Director Ellie Pankieff (“Black Mirror”, “The Great”She, who works with agency WME, shared on Instagram a screenshot of a correspondence with her agent in which she pointedly declined an invitation to film HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter film series. She cited the position of writer JK. as a reason for rejection. Rowling said of trans people that it was “simple and easy” for her to “say no to funding transphobia”.
She has the support of British director Kate Herron (“Rocky”, “Sex Education”), she admitted that she had received offers from HBO twice, and her answer was always no. However, production on the massive series is in full swing: Season 1 is scheduled to premiere on HBO and Max on December 25, and the project has already been renewed for a second season.
Nicholas Hoult recently joined the cast of the show as Gilderoy Lockhart. Other characters will be played by John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore), Janet McTeer (Minerva McGonagall), Papa Exido (Severus Snape), Bel Powley (Aunt Petunia) and Nick Frost (Rubeus Hagrid). Meanwhile, actress Bel Powley has previously publicly told reporters that she categorically disagrees with JK Rowling, but emphasizes the rights of the transgender community to be safe and respected.
