In his autobiography, actor Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the saga Harry Potter, admits that he was jealous of the close relationship between Daniel Radcliffe and Gary Oldman, the interpreters of Harry and Sirius. Details.
Sometimes reality meets fiction. And that was the case with Tom Felton when he was making the movies Harry Potter ! In a book titled Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizardthe British comedian makes many revelations about life behind the scenes of film shoots Harry Potter. At 13, he joined the cast of the adaptation of JK Rowling’s work to play the role of Harry Potter’s great rival, Draco Malfoy.
And despite the fact that his interpreter was able to play alongside great actors like Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall) and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Tom Felton couldn’t help but feel a little jealous towards Daniel Radcliffe for his closeness to Gary Oldman.
” Some of us – myself included – were a little jealous of this relationship “said Tom Felton
In his memoirs, we discover via Insider, that Tom Felton – as well as other actors in the saga – was envious of the close bond that united the actors of Harry Potter and Sirius Black. ” Just as Sirius had become a father figure to Harry Potter, I felt that Gary [Oldman] had become something of an inspiration to Daniel, helping him navigate the tricky path of growing up in the spotlight and honing his acting skills.. »
A relationship that is not unnoticed on film sets Harry Potter to believe the words of who plays Draco Malfoy : “ They seemed to share a very similar meaning and approach to the other cast and crew. I think some of us – myself included – were a little jealous of this relationship. he confessed.
Just like in the movies, Gary Oldman had become a kind of godfather for Daniel Radcliffe in the world of cinema: ” We could see that, thanks in part to Gary’s influence, Dan was really starting to learn the trade better than any of us. Who better, in this respect, than Gary Oldman can we have at our side? revealed Tom Felton.
Memoirs of Tom Felton Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up were published in Penguin Books.
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Harry Potter: Tom Felton reveals that he was jealous of the relationship between Daniel Radcliffe and Gary Oldman