Harry Potterstar Tom Felton, who portrayed the iconic Slytherin Draco Malfoy, has recently revealed that he was cast for the role because he didn’t care about the prior best-selling novels that the films are based on. However, to be fair, the reason Felton simply didn’t care about the popular J.K. Rowling series was that he wasn’t aware of them before he auditioned.
Acting as the rival anti-hero to the titular character, Malfoy is seen throughout theHarry Potterfilms antagonizing and down-right bullying Harry and his friends,Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Malfoy formed his own sort of clique as well, appointing his friends Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle as evil sidekicks. Felton starred in all eight of the originalHarry Potterfilms as Malfoy, throughout which he garnered critical acclaim for his performance and growth during the franchise. Malfoy’s story ended with him and his family escaping the battle between Voldemort and Harry at Hogwarts. From there, Draco would go on to get married and have a son named Scorpius, who he ends up sending to Hogwarts in order for him to join the descendants of Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny in the future. Felton received such praise for his role as Draco that it’s hard to believe he did so without having any real strong interest in the franchise that ended up practically raising him.
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However, Felton is convinced it’s his more care-free approach that guaranteed the role of Draco Malfoy was all his. In a recent interview withThe Guardian, Felton spoke on the audition process that he underwent in order to be cast as Malfoy. Felton went on to reveal that he wasn’t even aware ofJ.K. Rowling’s novelsbefore he went in to audition, let alone read them. Yet, he went on to share with certainty that he fully believes it was his more ‘nonchalant’ take on the role that brought out the inner Draco within him.
“I was also one of the only ones who had no idea whatHarry Potterwas at the time. Anyone could try out for it, so many excited kids went along who loved the books deeply. I reckon I got the part because I was nonchalant and had no idea what anyone was on about,” Felton said. “Wizards in cupboards under the stairs? - and with three older brothers, you learn to be confident quickly. I think Chris Columbus, the director, recognized this slight disinterest and arrogance in me, which he thought could work for Malfoy.”
The Malfoys were infamous for two things. The first one is that the Malfoys are regarded as one of the wealthiest families within the Wizarding community. The second thing is the Malfoys are notoriously known for being ‘anti-non-wizard,’ leading with bigotry at the tip of their tongues, just waiting to be professed like a spell. Not to forget, there is also Draco’s father’s membership with the villainous Death Eaters. Therefore, it makes absolute sense as to why Felton stuck out to the casting crew given his rare boredom with the material, as opposed to the rest of the children’s obsession withtheHarry Potterbooks.
