New series Harry Potter will come to Max to introduce a new generation of viewers to the Wizarding World. Film adaptations of books, which in this case will have an episodic periodicity instead of a cinematic one. Franchise creator J. K. Rowlingis behind the project. This caused a lot of controversy among fans due to his constant comments against transgender people.
Author of books Harry Potter He openly expressed his position on this matter, assuring that these are not real women. Thousands of people have been involved in a campaign to cancel the creative for years, promoting boycotts and urging studios and other companies not to associate with it. This directly concerns the HBO channel, which is developing a series about the boy who lived.
But inside the company they assured that this does not bother them at all. “Warner Bros.” worked with J. K. Rowling and in business Harry Potter for over 20 years,” an HBO spokesperson said in a letter sent to Diversity. “His contributions are innumerable,” he adds. At the same time, he argues that a writer can freely speak on any topic, even though in this case it is an attack on a group that has historically been attacked and rendered invisible.
“We are proud to tell the story once again Harry Pottermoving books that speak about the power of friendship, determination and acceptance. J. K. Rowling You have the right to express your personal opinion. “We will continue to focus on developing a new series that will benefit from your participation,” the statement said.
Harry Potter and transphobia
For several years now, J. K. Rowling increasingly involved in her anti-transgender activism. In fact, on his X (Twitter) account, he has posted or shared over 200 messages on this topic in the last two months. There were 8 times in total where he focused his tweets on a different issue, and all of them were the subject of conversation. Harry Potter. For example, announce a character casting Harry, Rum And Hermione before the HBO series.
Having become one of the most successful people on the planet thanks to his books and films, now Rowling He has a much more controversial reputation. The consensus about his good work was overshadowed by his fight against one of the most pressing social problems of the last decade. Let’s see to what extent this can affect the series. Harry Potter.
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