Tom Felton Addresses J.K. Rowling Controversy Amid Harry Potter Return

As he explained E! News’ Keltie Knight at the Tonys, “I was waiting for someone to jump out and say this is a spoof or some sort of elaborate Punk’d joke. But it’s happening. I did not take much convincing!”

And for the Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor, his nerves about taking on the project are a good thing.

“Anything that’s really, truly worth doing, you should be a little bit nervous about,” he continued. “It’s an old role, so it’s familiar shoes, but also a brand new slice of Draco’s life. Now, he’s a parent, so I’m excited to explore that.”

As he explained E! News’ Keltie Knight at the Tonys, “I was waiting for someone to jump out and say this is a spoof or some sort of elaborate Punk’d joke. But it’s happening. I did not take much convincing!”

And for the Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor, his nerves about taking on the project are a good thing.

“Anything that’s really, truly worth doing, you should be a little bit nervous about,” he continued. “It’s an old role, so it’s familiar shoes, but also a brand new slice of Draco’s life. Now, he’s a parent, so I’m excited to explore that.”

This time around, Tom will be taking a page out of his costar Jason Isaacs' playbook, the actor who portrayed Draco’s father Lucius in the film series.

Thankfully, their offscreen relationship will continue to serve Tom well in this next chapter.

“I still call him dad and he still calls me son,” he revealed of the White Lotus star. “He is superb. Everything he does, I’ve learned so much from him, just as much offscreen as I have onscreen.”

For more from the Tonys, read on.