Warner Bros. Discovery is once again embroiled in controversy related to its collaboration with JK Rowling, author of “Harry Potter” and screenwriter of the films “Fantastic Beasts”. The writer’s reputation has been quite touched for a long time since she positioned herself on the side of radical trans-exclusion feminism (TERF), arousing criticism from all those who defend the rights and simple existence of the trans population, especially trans women who are not considered women by the TERF collective. Several actors and actresses in the “boy who survived” saga have sent out messages against Rowling, defending that trans women are women, and the author has decided not to participate in the HBO Max special for the 20th anniversary of the premiere of ‘Harry Potter. and the Philosopher’s Stone ‘, telling them to use his archival interviews.
A few days ago there was the inauguration of a new stage of the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, where it is possible to visit the film sets and discover objects, costumes and special effects from the saga up close. Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in all eight installments, was tasked with unveiling Professor Sprout’s greenhouse where Hogwarts students study Herbology. Felton then gave several interviews and in one of them there was a rather tense moment when a non-Warner Bros. press officer cut the following question from Sky News: “You and the other movie stars are still the face of the franchise if you want. We talk to you and you keep talking about her. JK obviously has more of a supporting role now. Is it weird for her not to be in things like that?” ? “. When the medium asked for an explanation, the news agency outside Warner Bros. responded with the following email: “JK Rowling is not related to Warner or Tom Felton, the team felt it was not relevant to the article”.
“And for decades to come”
Before that message started new speculation about the future of the Wizarding World saga and its connection with JK Rowling, Warner Bros. released a statement (via Variety) in which they reaffirm their good relationship with the writer: “Warner Bros. has enjoyed a creative, productive and enriching association with JK Rowling for the past 20 years. She is one of the most successful storytellers in the world and we are proud to be the studio that brings his vision, characters and stories to life for decades to come. On Monday, a statement from a third-party news agency seemed contrary to this view. The statement was completely wrong and the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London regrets that it happened as part of a press event that day. “. The study therefore confirms that the collaboration agreement with the creator of “Harry Potter” will last.
But at the moment the near future of the wizarding world is rather uncertain. The latest installment of “Fantastic Beasts”, titled “Dumbledore’s Secrets”, is about to hit $ 400 million at the worldwide box office, well below what one might expect from a franchise like this, and in fact it is the lowest collection in the entire magical world. When the prequels focusing on Newt Scamander were announced, five films were confirmed, but we still don’t know anything about the next installment.
Source: E Cartelera
