Showing posts with label harry potter. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

A detailed description of the Deathly Hallows Comic-Con footage



Harry Potter's own Draco Malfoy, Tom Felton, made an appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con today to introduce footage for the upcoming "Deathly Hallows" films, being released in November and July 2011, respectively. The footage shared played like an extended trailer for the pair of movies and opened with a mirror shard falling to the ground following by a profiled shot of Harry. Voice-over during the shots is Voldemort speaking about the people who have died and those who have suffered as a result of Harry. During the speech, shots of Dumbledore and others. The voice-over closes with Voldemort saying that he will "punish every last man, woman and child that tries to conceal you from me."

It switches to the familar scene in the forest with Voldemort and all of the Death Eaters when Harry arrives... and Voldemort's now famous line - "Harry Potter. The boy who lived, come to die..." Then you see a bit of the wand duel in the forest. The scene then shifts to fast cuts that include dragons, the trip through Gringotts... and what looked like several Harry Potters standing with each other and various scenes of the epic final battle.

Next is a voice over from property newcomer Bill Nighy playing new Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour who promises his loyals that "Your Ministry remains strong!"

Flash to a scene in a diner with the famous three - Harry, Hermione and Ron - discussing their next moves when they draw wands to defend themselves against an attack from a pair of other diner patrons.

Next, a scene at a long table with the Death Eaters sitting around it and Voldemort sitting at the head. Snape is there, giving Voldemort details of the whereabouts of Harry. Voldemort then reminds the group that he 'must be the one to kill Harry Potter.'

Fast cuts lead to the famous three, looking haggard and in hiding. Ron is yelling at Harry. Ron has been listening to the radio every night to make sure he doesn't hear that any of his family has died in the war. Harry barks back "Don't you think I've been listening too!' Ron nastily reminds Harry that his family is already dead and the two begin to fight.

More fast action cuts which included a voice over about the demise of Minster of Magic. Then wand play with Bellatrix Lestrange... more fighting in the woods... in the sky on brooms and a shot of Harry's end fight with Voldemort.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

'Harry Potter' Star Tom Felton Says 'Apparition' Is 'Dream Role'



Actor known as Draco Malfoy calls new thriller 'a world away from Hogwarts.'

A decade spent plugging away at any one school can start to feel like an interminably long time, and Tom Felton is ready to graduate early. That's why, with filming on the two-part finale of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" expected to run through the spring, Mr. Draco Malfoy has already jumped to a new project: the supernatural thriller "The Apparition."

While he'll return to Potterville in about a month — and is far from turning his back on the franchise that made him a star — Felton told MTV News that he's grateful for the opportunity to step into a fresh character, one he called "a dream role."

"It's a world away from Hogwarts for me," the 22-year-old British actor said. "A world away from Draco. It's a real step outside what I'm used to and what I've been doing for the last 10 years."

What he's been doing for 10 years — from Draco's bleached-blond locks to his conflicted evil-dude persona — has given the public a very specific idea of who he is as an actor. Felton promises that his turn in "Apparition" will definitely surprise people.

"Without revealing too much, the obvious difference is going to be physical appearance," he said. "Draco has an iconic look with his pale skin, blond hair and rather sharp dress. It's a completely flip side in ['Apparition']. Expect not to recognize me. I can say that my hair is no longer blond for this. I'm probably going to get in trouble for saying that. No more blond hair for me, so I'm excited about that."

The film pairs Felton with Ashley Greene of "Twilight" fame and Sebastian Stan of "Gossip Girl" in a story that is still very much under wraps but which focuses on a young couple haunted by a supernatural presence after a college experiment gone bad. Calling from Berlin, where he'd just had a you-better-not-say-a-word conversation with director Todd Lincoln, Felton was sworn to secrecy about plot details, but he did speak in depth about the evolution of his character over the course of the film.

"As far as my character goes, obviously he's not an evil, jealous wizard," Felton laughed. "He's a college student, a very intelligent, confident young man who's really excited about what he's getting himself into. At the same time, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. This character has such a wide range in one movie. He starts off as a real go-getter, and as the story goes on, you really see him turn."

Felton expects to film for three weeks in Berlin before heading to Los Angeles for a week or two of production work. From there, he'll head back to Leavesden Film Studios outside London to conclude shooting "Deathly Hallows." For now, though, he'll savor the long-deserved payoff of "Harry Potter" in what is clearly the actor's most mature, adult role to date.

"It's not just satisfaction," he said of the part in "Apparition." "It's nervousness. It's anticipation. It's a dream role for me."

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