Feltbeats.com reporter interviews Tom Felton at ComicCon – plus a special video message for Feltbeats fans

Thanks to Feltbeats.com reporter Amy_Marie97, we’ve got this wonderful interview with Tom at ComicCon. In the interview, Tom gives more details about upcoming projects.

UPDATE: New video of the interview, from Amy_Marie97!

Amy_Marie97 with Tom:

Notes from Amy Marie’s report:

* Tom has NOT signed an official record deal with Six String productions. He says that the company blew the concept out of proportion. Tom discussed that he and Six String have talked about possibly recording some of his previous songs, and maybe in the future he will do something, but as of yet NO record/album deal has been declared. He mentioned that they are both willing and able to work with each other, and have been talking. Just talking. Tom actually mentioned he was a bit frustrated that Six String blew it so out of proportion. He said their general good working relationship is a bit strained. He says he has no intention of a career change, and definitely “won’t be getting in the pop scene”.
* Tom said he wasn’t able to keep any memorabilia from set. He wanted Draco’s wand and cape for sure, but couldn’t get it. He did say, however, that he was excited about getting Draco’s wand at WWOHP.
* Tom say’s he absolutely loves to see himself as a little Draco Lego player. He admits though, that he isn’t very good at playing. =)
* As far as hard parts of Deathly Hallows filming wise, Tom said that the Room of Requirement scene was very physical. He said he was exhausted after the filming.
* The ‘post production’ part of DH that Tom is most looking forward to are the effects and CGI. He mentioned he has always been impressed with the incredible team, and thanked them for all their hard work. He also mentioned that he absolutely loves the scores from the movies – from the big booms to the small xylophone chimes. He says they always nail it right on. Also, he is always interested to see how they piece the movie together – because they shoot everything at once.
* When asked what his favorite part of the past 10 years on set, Tom said “The end still hasn’t hit me yet”. He mentioned that its all a moshpot and he couldn’t pick out a favorite part if he wanted to.
* On that note, when asked about any funny moments from the past few years, Tom said he really would have to think about it. However, he did mention some funny moments from filming Malfoy Manor. Apparently, there are points where Dan and Tom have their faces right next to each other, and they just kept cracking up. They made jokes, and Tom even mentioned it felt like there should have been a kiss coming.
* He discussed the emotions of Draco during the Final Battle. He said that Draco had his “head hung low”, because he felt the burden of going from the ‘good’ side to the bad. He said there was just a moshpot (there’s that word again) of emotions that needed to be portrayed.

Read more at Amy Marie’s blog, here!

Feltbeats.com live blog: Tom Felton at the ComicCon Harry Potter panel

Welcome to Feltbeats.com‘s coverage of TomFelton at the ComicCon Harry Potter panel! We have our own reporter on the scene, Amy_Marie97 (follow her!), but will also be closely following live tweets and coverage from other great Potter sources, such as Snitchseeker, Leaky and Mugglenet.

Tom Felton hits 300,000 Twitter followers and thanks his fans

Congratulations to Tom Felton for reaching the big 300,000 followers on Twitter! In honor of this historic event, I have searched Google and found this appropriate image:

(I think the last time Tom hit a significant Twitter milestone, I posted a picture of a bunny rabbit, so this is like a trend. Oh, poor, poor Tom Felton for having a fan site run by girls!)

In responds to the many online congratulations Tom received, he tweeted a heart-felt “thank you” to his fans:

TomFelton: Would love to thank all of you for your support over the last few years. You are the best and are truly appreciated. You all keep me going x

So sweet, as always! (Like that kitten! See? It’s relevant!)

Is the media creating a Tom Felton vs. Robert Pattinson rivalry?

On the tail of the announcement of Tom Felton’s record deal with Six String Productions, there has been a ton of media coverage comparing our Tom to fellow actor, Robert Pattinson.

Apparently, Robert Pattinson is also interested in music (and actually recorded some music for the Twilight soundtrack). According to some sources, it was even rumored that the Twilight actor might be signing a record deal soon. However, as the media is so frequently pointing out, it was actually Tom who signed with a record company first.


Tom Felton vs. Robert Pattinson – who will win? According to Tom Felton, “Let’s go with a wand over fangs for now.”

Entertainment Biz! and PeaceFMonline.com reported:

Robert Pattinson gets beaten ! Really ? Unbelievable….

Robert Pattinson might be ruling the hearts of the ladies with his vampire role and making it to various lists of different magazines. [snip] But it is the Harry Potter villain Draco Malfoy played by Tom Felton who signed the record deal with Six Strings to bring out his maiden album soon.

Felton seems to have outdone Pattinson where a musician is concerned.

Another entertainment site, the ndchronicle.com, said:

Felton steals a record deal from Twilight and Former Harry Potter star Pattinson

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter star Tom Felton earns a record deal beating all expectations that Twilight and former Harry Potter star Robert Pattinson will posses it. Felton has been picked to sign in a record deal with Six Strings Productions defeating thunder of Pattinson, despite the Twilight star’s recent expression of interest in music.

Gigwise.com, a popular music-related website, has listed Tom Felton as #2 on the list of movie stars who are starting their music careers. Who did they list as #1? You guessed it, Robert Pattinson.

Star of Harry Potter and the inspiration behind our look at movie stars who have turned to music, Tom Felton is set to record his debut album after signing a recording contract. The as-yet-untitled release is expected to follow Felton’s interest in guitar and will – probably – contain lots of spellbinding magic courtesy of his days at Hogwarts.

In addition, we’ve heard lots of times how Tom’s huge, world-wide fan-base can compare with Pattinson’s legions of Twilight fans. Entertainment reporter Taryn Ryder, after witnessing the online and real-life fan frenzy surrounding Tom’s MTV appearance, said on Twitter:

taryder: wow @TomFelton may have a fan base that rivals Twilight

Later, E! Online reported:

Harry Potter and Twilight have two of the most dedicated fan bases we’ve probably ever seen (and they just so happen to have a Robert Pattinson connection).

The Riverside Press enterprise reported after Tom’s visit to New Jersey:

So when did Draco Malfoy become a Jonas Brother?

Draco Malfoy may not be much of a wizard, but he has enough power to make girls from Paramus, N.J., scream as if they’d just seen Robert Pattinson.

As far as Tom Felton himself, we can tell you that Tom will very sweetly brush aside any notions of a rivalry.

“Rob’s very sweet and just a very cool guy. He’s actually very unaffected by all this. He’s kind of the beacon of hope for life after Harry Potter. I’m very proud of him.”

What do you all think? Is there a “Tombert” rivalry?