JK Rowling has addressed her absence from Harry Potter A reunion special aired earlier this year, revealing that she was “asked to do it and decided not to.” The Harry Potter author and Fantastic monsters The screenwriter appears only via archived footage in the star-studded movie Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Back to Hogwarts A special on HBO Max, which reunites the surviving actors from 2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. In a recent interview on Graham Norton podcast radio show, Rowling said she was not excluded from the special after some viewers speculated whether she had been asked not to participate due to her controversial comments about transgender people.
“I was asked to take part in it,” Rowling said He told Norton. “I decided I didn’t want to do that. I thought it was more about the movies than the books, and it’s absolutely true.”
“No one said don’t come,” she added. I was asked to do it and I decided not to.”
in january, EW I reported that Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and Warner Horizon, which produced the HBO Max special, invited Rowling to participate; The writer reportedly refused because “her team decided that the archived comments from the writer were sufficient.” The report added that Rowling’s comments about transgender people – which were condemned by GLAAD, the Human Rights Coalition and The Trevor Project – “did not play a role in the team’s decision”.
When asked if she maintains a relationship with some of the eight-movie “youth-action crew,” including actors who “talked about you,” Rowling told Graham, “I did. Yes, I do. I mean, some more than others, But that’s always been the case. You know, I know some better than others.”
Co-stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, who all appeared on the special, are among those stars. Harry Potter Staff members who expressed support for the transgender community and publicly opposed Rowling. In 2020, Radcliffe wrote an article for The Trevor Project condemning Rowling’s comments, writing in part:
I really hope you don’t completely lose what was so valuable to you in these stories. If these books teach you that love is the most powerful force in the universe, capable of overcoming anything; If they teach you that strength is found in diversity, and dogmatic ideas of purity lead to the oppression of the weak; if you believe that a particular character is transgender, non-binary, or intersex fluid, or that she is gay or bisexual; If you find anything in these stories that resonates with you and helps you at any time in your life – it is between you and the book you are reading, and it is sacred. And in my opinion, no one can touch it. It means to you what it means to you, and I hope you don’t distort these comments too much.
The Harry Potter The reunion featured series casting Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, James and Oliver Phelps, Alfred Enoch, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Mark Williams, Ian Hart, and Toby Jones. Franchise producer David Heyman and directors Chris Columbus (Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets), Alfonso Cuaron (Prisoner of Azkaban), Mike Newell (goblet of fire), David Yates (Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows Part 1 And the Part 2And the Fantastic monsters) also appeared.
The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Back to Hogwarts The special is now streaming on HBO Max.
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