Tom Felton Talks About the Moment He Landed the Role of Draco Malfoy in HARRY POTTER, at the Expense of Emma Watson

Tom Felton is one of the cast members in the Harry Potter franchise who was in every movie since the beginning, playing the key role of bully and child bad-guy Draco Malfoy. Luckily for the actor, the character turned out okay in the end, and also winning him points with fans was the fact that Tom Felton seems like a very charming guy. He ended up bonding with his co-stars, especially Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the franchise, but they actually got off to a rocky start.

In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on his YouTube show, Felton talked about landing the role of Draco Malfoy, and really getting into the role for the director, at the expense of poor Emma Watson. Felton explained:

“Chris Columbus did this trick, or tried this trick, where there’s like 20 kids together and he’d say ‘OK I’m just going to leave you guys for a sec, and we’re going to go talk over here.’ And the producers and whatnot would go into one corner and the other guy was still holding the boom mic. Like you know, the huge boom mic over our head, so I knew exactly what was going on. And this little brushy-haired girl came up to me and was like ‘What’s that?’ I looked at her very arrogantly and said, ‘It’s a microphone, you idiot, what do you think it is?’ I’m pretty sure they heard that, and I’m pretty sure that helped me get the role of Draco Malfoy. Also, it turns out that I saw that girl two months later and her name is Emma Watson, so we didn’t get off to the greatest start.”

Luckily we all know it turned out fantastically, and Emma understood it was all for getting the role, I’m sure. Each cast member was so perfect for their role. It’s fun to look back and hear all the details they remember from behind the scenes.

via: CinemaBlend