UPDATE: Higher Quality versions have now been found, including a brand new one we’ve never seen!
New studio character photos of Tom from the promotional extravaganza that is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have recently been released. We’ve seen the bottom image manipulated into various graphics, but not the top two (to my knowledge). You can see other photos from this same photo shoot here in our galleries.
A small interview with Tom Felton has appeared in Germany’s BRAVO Magazine. Thanks to Trixi for pointing it out to us, and Feltbeats.com Reporter Estrella89san for the translation. To read the article in its original German, click here.
His two faces!
Absolutely bad or fully nice? BRAVO explains to you how “Harry Potter” star Tom Felton ticks!
He is the absolute villain! As Draco Malfoy, he made Harry Potter’s life in Hogwarts hell. However, in real life Tom Felton (21) is not bad at all: “I would describe myself as friendly, polite and charming,” says the actor about himself. But the “Potter” fans often do not recognize this: “If fans visit us on set, and I arrive, they get empty faces and don’t want to even shake my hand,” he laughs. “But I see this as a compliment.” For years Tom was afraid, by the way, of getting a girlfriend because of his role as bad Draco: “I thought really, this has destroyed all my chances.” But he was wrong. He found love – and precisely on the “Potter” set: Stunt Secretary Jade Gordon (22). “Now we are since 16 months together.” And together with his girlfriend he goes out for pleasure with one of his best friends – Daniel Radcliffe (20), even though they hate each other like the plague in the films …
Photo from Tom's press junket in Japan
Some fans of the Harry Potter series were recently allowed to take a tour of the set for Deathly Hallows, currently in production. Chris and Maria graciously wrote up their entire experience on set, and you can read about their visit in its entirety by clicking here. Included are various shops, store rooms, and sets they passed by, scenes being filmed, stunt work, and even lunchtime in the canteen.
For those of you wondering what Tom’s been doing on set (besides getting his hair dyed for the ninth time) here is a sneak peek in a-day-in-the-life fashion.
The first thing we saw was the Room of Requirement, similar to what we saw in Half Blood Prince. Stacks upon stacks of furniture, books, potions and whatnot (including several chess pieces from Philosopher’s Stone) were everywhere. Here we got to see a bit of filming that involved the stunt doubles for Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and Louis Cordice (Blaise Zabini). They were perched atop one of the stacks of furniture and rigged into a harness. Just to the right of these guys, but not used in this scene, was Hagrid/Sirius’ flying motorbike mounted on a rig and lifted off the ground.
When they cut, we slipped into the set and skirted around the edge. Around the corner from the stunt doubles and through the gap between two stacks of stuff was Tom Felton and Louis Cordice. We got to watch the playback monitors for the scene they had just shot. One of the monitors shows the actors exchanging dialog, while the other was an overhead shot of them walking through the stacks.
Thanks to Chris and Maria for sharing their experience with us!
Feltbeats.com has recently updated its photo galleries with scans featuring Tom from various magazines. First up, a recent issue of SFT Magazine (Germany) has a small article and set reflection concerning Tom’s latest film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The article is an observation of the writer’s as they watched the filming of the Sectumsempra sequence. Thanks to Rina for sending it in!
Translated photo caption: "Tom Felton (l.), who plays Death Eater offspring Draco Malfoy, discusses the scene in Myrtle's bathroom with director David Yeates. In the sixth installement, Draco has been personally given a mission by Lord Voldemort. Which? That is what Harry desperately tries to find out. He confronts his archenemy in Myrtle's toilet."
“Now Myrtle’s bathroom is the setting for a memorable clash: Harry duels his archenemy Draco Malfoy. Tom Felton, the Draco Malfoy actor, waits together with Potter-star Daniel Radcliffe in a corner playing a Gameboy. Alan Rickman, aka Professor Snape, joins them. He’s going to surprise both wizardry students in the course of the scene. Finally, they’re filming. Gasping, Harry bends over his opponent who is lying on the ground; then the bathroom door bangs open and an angry Snape sweeps in. Remarkable:Teeny-heartthrob Daniel Radcliffe has obviously matured, plays Harry more distinctive now. Still, David Yates let’s them retake this small scene eight times. In the last take, Daniel tells the camera ironically: ‘I love this shitjob’.”
And I love translations! These next two feature no interviews given by Tom (that I’m aware of), but are still worth mentioning. It seems the German’s have all the luck as their BRAVO magazine has a lovely fold-out poster featuring Tom as Draco. Thanks to Feltbeats Reporter Etrella89san for the scan.
And from Brazil, we have a few scans from their Megaposter magazine courtesy of Oclumencia. Anyone know Portuguese? Care to translate? All pages featuring a photo of Tom and/or his name can be located here in our galleries. Leave us a comment if you can tell us what they are saying. Thanks!
