Beyond the wand : the magic and mayhem of growing up a wizard / Tom Felton.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538741368 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvi, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Grand Central Publishing edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
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Subject: | Felton, Tom, 1987- Actors > Great Britain > Biography. Motion picture actors and actresses > Biography. Motion picture actors and actresses > Great Britain > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
"From Borrower to wizard, Tom Felton's childhood was anything but ordinary. Even as his parents' skepticism colored his early forays into acting, his childhood passion for performance buoyed him through a few inauspicious false starts, and he began booking major roles, rubbing shoulders with the likes of 007 and Hannibal Lecter. It wasn't until he landed the role of Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter's Slytherin supervillain, that he was catapulted into the limelight at just twelve years old. With candor and hisown trademark humor, Tom shares his experience of growing up on screen and as part of the wizarding world for the very first time. He shares all about the Harry Potter auditioning process, his big break and the lasting friendships he made during ten years of part of the franchise, as well as the highs and lows of worldwide fame and the reality of navigating adult life after filming finished. From flying lessons to run-ins with Death Eaters, prepare to meet a real-life wizard!"-- - Baker & Taylor
The actor who played iconic role of the Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies recalls his experiences growing up in the whirlwind of the pop culture phenomenon while navigating life as a normal teenager. 400,000 first printing. - Grand Central Pub
From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a backstage pass into Tom Feltonâs life on and off the big screen in this #1 New York Times bestseller.Â
Tom Feltonâs adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like The Borrowers catapulted him into the limelight, but nothing could prepare him for what was to come after he landed the iconic role of the Draco Malfoy, the bleached blonde villain of the Harry Potter movies. For the next ten years, he was at the center of a huge pop culture phenomenon and yet, in between filming, he would go back to being a normal teenager trying to fit into a normal school.Â
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Speaking with great candor and his signature humor, Tom shares his experience growing up as part of the wizarding world while also trying to navigate the muggle world. He tells stories from his early days in the business like his first acting gig where he was mistaken for fellow blonde child actor Macaulay Culkin and his Harry Potter audition where, in a very Draco-like move, he fudged how well he knew the books the series was based on (not at all). He reflects on his experiences working with cinematic greats such as Alan Rickman, Sir Michael Gambon, Dame Maggie Smith, and Ralph Fiennes (including that awkward Voldemort hug). And, perhaps most poignantly, he discusses the lasting relationships he made over that decade of filming, including with Emma Watson, who started out as a pesky nine-year-old whom he mocked for not knowing what a boom mic was but who soon grew into one of his dearest friends. Then, of course, there are the highs and lows of fame and navigating life after such a momentous and life-changing experience.
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Tom Feltonâs Beyond the Wand is an entertaining, funny, and poignant must-read for any Harry Potter fan. Prepare to meet a real-life wizard.