Thanks to Pirates Adventure for the video, and thanks to our Twitter followers who helped supply some of the questions for this interview! For more information about the Great Ormond Street Hospital, click here.
Tom Felton at Empire Magazine’s 20th Anniversary party.Tom Felton has spoken of how sad he is to be making the last Harry Potter movie.
The 21-year-old actor plays Harry’s arch enemy Draco Malfoy and the cast are currently filming the final installment in the boy wizard’s adventures, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.
Tom said: “It’s a sad thought and an exciting one at the same time – I think we’re all a little bit anxious about it being the last one but at the same time very excited to see what’s going to come for all of us.”
He added: “I have endless memories. To pick out one is an endless task, but collectively the seven years have been a huge, huge experience for me and a great learning experience and I’ve met some great friends and it’s been too good to be true.”
Tom may play Harry’s nemesis, but he actually auditioned to play Harry originally.
He revealed: “I went for Harry for about five times and then Ron for a couple more and ended up dying my hair blond for Draco. I had my hair dyed brown, ginger and then blond and finally they got it right.
“I know Chris Columbus (director) was very keen I think to use me in the film but didn’t quite know where to place me so to speak, so I am glad he found a place. I don’t know what he saw in me as an 11-year-old, I can’t see how I could be evil, but I am very glad he gave me the part of Draco definitely.”
Big thanks to Feltforum member xxbluemoonxx for the tip! 🙂
Original interview can be found here.
The July issue of SFX magazine has a large Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince feature with interviews from David Yates, Daniel Radcliffe, and a few others including our own Tom Felton. Director of the film Yates had some glowing words to say about Tom.
“They’re all getting better,” he says. “Tom Felton, as Malfoy, will be revelatory in this film. He’s got a real character to play this time -he’s a child assassin, and he’s really struggling with this mission he’s been given, and he’s proud that he’s been asked by Voldemort to take Dumbledore’s life. But at the same time, it’s eating at him from within. So before, because Malfoy’s always been a bit of a 2D villain. Now he’s got a bit more emotional development.”
Below is a cut of the box insert containing a small interview the magazine did with Tom concerning growing up in the HP-verse and his character development. Please check out the Feltbeats.com Photo Gallery for a full scan of Tom’s interview including the section with Yates’s interview from above. Please check out DanRadcliffe.com for the full article.
Source: DanRadcliffe.com
A year ago today, on May 20, 2008, Feltbeats.com was born.
I created this site not because I wanted to run a Tom Felton fan site or because I thought the world needed another site about Tom; on the contrary, there has never been a particular shortage of Tom sites out there. But I considered myself more a fan of Tom’s MUSIC, and I wanted to know everything about it, and I just couldn’t seem to find enough information!
So, one day I was hunting through domain names, and there it was – Feltbeats.com, available to be registered. I grabbed it on the spot!
Interestingly, I learned later that Tom Felton himself had tried to register the domain a few weeks before, but it was not available at that time. I think it is funny that I basically snatched it right when I did! It was fate.
After setting up the site, however, I quickly learned that I couldn’t run the site alone. So, I scoured the internet for the best and brightest Tom Felton fans I could find anywhere, and invited them to help me as Feltbeats Admins. When they refused, I later asked bserlori, lumalfoy, cazilla, Mystik Rose, and Tick Tock (just kidding of course – these girls are the BEST!). Later, we added LexaM, Becka and Lilyginny27 to the team as our site grew even bigger!
So, I’d really like to thank these girls for their dedication, commitment, creativity and time. Tom actually asked me once if I paid the site admins for their work. LOL. I think that’s an excellent tribute to the professionalism of our administration team! And, over the last year, I can honestly say we’ve become close friends, and I love each and everyone one of you!
Secondly, I want to thank the Feltbeats fans out there who make this site what it is. So many of you have left a nice comment on the site, joined our forum or our Feltbeats Army, or e-mailed us about new news or photos. We love you, and thank you! For those of you who have not yet interacted with the site and just come for the Tom news – I’d encourage you to get involved! Sign up, leave a comment, join the Feltbeats Army, do something; it’s loads of fun!
And, last but not least, I want to thank Tom and Jade. I am eternally grateful to Tom for his support, and of course there would be no site without him. But there is much more to it than that… over the last year I’ve gotten to know him and am constantly amazed by his kindness, cleverness and amazing talent. He is truly a remarkable young man who deserves the absolute best. 😉 As for Jade… let’s just say none of this is possible without her. She’s amazing – like a bottomless pit! (Haha, sorry.) Tom is a lucky man!
In celebration of our first birthday, I wanted to share with you all a few funny or momentous moments the site has experienced in the last year.
Additionally, here are a few “inside jokes” we have on Feltbeats.com, and their origins:
