Wrap-up: Tom Felton’s Hot Topic appearance in New Jersey

I realize I’m late with this, so I will just leave all the exposition concerning the event to the professionals.

From Blast Magazine:

PARAMUS, N.J. — Hot Topic gets to have all the fun when the big movies come out. When Robert Pattinson came to the Saugus store last year, girls went nuts, we went nuts and it was all just very nutty.

We had a chance to ask a few questions to another rising British heartthrob, Mr. Draco Malfoy, himself, Tom Felton. Felton has been around since “The Sorcerer’s Stone” as the young, rich bad guy and the perfect foil character to Harry Potter’s goodness.

The craziness had us wondering if someone would create a Twilight-crossover “Team Malfoy.” Someone did. See the gallery below. It’s nutty.

Of course, Felton is no bad guy in real life, and the fans understood that on Friday evening.

When he first came into Hot Topic with his girlfriend, (oh yeah, he has a girlfriend) Felton said he couldn’t believe all the Potter memorabilia. “I’ve never seen myself on a t-shirt, this is wicked!” he said. “Oh man, look, I have a Draco Malfoy doll! How cool is this? And there’s a Slytherin hoodie, I’ve got to have that!”

When asked what he thought about the 1,000 fans waiting to meet him, he said, “This is totally amazing. I’ve only been to New York once before, this is beyond anything I expected. I’ve not done a fan event before; this is a chance to show some appreciation to the fans. These films don’t happen without them.”

BLAST: This is the biggest film so far for your character — we finally learn that there’s more to Draco than meets the eye. What was it like expanding your character in the sixth movie?

TOM FELTON: I love Draco, his complexity. The books are based on choices, and Draco doesn’t really have any.

BLAST: It’s been a good few years for young British actors — have you been getting love letters from plenty of female admirers? Are you and the other actors friends outside of the movie?

TF: We’re definitely friends; you couldn’t spend nine years working with people and not get close.

I’ve heard that bad guys get all the girls, but so far I haven’t seen any proof of that.

BLAST: What are your hobbies — what do you do when you’re not making movies?

TF: I love music, you can check my band out on YouTube.

BLAST: What’s been the most exciting part of the Harry Potter series so far?

TF: The bathroom fight scene. Dan (Radcliffe) and I have been waiting years to kill each other, so filming that scene was great. We did our own stunts; it was a week of being rigged up in a bathroom filled with explosives, Dan and I were flipping around.

There are also articles from Bnet.com and Earth Times for those of you interested in more Tom related goodness.

The following are all fan shot videos from the event. Just to warn you, there is a LOT of fangirly squee going on, loudly.

Shot from someone standing behind the Feltbeats Army:
Fan Video 1
Fan Video 2
Fan Video 3

Another Fan Video
One. Sustained. Scream.
Sing! Sing!
Closer sustained screaming part 1
Closer sustained screaming part 2
More chanting
Make that 2

Watch little Tom Felton’s screen test in a BTS making of “The Borrowers”

Remember when we showed you little Tom Felton’s screen test for The Borrowers? Well, Felton Fan ElijahDavidsMom found the full two part special on the making of the movie the clip was from, including footage we weren’t able to show you before, all in high quality. Listen to cast and crew discuss working on Tom’s first big screen adventure including the director’s opinion of Tom’s first screen test.

The special is narrated in reference to Tom and co-star Flora Newbegin’s experience on the film, from screen tests to production design to special effects to the final product. For those you who haven’t seen The Borrowers yet, beware of Spoilers.

I won’t mention what Tom thinks of the “dog poo.” 😉

Part one:

Part 2:

Wrap-up: Tom Felton at HBP Premiere in New York

It’s officially been six days since Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiered in New York. If you were around and watching then, you know we kept you up to date as quickly as possible when we turned the site into a Live Blog for the event. Now we’re here to wrap it all up in a pretty bow to present to you all New York coverage in one place.

For more pics of Tom in New York, check out either our press gallery, or the photos from Feltbeats Army members on the scene (the Feltforce) gallery.

First up, some videos from the press line.

Tom doesn’t appear in this one until approximately 7 minutes in.

And now we see him talking with some fans!

For even more fan reactions to Tom as he walked by the crowd, you can check out these other videos on YouTube.

Tom talks to the Feltbeats Army
Acknowledgements to the Fans
Bubble Amusement
A really excited fan with narration (Tom’s near the end)
Tom Felton zooms by
Tom Felton zooms by one again

And just for a laugh… Did he wear the same shirt to his GMTV spot? Regardless, this is a hoot. Watch me.

For various press (print) reactions to the New York premiere, you can check out the following links. These are mostly small blurbs about how amazing he is, how hot he is, or fan reactions from the press line.

Spicezee.com
Socialite Life
Ace Showbiz
Examiner.com
Sify.com
MTV.com
Little About

Tom Felton confirms it: Yes, he played in the mud with Daniel Radcliffe

As Feltbeats.com reported the other day, we asked Daniel Radcliffe if the rumors of he and Tom playing cricket in the mud were true. While the mud part was true, he adamently denied the boxer shorts aspect of it (we don’t blame him!) and insisted that we ask the question of Tom for his reaction.

So, of course, we did.

During a short press line he attended before the Hot Topic event on last Friday, Feltbeats Admin BSerLori asked Tom the same question posed to Daniel. We wouldn’t tell him who our reliable source was, either. 😉

To make the enjoyment factor higher on this non-traditional press line question, Feltbeats.com went ahead and edited Tom and Dan’s reactions and answers into one easily viewable, laughable clip. Enjoy.