“I was asked to be on it. I’ve decided that I don’t want to do this. I suspected this show was more about movies than books, quite rightly so, ”she told Rowling Norton.
In January, EW reported that Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and Warner Horizon, which produced Return to Hogwarts for HBO Max, invited Rowling to participate, but the author reportedly declined because “her team determined that the writer’s archived statements were appropriate.” The report added that Rowling’s comments about trans people “did not play a role in the team’s decision.”
When asked if she had a relationship with some of the “young cast,” Rowling told Graham:
“I have. Yes, I have. I mean, some more than others, but that’s always been the case. You know, I knew some of them better. “
Gwiazdy Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson i Rupert Grint, którzy wszyscy pojawiają się w programie oraz należą do byłych członków obsady Harry’ego Pottera wyrazili poparcie dla społeczności trans i publicznie nie zgadzali się z Rowling. W 2020 roku, Radcliffe potępił komentarze Rowling, pisząc:
“I really hope you don’t completely lose what was valuable to you in these stories. If these books have taught you that love is the strongest force in the universe, able to overcome everything; if they have taught you that strength is found in diversity and that dogmatic ideas of purity lead to the oppression of vulnerable groups; if you believe that a character is transsexual, non-binary or gender-fluid, or that they are gay or bisexual; if you found anything in these stories that resonated with you and helped you at any point in your life, that is between you and the book you are reading, and it is sacred. And in my opinion, no one can break it. I hope these words do not hurt it too much ”.
Harry Potter – 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is now available on HBO Max.
