SnitchSeeker.com - Video: Tom Felton Jay Leno preview; new interview on Draco, Deathly Hallows: Part I

A clip from Tom Felton's appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno was released by NBC, in which the Harry Potter actor spoke about his growing relationship with costar Alan Rickman in the series. Tom brought up a story of how Alan gave the rest of the cast explicit instructions not to step on his Snape robes, explained below.

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We will have the full clip up as soon as it is online.

Tom also spoke to the Washington Post about Draco, the Harry Potter series, his family, and a bit of advice to those being tormented by bullies like his alter-ego. That can be read here.

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Draco looks pained and torn in this movie. How has his character changed over the course of the movies?
"For the first four years at school, he's really just a purposefully horrible, disgusting child. He's a bully. A slimy bully. Then we see him as the years progress and see him with his family and especially his father. We realize that he is bullied - physically and emotionally - by his dad. All he really wants is his father's approval, which of course, he never really gets.

"In the sixth film, he has a chance to become a bona fide bad guy, but he's not up to it."

You're in only two scenes in this movie, but one of them is when Draco has the chance to turn in Harry.
"It's a great scene where Harry is brought back... and you see that Draco has a sense of kinship with Harry. He can feel the weight of the world on Harry's shoulders, and he has an opportunity once again to be villainous and he can't do it."

Draco has a pretty horrible family situation. How is your family different?
"Oh, completely different. I have three brothers; I'm the youngest of four. I had a great childhood. We had brilliant Christmases, and my mom and dad worked normal 9-to-5 jobs."

The last book was divided into two movies; how do you feel about that decision?
"It's a brilliant choice. One of the things that we had to do was stay true to . . . the story that was so beautifully told by Jo [J.K. Rowling]. If we had cut out half of the book, it would have caused such an uproar with fans. It really is two separate stories: the buildup and then the battle."

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As you've said, your character is a total bully. What advice do you have for kids if a Draco is making their lives horrible?
"I would tell kids not to keep it to yourself. Open up to someone, whether it's a teacher or a friend. I find it's usually the bullies who are the most insecure.

Tom discussed how Draco would fair against other fictional famous characters.

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How do you think Draco would match up to other movie superheroes?
Well, we do have the great advantage of the wand, we don’t have to get to within 20 metres of each other. I like to think that with that you can’t really fail, a bit of abracadabra and bam, the job’s a good ‘un. With the wand, they’d never get that close, but if they did I’m sure he’d get the [crap] kicked out of him. Draco’s far from the most courageous boy in the book, and would probably run away crying before they had the chance to fire a first blow.

How would he do against Twilight’s Edward and Jacob?
Not very well, take the wand out, there’s no chance, he’s running away crying.

How about the kids from Narnia?
They’re pretty tame, they’ve got no hope, it wouldn’t even go to physical, it would be merely verbal; he would spit out a few distasteful remarks and they’d run off back into the wardrobe.

And Jack Sparrow?
The drunken gay captain? He’s quite a slippery one, that Captain Jack, he would probably get into a tongue-twisting kind of event where Draco’s outsmarted and probably marooned on an island. I see Draco being outsmarted quite quickly.

Finally, would Draco have a chance against the Dark Knight?
Wow, not a hope in hell, that guy’s at another level. Draco would be petrified at the thought.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released November 19, 2010, and July 15, 2011. Click on the banner below to pre-order tickets for Part I at Fandango. Tickets are also on sale now in the UK; head over to the Harry Potter official UK Facebook for more information.

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