After greater than 20 years, Tom Felton thought the Wizarding World of “Harry Potter” may be out of magic by now. However as a substitute, the actor finds himself set to reprise the position of Draco Malfoy on Broadway in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”
“I feel all of us thought that the fandom flame may be doused over time, however clearly it’s not,” Felton instructed Selection’s Gordon Cox on the Tony Awards on Sunday about his upcoming Broadway debut. “Probably the most thrilling half is to do it stay. It took 9 months, kind of, to shoot a movie, and that is all compact. That is all reimagined into a really loving, new sort of story. And I get to be a dad, which is actually enjoyable.”
Certainly, the “Harry Potter” model is greater than ever, with the favored stage present and a TV revival within the works at HBO. However writer J.Ok. Rowling’s controversial views, together with her anti-trans takes, typically overshadow all of the hype. When requested whether or not the contentious dialog round Rowling impacts his work within the franchise, Felton mentioned that he was not notably “attuned” to the dialog, however he “can’t say it does.”
“The one factor I at all times remind myself is that I’ve been fortunate sufficient to journey the world — right here I’m in New York — and I’ve not seen something carry the world collectively greater than ‘Potter,’” Felton defined. “And he or she’s liable for that, so I’m extremely grateful.”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Little one” takes place 19 years after the ultimate “Harry Potter” novel. Now, as mother and father, Draco — in addition to Harry, Ron and Hermione — are grown up and sending their youngsters off to Hogwarts College of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Felton’s run on the Broadway present begins Nov. 11 and can final 19 weeks, via March 22, 2026. The particular engagement can be the primary time an authentic “Harry Potter” forged member has joined the stage manufacturing of “Cursed Little one.” And the actor is already getting schooled about how making magic on stage differs from the films. When Felton met with the present’s director, John Tiffany, to start out making ready for the half, he instructed the artistic group that he didn’t need to be taught all of the ins and outs of the particular results.
“They mentioned, ‘Effectively, you’re going to must as a result of there’s so many bodily methods,’” Felton mentioned. “Within the movies, we used a number of inexperienced display, a number of results occurred afterwards. And clearly within the present, every thing is stay and actual, so I’m actually excited to get my enamel caught into that.”
The Tony Awards, hosted by Cynthia Erivo, will broadcast on CBS. Felton will current the prize for finest actress in a featured position at tonight’s Tony Awards,
