Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
Audio CD – CD, October 18, 2022
by
Tom Felton
Price
$30.92
Publisher
Hachette B and Blackstone Publishing
Publication Date
Unabridged edition (October 18, 2022
ISBN-13
978-1668625477
Dimensions
5.87 x 0.56 x 5.59 inches
Weight
3.53 ounces
Description
About the Author Tom Felton is an actor best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies. He was born in Epsom, Surrey, to Sharon and Peter Felton. He has been acting since he was eight years old. Felton is a keen sportsman enjoying football (soccer), ice skating, roller blading, basketball, cricket, swimming, and tennis. In between acting gigs, Tom manages times with his music. He is one of the founding owners and talent of Six String Productions, a recording company devoted to signing young musical artists overlooked by the major recording industry.
Features & Highlights
- <I><B>"At lunchtime we would congregate in the canteen, which was always a fun moment. There was no separation of roles. An electrician would be queuing for his lunch next to a witch and a goblin, then a cameraman, a carpenter and Hagrid".<BR/> </B></I><BR/> Tom Felton's adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like <I>The Borrowers</I> 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 <I>Harry Potter</I> 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. <BR/> <BR/> 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 <I>Harry Potter</I> 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.<BR/> <BR/> Tom Felton's BEYOND THE WAND is an entertaining, funny, and poignant must-read for any <I>Harry Potter </I>fan. Prepare to meet a real-life wizard.
