Despite the fact that there are no actualHarry Potter movieson the way, it is actually a really good time to be a fan of the wizarding world thatJ.K. Rowlingcreated.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themis continuing the franchise, with a sequel on the way next year andHarry Potter and the Cursed Childtransported fans back to the world with the characters they know and love in the form of a stage play. Or, at least the transcript of a stage play. But with that, there has been some talk of that story perhaps being done as a movie some day. If that does happen, or if any otherHarry Pottermovies happen,Tom Feltonprobably doesn’t want to return asDraco Malfoy.
Tom Felton,Jason Isaacs(Lucius Malfoy),Matthew Lewis(Neville Longbottom) andWarwick Davis(Filius Flitwick/Griphook) all recently attended A Celebration ofHarry Potterevent at Universal. According toScreen Rant, whenFeltonwas asked about potentially returning to the franchise at some point, he made it fairly clear that isn’t likely something he would be interested in. Here is what he had to say about it.
“I’m too keen on Malfoy. I might go near it when they do the 4D scratch-and-sniff version in 20 years when I get to be an old man. But yeah, no. I’m far too keen on Draco.”
He won’t totally shut the door, but unless something changes, it seems likeTom Feltonwould at the very least be super reluctant to bring Draco Malfoy back to the big screen. It would be almost impossible to make anotherHarry Pottermovie withoutDaniel Radcliffe,Emma WatsonandRupert Grint, but not having the actual Draco Malfoy back would also make it pretty tough. Though,Tom Feltonnot coming back probably wouldn’t ultimately prevent anotherHarry Pottermovie from getting made. He would probably just be giving someone else a prettybig paycheck.
J.K. Rowlinghas been very clear, at least right now, thatHarry Potter and the Cursed Childis strictly intended to be a play. The book, which is literally just a transcript of the play, has already sold more than 3.3 million copies in North America alone and there is no question, Warner Bros. would want to make the movie. There have even been reports that the studio is already planning to make the movie after theFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themfranchise wraps up, which means theCursed Childmovie would come out around 2026. That would make all of the actors age-appropriate and would give Warner Bros. time to convinceJ.K. Rowlingit is a good idea.
There is no guarantee that another actualHarry Pottermovie will ever get made, but money talks. TheHarry Potterfranchise, even withoutFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them grossed $7.72 billionworldwide. Bringing the original cast members back for a movie in several years would surely be a massive hit, so we can’t rule it out. If it does happen, just don’t expectTom Feltonto be back as Draco Malfoy.
