The HBO chief is very aware of the rejection that causes between certain sectors of the public The antitrans posture that has accompanied JK Rowling In recent years and wanted to make it clear in an interview that such opinions will not contaminate the development of the Harry Potter remake for Max.
“They are your personal opinions”
“It is not the first time we worked with JK Rowling. We have been doing it for 25 years. In fact we already produced a series with her and the BBC, Cormran Strike,” Casey Bloys, president and executive director of HBO and Max content when asked by the writer in The Town with Matt Belloni. “It is clear that those are your personal and political opinions. You have the right to have them. Harry Potter is not being infused with anything in secret. And if they want to discuss with her, they can do it on Twitter, “said the CEO of the WBD streaming service.
JK Rowling is one of the most successful writers of the last 30 years after having created a series that have selling hundreds of millions of books worldwide that served as the basis for one of the most profitable film sagamos of the 21st century with attractions in theme park and a gigantic fan phenomenon built around it. However, in recent years the British author has been seen as a toxic asset even for many of the most loyal followers of the franchise, with some other boycott campaign launched without result.
But it affects the development of its programs and forces many of its actors, in this case “boss”, to position themselves. Thus, as they remember in Variety, a few days ago it was learned that Paapa Essiedu, signed as Severus Snape for the new Max series, had signed a letter in defense of the rights of trans people.
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