Over a decade after the conclusion of the Harry Potter film collection (which is streamable with a Peacock subscription), a franchise alum is returning to The Wizarding World. Tom Felton is formally reprising his function as Draco Malfoy for the Broadway manufacturing of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It is a main improvement and one which Felton would not appear to take evenly. Actually, he even lately described why he “cried” throughout his becoming.
I severely couldn’t imagine it after I noticed Tom Felton donning the darkish robes and bleach blonde hair once more for the Cursed Child promos. He’s the spitting picture of his fictional dad, Lucius Malfoy! The better part is that the 37-year-old actor would be the similar age as his now-adult Slytherin character. Should you’re already emotional about all of this, then the story that Felton shared with Access Hollywood about his costume becoming would possibly actually hit you in your feels:
I cried. The costume was one factor. The wig, the blonde hair, I had been dying it for eleven years. After they put the blonde wig on, I can not even let you know why, however I shed a tear.
My guess for why Tom Felton “shed a tear” whereas carrying the blonde wig was that it was surreal for him to be in that state of affairs. In fact, that is simply an assumption on my half. Nonetheless, this does signify a full-circle second for Felton, as he is as soon as once more taking part in the character that made him a star. I might in all probability be emotional as nicely if I have been within the British actor’s place.
Personally, I am additionally comfortable for Felton in that he now not has to bear the extreme ordeal of dying his hair to play Draco. And, after I say intense, I imply that the Debtors actor needed to apply layers of peroxide and tint for days to get Malfoy’s bleach blonde hair, and he stated the method felt like “fireplace ants” biting his scalp. It is stated that one should endure for his or her artwork, however that simply sounds brutal.
Again in 2019, Tom Felton stated he couldn’t think about reprising his function for a Cursed Child film. Whereas there’s nonetheless no discuss of a movie adaptation of the play (so far as we all know), the Broadway manufacturing is definitely nothing to scoff at. Upon touchdown the function, Felton eve obtained congratulations from Jason Isaacs, who performs Draco’s father (Lucius) within the movies.
Regardless of the Draco performer’s preliminary hesitance to affix one other potential movie, Felton is open to returning for the upcoming Harry Potter TV present — which is about to air on HBO Max — in some type or vogue. I am undecided whether or not that’ll really occur however, on the very least, followers can look ahead to his reprisal for the Broadway manufacturing.
I would not be stunned if among the individuals who attend Harry Potter and the Cursed Child showings occur to shed just a few tears whereas watching Tom Felton on stage. The mere considered it’s fairly loopy (in a great way). Followers can see him don the robes and blonde wig when the present performs on Broadway for 19 weeks, beginning in November.