| masterofmystery | 12-11-2009 08:08 PM |
Videos: Tom Felton on injured Harry in final Deathly Hallows scenes & more
While promoting the Half-Blood Prince DVD release in New York City this week, Tom Felton spoke to the Wall Street Journal about the current production of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Tom commented on how injured and beaten up Harry is in the final sequences of the film, and the fact that he's too intimated to ask Ralph Fiennes for acting advice, so as a result goes to on-screen father Jason Isaacs for tips. It can be read below. http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/...6/24668015.jpg Quote:
“The studio asked me on Saturday if I wanted to go to New York on Tuesday, and I said okay, because I’ve never seen the city during the holidays,” he said. “Luckily, the ‘good’ guys are being used on set right now, and it worked schedule-wise for me to come.”
What was the last scene you shot before coming to New York?
Tom Felton: I can’t reveal too much, or I’ll get myself in trouble, but I can say that we’ve been shooting some of the very last scenes from the very last film. Though we’re not going to be able to see it for another two years, which is crazy. But it’s very moving, because this is what we’ve been working toward for the last 10 years. Daniel [Radcliffe] is the figurehead of the series, so when we see him battered and abused and scarred [while in character] on set, you get all emotional.
In the final scenes, you get to work with more of the adult cast, which must be a nice change of pace — as well as a high-end acting workshop.
Definitely. I was always one of the 800 kids floating around, and now I get to work more with the big guns, if you will. They’re all incredibly nice people. Jason Isaacs, who plays my dad [Lucius Malfoy], is especially great. I wouldn’t go up to Ralph Fiennes [who plays Lord Voldemort] and ask, ‘How do you cry?’. But Jason I feel quite comfortable asking, ‘how do you do this, and how do you do that?’. And he would never take offense if one were to go, ‘Jason, just shut up.’ The most helpful thing he’s taught me is to speak up, because when you’re surrounded by these great actors, you tend to be the quiet voice when everyone is talking, and he taught me to stand up for myself.
On “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” Jim Broadbent joined the cast and very oddly, he played my dad in my first movie when I was 7. Because I haven’t seen him in 10 years, I was convinced he wouldn’t remember me, but from the first moment he saw me, he called my by my character’s name from that first film. I’m a massive fan of his. He’s probably one of the most underrated actors, certainly in the U.K.
| Tom was asked about the rumours about a Harry and Hermione nude sequence in the final films, of which he was unaware. Quote:
What do you know about this “sexy” dream seqeuence between Harry Potter and Hermione (that takes place in Ron’s imagination) that director David Yates has referred to?
I’ve seen some pretty horrific… no, I’m kidding. I haven’t seen any pictures — usually they do artist’s impressions to show us, but I haven’t seen anything yet. I haven’t talked to Dan about it, actually. I may have to have a word. I’m sure it will be awkward for them.
The one thing to keep in mind is that [the Potter series] are adult books. Half the characters die by the end, and often in grisly ways. Teenagers are about sex, drugs and rock & roll, and David’s very keen to keep the films true to what these kids would be going through in real life; he’s not censoring anything that doesn’t need to be censored. The idea of this alluring Hermione is great, because [the character] is so unalluring; it’ll be great to switch it up. And I can’t say exactly, but I look forward to what happens.
| Of the epilogue, Tom gives some insight as to what happened to Draco over the years, and how the character has developed. Quote:
In J.K. Rowling’s final scene, we seen Draco and Harry as adults, almost nodding to each other at the train station. What do you think happened to Draco in the meantime?
It’s all beautifully left to interpretation, isn’t it? I really hadn’t given it too much thought, but one thing I got from that final scene is that there’s is that recognition moment between Harry and Draco as they put their kids on the train, and it’s a very real moment, and very touching. I can only hope the film actually uses us on the day they shoot that [and not older actors.] I like to think that Draco has slightly separated himself from his family and his kid isn’t as annoying as he was as a kid.
| UPDATE: Tom was interviewed by CW11 this morning, where he further elaborated on Deathly Hallows filming. <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sRm7sfBl18I&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sRm7sfBl18I&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> UPDATE #2: Tom answered Twitter questions via Self Magazine earlier, including which Harry Potter costars he would like to work with again after the series has completed. It can be seen below. <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1568178630" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=56263611001&linkBaseURL=http%3A %2F%2Fwww.self.com%2Fmagazine%2Fblogs%2Fselfystars %2F2009%2F12%2Fselfy-vip-tom-felton.html&playerId=1568178630&viewerSecureGatewa yURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false& " base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> UPDATE #3: Tom spoke to MTV about his favourite Harry Potter directors, crediting David Yates for bringing a new spin on Draco Malfoy's character. <embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:464414" width="512" height="319" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashVars="configParams=vid%3D464414%26uri%3Dmgid% 3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A464414" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed><div style="margin:0;text-align:center;width:500px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;"></div> Quote:
"David Yates, who we've been working with for the last few years, he's been by far my personal favorite," Felton told MTV News. "I get on with him like a house on fire. I think he's a genius at what he does."
"Chris Columbus was a fantastically fun guy to work with, especially with kids because we didn't know what we were doing and he was a brilliant person to try to get us into it and for it to remain fun, which is essential," Felton said.
He added, "Alfonso obviously had a very artistic view of it and a lot of fun with him."
Yet it was working with Yates, and Felton's expanded "Half-Blood Prince" role as baddie Draco Malfoy, that stands out as the actor's most satisfying creative experience thus far. And it made him think maybe he's got a future on-camera once the franchise wraps up.
" 'Half-Blood Prince,' I felt very ... not lacking confidence, but I wasn't sure before starting that I'd be up for the job," he confessed. "And then I cemented a newfound confidence in filmmaking. And I'd like to take that on to future roles and other challenging projects."
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be out November 19, 2010 and July 15, 2011.
The Half-Blood Prince can be ordered via the following links: Standard DVD: Amazon.com (one-disc); Amazon.com (two-disc); Amazon.co.uk Blu-ray: Amazon.com; Amazon.co.uk |
