HBO States J.K. Rowling "Has a Right to Express Her Personal Views"

[zodgory]

HBO stands by J.K. Rowling as it reboots "Harry Potter" for television.

“J.K. Rowling has a right to express her personal views. We will remain focused on the development of the new series, which will only benefit from her involvement."https://t.co/gK0eg46DB2
- Variety (@Variety) November 20, 2024
HBO has a Harry Potter television show in active

Comments

[manu19]

He further said that her anti-trans views "haven't affected the casting or hiring of writers or productions staff".

What is he trying to imply with this? That everyone complaining is nothing to us and just a whiny bitch?

🖕🏼

Also, at this point HBO needs to cast infants to be ready by the time season 1 is actually in production at the pace HBO is releasing tv shows. Final book by 2045?

[benihime99]

They're basically saying they had no intention of hiring trans actor
So it had no impact

[sarahvma]

Or they have and she’s bitten her tongue so it’s all good.

/s

[insomniachobs]

I think it's a response to various rumours that have been swirling. There's been a bunch of chatter that they're approaching various stars and getting turned away because the association's considered too toxic to touch.

[quirkyblah38]

cowards

[xellabelle]

This seems like a bad PR statement but then again I don’t know how to spin this into an acceptable PR statement so sucks to be the HBO comms department I guess.

[ginainabottle]

I think it’s less bad PR and more them understanding they don’t actually need the approval of activists to make bank bc a LOT of those so-called activists are simply all bark no bite- they’ll complain about this on twitter but they’ll still engage with this crap “out of curiosity” or “fond memories”. I’m constantly baffled by the amount of people I know/meet who are in touch with social issues but seem to think that militancy does not apply to HP bc “my childhood”.

[pepsi_twist9]

Yup. The people who went crazy over the video game. Harry Potter has never even been a super popular video game series but I remember the timeline of JKR acting up and all of a sudden people are super invested in the game.

[doriiansz]

I too have a right to express my personal views. FUCK JK ROWLING AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT FUCK HBO TOO 🖕

[skyler_white_yo]

Not surprising. Disney, msnbc, and now HBO slowly taking off their masks. The owners of these media giants no longer need to pretend.

I fully expect in the next five years for evangelical Christian messages to be the focal point in entertainment.

I hope the promise of cheaper eggs was worth it

[therearewords]

Maybe this won't be made because it shows magic and isn't that very very heathen-y?

[skyler_white_yo]

Good plan. They can scrap production and get a tax write off. Everyone wins.

[therearewords]

And we don't have to be confronted with it.