushing,” he said with a laugh.

and here are some more videos of Tom at red carpet:

and backstage: