Harry Potter’s meeting ‘never’ happens due to JK Rowling
Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter Movies said a meeting with the original cast “will never happen” due to the author’s anti-trans positions JK Rowling.
The filmmaker has previously expressed interest in a film adaptation of Broadway’s work Harry Potter and the cursed boy With the cast of the beloved franchise, but since then it has discarded its plans because it has become too “complicated.”
“It will never happen,” said Columbus recently The Times Uk “It has been complicated so much with all political things. Everyone in the cast has their own opinion, which is different from their opinion, which makes it impossible.”
The Hollywood Reporter He contacted Rowling representatives to comment.
Rowling has been criticized in recent years by its transphobia, since it has been frank on social networks against the movement of trans rights. Earlier this year, he also celebrated the historical ruling of the UK Supreme Court that trans women should not be recognized as women and that “sex” should legally mean biological sex.
Columbus, who directed 2001 Harry Potter and the Stone of the Sorcerer and 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHe has previously said publicly that he does not agree with the controversial opinions of the author. It was added to The Times Uk“I have not talked to Miss Rowling in a decade more or less, so I have no idea what is happening with her.”
As for the original cast, which includes Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, the filmmaker said he is still quite close to them. “I maintain a very close contact with Daniel Radcliffe and I only talked to him a few days ago,” he said. “I still have a great relationship with all the children of the cast.”
Rowling cannot say the same, since the author declared previously that he would not forgive those who have supported trans medical care, including the stars of Harry Potter Grint, Watson and Radcliffe. In response, the latter said Rowling’s comments make me really sad. “