Tom Felton on fame, auditioning and the end of Harry Potter

Tom Felton grew up on the set of Harry Potter, playing the role of evil Draco Malfoy. I don’t really know much about him except that I love to hate his character.

He talked to the U.K.’s Daily Mail in a great in-depth interview. Some of the highlights are below but one thing that interested me (which I didn’t include) is his seemingly frosty relationship with Emma Watson. “She is very professional and seems like an intelligent lady,” he says. Kinda odd to say that… they’ve been working together for the better part of 10 years, right?

Anyway, here he talks about being famous, having to audition again and working with the very best actors that Britain has to offer.

On the series coming to an end:
“I feel a real ­mixture of emotions. There is a little bit of sadness, but at the same time there is excitement. For the past decade we haven’t had much freedom to do other projects. I ­certainly haven’t had much freedom to keep my own hair colour, or lay in the sun, or do anything remotely dangerous like skiing. It was nice to go on holiday and not have to slap on the SPF50 and sit under an umbrella with three caps on.”

On being famous:
“One thing that people keep on saying to me is that the wealth and the fame must have made up for missing out on my childhood. But the idea of money — putting a price on your childhood — is ridiculous. You will never get those years back and you can’t put a price on them. And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It’s fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it’s not real. And it’s totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can.”

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Film Clips: Due Date

Due Date has a due date is November 5th and they’ve just released a couple of film clips. We’ve seen snippets of these in the trailers but I still think they’re funny.

Here’s Peter (Robert Downey Jr.) and Ethan (Zach Galifianakis) as they talk in an Atlanta diner.

The Walking Dead’s Laurie Holden and Emma Bell talk zombies, sweaty actors and more!

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Laurie Holden and Emma Bell are starring in AMC’s The Walking Dead, so all you zombies out there had better step up your game; they’re ready to kick your butt.

Emma’s most recently been seen in the film Frozen while Laurie was a regular on The Sheild and frequently works with series producer Frank Darabont.

I talked to them in a roundtable interview at Comic-Con where they talked about the cast, their characters and sweaty working conditions!

For the full interview, click onto the audio link above or download from iTunes.

Tell us about your characters.

Emma Bell: Well, Amy is–she’s a college-age girl and she was going back to college on a road trip with her sister when this apolscypse happened. And they somehow get out of it and this very nice man, named Dale, picks them up and takes them to this camp where they start surviving.

Amy isn’t in the comic…

Emma: No, I should be dead right now.

Laurie Holden: Well, I think in the comic book she has like one line. [LAUGHTER]

Emma: One line and it’s, “I gotta pee.” [LAUGHTER] It was funny. Thankfully, they’ve really been–Frank and all the crew–have been really great about giving Amy a significant part in this. But you know, every time I get that script, I’m like, “I don’t know, I might die in this one.”

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Film Clip: Tron Legacy

Tron Legacy: TRON is a 3D high—tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (GARRETT HEDLUND), the tech—savvy 27—year—old son of Kevin Flynn (JEFF BRIDGES), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant (OLIVIA WILDE), father and son embark on a life—and—death journey across a visually—stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.  from trailers.apple.com

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Beau Garrett

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Screen Test: Lea Thompson,Crispin Glover and Tom Wilson for ‘Back to the Future’

Since it’s the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future, there’s a ton of stuff coming out related to the release of the DVD/Blu-Ray.

Here are a couple of screen tests with Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Tom Wilson. The videos are grainy (a lot) but if you love the movie like I do, they’re worth a look!

Here’s Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover (Lorraine and George McFly) with an unknown actor playing the role of Marty McFly.

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Washington DC: Casting for Sam Elliott Type

Central Casting is looking for Caucasian males between 35 and 50yrs old to play a cowboy like the ones portrayed by the actor Sam Elliott. Please go to imdb.com to find out what films he’s been in.

The client is looking for a someone with a deep voice, preferably square-jawed to play a character who’s “a man of few words”.

Only strong actors will be considered.

Please submit headshot, resume, sizes and phone number ASAP to ccSubmissions01@gmail.com.

No phone calls please.

Gale Anne Hurd talks The Walking Dead, casting and killing off beloved characters!

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Producer Gale Anne Hurd has left her mark on some of the best action films of the past 20 years; the Terminator series, Armageddon, both Hulk movies and so much more.

She’s now leaving that mark and helping to slay some zombies on the fantastic new AMC show, The Walking Dead.

I talked to her in a round-table interview at Comic-Con about casting the show, the incredible behind the scenes talent and yes, Zombies!

For the full interview, click onto the audio link above or download from iTunes.

How do you feel about the fan reaction so far?

Gale: We’re thrilled, absolutely thrilled.

I actually heard a fan just to the left of the panel say this show may be able to cure cancer, which I thought was great.

Gale: That’s a little too much pressure. But the zombie apocalypse I think cures cancer, you don’t have to worry about that anymore.

Frank [Darabont] talked about how he plans to veer off of the text. What is the process for coming up with ways that you’re going to do that?

Gale: It was a really fast process because honestly, we pitched it in October to AMC. November we got a green light to go to script. February we got a green light to go to the pilot. March I think we got a green light to go to six episodes.

But throughout the entire process, Frank and Robert and myself to a lesser extent, essentially have been discussing what makes the best TV series adaptation of the comic book.  You only get so many little bubbles of dialogue in description in a comic book so we get to delve a lot deeper.

So in the first season, we don’t get as far as a lot of fans on websites have thought we did because we’re able to explore. And it’s a big cast. It’s a very big cast. So, we’re really able to focus on the great cast that we’ve got and dig deeper than Rob and Dave could do in the comic book.

And also have new characters that don’t appear in the comic book.

What Robert said to us was, he is all for potentially killing off people who don’t meet their demise so soon in the comic book and allowing in the comic book who are killed within a couple of issues to live longer. And it really is all about an overall arc, which is a different kind of arc than in a comic book.

Where can you get the most drama from the situation, from the characters that we have? And that’s first and foremost what Frank, Robert and the rest of the writers have been focused on.

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Teaser: Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides

Here’s the first teaser for Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides!

Russell Crowe (at age 24) in ‘The Rocky Horror Show,’ singing, dancing and showing some leg!

We all have videos of us performing on stage at some point or another and Oscar-winning actors are no different.  Check out this video of a 24-year-old Russell Crowe performing in a 1988 version of The Rocky Horror Show.

He plays the dual roles of ‘Eddie’ and ‘Dr. Scott’ and sings ‘Hot Patootie’ and even shows some pantyhosed leg.

Check it out!

via Moviefone

Trailer: Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine: The story of love found and love lost told in past and present moments in time. Flooded with romantic memories of their courtship, Dean and Cindy use one night to try and save their failing marriage. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in this honest portrait of a relationship on the rocks. from trailers.apple.com

Director: Derek Cianfrance

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka, Mike Vogel

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