HBO defended J.K. Rowling’s involvement in its upcoming “Harry Potter” TV series, emphasizing her creative contributions and her right to express personal views despite controversy over her anti-trans statements.
Rowling’s outspoken gender-related beliefs have deeply divided the Harry Potter fanbase, with some advocating for boycotts and others finding ways to reconcile their love for the franchise while opposing her views.
Despite fan backlash and fractured enthusiasm, the “Wizarding World” franchise remains commercially strong, and Rowling appears unfazed by criticism, continuing to focus on her advocacy and involvement in the new series.
Well that’s entirely put me off.
Not because of her bigoted rants. I would imagine that isn’t going to show up in the show all that much – I can’t imagine how she can work it in without making it overly obvious.
No – my problem is that Secrets of Dumbledore was crap. I mean REALLY bad. So if she brings her “special touch” to the series the way she did with that then god its going to be appalling.
Was she the reason Fantastic Beasts failed, though? (Genuine question, as I haven’t seen the films yet)
I have no idea.
But she wrote all three screen plays, and for me they were just ill conceived as a way to tell the Dumbledore/Grindelwald story. And the last one was particularly bad as a film – the story, the production… everything.
I liked it. I thought the series finally had some direction and then they cut it off. Crimes of grindelwald was so much worse