In a new interview with MTV, Tom Felton talks about the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows reshoots, his upcoming films, co-stars and more!
What about the “Deathly Hallows – Part 2” reshoots for that heavily hyped epilogue?
Felton: Believe it or not, I got left off the hook. Apparently, the shot setup didn’t require my presence, so I was let off the hook at the last minute. I got all excited about going back, but I heard everything went swimmingly and everything is looking fantastic.
MTV: What’s the latest with your music? Felton: It’s all going very well. We’re currently in development with a few artists that we’re hoping to get out next year and just promote this idea that low-key music can be some of the best. I’m hoping to do some other recording later on in the year. It’s a massive passion project of mine, and the fans’ response has been fantastic, and MTV has been good to me there as well. I thoroughly appreciate that.
Warner Brothers France has sent over the official Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 synopsis to UHP. Read a translation from French below, hopefully WB USA will release the Official English version soon:
In Part 2 of this final episode, the battle between the powers of good and evil in the wizarding world becomes a war without thank you. The stakes have never been so great and nobody is safe. Harry Potter must make the ultimate sacrifice, as the final showdown with Lord Voldemort approaches. It’s the end of the saga.
In a new interview with USA Today Tom Felton, David Yates and David Heyman talked about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
The second film comes out July 15. “The very last one’s a big old epic, with lots of battles and dragons and goblins. It’s going to be operatic. And then it’s over,” says director David Yates.
“The decision to split this into two was purely a creative one. By doing two, there’s more detail and more time to engage with the characters in the way that we do,” says producer David Heyman. “It allows the audience time to bring themselves to it. The audience has the time to project their own feelings and engage with the characters.”
Asked if he’s feeling nostalgic, Yates says, “I don’t think we ever took it for granted. We’d sometimes joke about what we’re going to do when it’s all over. We’ll never have this amount of resources again. We’re going to have to go back into the real world, after living in this bubble.”
“One of the greatest gifts that Jo Rowling and the whole franchise has given (the actors) is that we can really end up making a kid’s night just from saying hello,” Felton says. “I was 12 when we started shooting; 13 when it came out. I’m 23 now. It’s been a long journey. You don’t see people growing up, not when you’re there. It’s only when you look back at the films. … Look at Daniel! He was bloody tiny. My face was like a basketball. But those angelic features seem to have left me,” he jokes.
“The last film will be it. It’s never going to be like this again. You never take this for granted,” Heyman says. “You want to do the end justice, so there’s a little bit of anxiety.”
Thanks to TLC for reminding me that I forgot to post this yesterday.
Nominations for the 15th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards have been revealed and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I production designer Stuart Craig was nominated For Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film in 2010 under the Fantasy Film category. It is up against:
ALICE IN WONDERLAN – Robert Stromberg
INCEPTION – Guy Hendrix Dyas
TRON: LEGACY – Darren Gilford
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER – Barry Robison
Variety is reporting that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I has been short-listed for the Academy Award for Achievement in Visual Effects! Back in December it was long-listed, and now a panel of judges have selected it as one of the finalists.
It has been nominated alongside “Alice in Wonderland,” “Hereafter,” “Inception,” “Iron Man,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” and “Tron: LEGACY.”
Harry Potter fans living in France (or anywhere that can play a Region 2 DVD) have a nice treat to take advantage of, Amazon France is offering 5 different versions of a Collectors Edition DVD that you can pre-order now until February 13th. The pages state that the DVD will be released on April 16th 2011, this is not totally confirmed but it seems to go along with the usual DVD release dates. The covers feature Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Lord Voldemort or Dobby. You can see all 5 covers and read more about them here. Here is a quick translation of what you will see on that page:
From 02 January to 13 February 2011, learn to pre-order 5 2 DVD Collectors edition of the seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1: limited editions bearing the likeness of famous heroes Harry, Hermione Ron, Dobby and Voldemort.
These editions include: film + 1 bonus DVD (deleted scenes, retrospective, the secrets of the soundtrack …) + 1 poster. Limited Editions: after February 13, it will be impossible to order these products.
It is unknown whether or not these will be available in other countries, but if they become available I’ll make sure to post.
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