As a follow up on the video collection, a new section has opened up in the gallery titled: Feltforce.
It includes all the up-close and personal pictures from the Premiere and Hot Topic events covered by: bserlori, javastix, aerynblack, gidge_8, stormlite02, xxfriendxx and LexaM.
Look for future updates in this section with upcoming events like DragonCon.
The LA Times has been doing an article a day for weeks now leading up to the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and they quite rightly saved the best for last. Today’s article in the Hero Complex features an interview with Tom where he discusses working with David Yates and Michael Gambon, filming the Astronomy Tower sequence with the “cream of British actors,” typecasting, music, and the future.
On working with Michael Gambon:
TF: I was obviously very scared about having a one-on-one scene with him. But early on we met up and we got on really well. He’s a character beyond character, anyone will tell you that. He’s got more stories than an encyclopedia and he’s a wealth of knowledge and comedy. It’s just a joy to be around him. Every time there was a break, I would take it as a good opportunity to have a cup of tea with him, asking questions and stuff like that.
What he will miss most:
TF: The whole cast and crew. It’s a great atmosphere when we’re all there together on set. I suppose we wont’ have that again. I’m sure we’ll keep in touch, but we won’t all be under the same roof. I got on very well with young Daniel. We’re both cricket fans so there’s plenty of cricket chat going on between the pair of us. There’s no one I don’t get along with. We all click rather well.
His future plans:
TF: I have a couple of film projects in the run. “In Between the Waves” is a film I’m hoping to do next spring. It’s about two boys, two keen surfers who travel around Europe on a mad surfing road trip. I used to skateboard, and I’ve been snowboarding, and I’ve been told that if I can do those, I’ll be all right. But I’ve never been on a surfboard.
Source: LA Times Hero Complex
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
This interview of Tom’s is too good to share space with any others. From AMCtv.com.
Q: Draco hasn’t been given that much to do until now, and consequently, neither have you. How did you adjust to the change?
A: I think Jo [Rowling] has quite purposely done that with Draco, made him a typical, slimy bully. But in this film, you get to see a different side of him. For me personally, it was quite daunting, coming to the set with a whole new approach to the character. [Director] David Yates really helped me get in the mindset. In Muggle terms: Draco’s been given a loaded gun, and he has to shoot one prime minister, otherwise, another prime minister is going to shoot him. For a 16-year-old boy, that’s terrifying.
Q: And consequently, we see him unravel. He’s isolated — no more Crabbe and Goyle.
A: That was quite key. He is alone. His friends can’t help him. And they’re not really his friends, they’re just scared of his dad. He’s well and truly by himself. He’s so troubled, and so deep in thought, he’s not paying attention to anything else going on around him. It might sound weird, but before we started shooting, I stared at the wall for about ten minutes, just to get that dazed look down. Just really zone out and not think about anything. There’s a shot of him and this feather, and he looks at it, looks through it…
Q: Like a cat at lint…
A: Yeah! It’s such an eerie moment. It’s completely unnecessary, but it completely defines what Draco’s going through. I kind of feel sorry for him. He’s a true victim of circumstances. And this film is the discovery of that for him. He realizes at the end, but it’s too late.
Q: Since you’ve started filming again, what are your thoughts on how they’re going to split Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two movie?
A: We’re not shooting chronologically, and we don’t get the script as two films, we get it as one. We’re shooting some of Film Eight now, and then we’ll go back to Seven, but we don’t call it Eight or Seven, just Seven. It’s just one thing. I think they know where they’re going to split it, but they’re just going to shoot it and see how it feels. Malfoy Manor seems one of the more obvious places to do it. We’re doing the Malfoy Manor scene the Monday we come back, actually. And it’s the first time that we’re going to get me, my mum Narcissa, my dad Lucius, and hopefully Ralph [Fiennes] there as well. And loads of other great, evil characters. I know David Yates is looking forward to furthering this idea of Draco just being a little boy among these horrible men.
Q: What’s your take on that scene?
A: I spoke to Jo [Rowling] literally two days ago about where she wanted to go with it, and she said she wanted to leave it open to interpretation. There’s so many bits that go unanswered, like why does he choose not to recognize Harry to the Death Eaters? And David has this vision: Draco wants to help Harry, and he even wants to befriend him…
Q: But he can’t…
A: And he almost doesn’t recognize that. He knows it, and he doesn’t. He’s a child, not like Harry, who has the foresight of someone more mature. Draco is still a little boy at heart.
Q: Will you play the older Draco for the epilogue scenes?
A: Yeah, Brad Pitt’s busy, so I’ll do it. Sorry, cheap joke. But that will be a great moment. And I think David Yates is a little bit infatuated with Harry and Draco. He loves their relationship. He finds it intriguing.Q: He’s not the only one. Have you read the fan-fiction that pairs them up as a romance?
A: Oh, no! I heard something really about that a while ago, and I can only assume people have got too much time on their hands. Or not enough stuff to do. One or the other. I should just be grateful Jo didn’t think of that, so I don’t have to shoot those scenes.
But I’m glad we’re not going to rush it, or try to cram the last book into one two-and-a-half-hour film. We get to revel in the filmmaking. There was a time in my life where I took this for granted, but we all know now, this is it. This is our last year together on the set, so everyone wants to give their best and more importantly, enjoy it.
[Note: The pic at top is actually a screencap from one of the behind the scenes featurettes on HBP. Thanks to Elbenstein for capturing it at such a perfect moment.]