Tom Felton Talks More About Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part 2!

Tom Felton Talks More About Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part 2!

The actor who portrays Draco Malfoy in the long-running Harry Potter franchise discusses his character's evolution, his feelings on the latest entry, and more. Hit the jump to check it out!

By Jolt17 - Jul 11, 2011 06:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.



Thanks to Heat Vision of The Hollywood Reporter, check out the interview below:


On his unexpected lasting to the end of the series:
"We all thought we’d be lucky to last until the third or fourth film before we were replaced by some decent actors. I suppose eventually we were led into being slightly better ones ourselves but really, it was only around the sixth film that I think we realized we’d be there till the end. Not that anyone wanted to see other people take over, you know, that would have been awful — seeing someone else get to play your part. But it was only because of the passion of the fans that we ended up doing all eight films."


On children's reactions toward him:
"A lot of them really struggle with the idea of it all not being real. When I meet them, I try to be as friendly as I can, but I think that freaks them out even more. ‘Why is Draco smiling at me?’ The more I try, too — put my arm around them or something — the more it’s ‘Get him away from me!’ So I’ve learned to give up. It’s too hard for some of them. I still get letters, you know, ‘What did Harry ever do to you? Why are you mean to him?’...so it’s been good to do appearances at awards shows, and the younger fans, maybe they see, ‘Oh, right, it’s make-believe."


On the evolution of Draco Malfoy:
"For the first five films, Draco was a one-dimensional bully, the kind you get in private schools. But I think that’s been changing over the years, gradually. You’ve seen him start to doubt his dad, see his father as not quite the great influence he once was."


"Unfortunately, Draco’s hands are kind of tied — he doesn’t have that much of a choice as to what he can do. But he does have options presented. You see glimpses of redemption there. I’m not the most philosophical person in the world, but I think it reflects a lot of scenarios in the muggle world, where the way someone behaves is really all about the way he was raised."


On him in the last movie:
"We're all very excited about it, and yet we’re all feeling a bit sad, too. It’s very strange. Draco’s been the Hyde to my Jekyll all this time; I know I can live without the hair color, but it’s going to be interesting seeing how I say goodbye to the rest of it. He’s grown up with me; I’ve grown up with him...I mean, excuse the pun, but it’s all been a bit magical."


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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is set to be released on July 15, later this year!

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