HBO forced to defend JK Rowling after woke online trolls DEMAND she is removed from her own Harry Potter TV series over her views on transgender issues

JK Rowling has been defended by American accumulation steadfast HBO aft Gen Z launched a heap connected the Harry Potter writer implicit her views connected transgender issues. 

The institution has been inundated with complaints astir Rowling serving arsenic an enforcement shaper connected the caller Harry Potter TV series.

In a connection to Variety, HBO said: 'We are arrogant to erstwhile again archer the communicative of Harry Potter – the heartwarming books that talk to the powerfulness of friendship, resoluteness and acceptance. 

'JK Rowling has a close to explicit her idiosyncratic views. We volition stay focused connected the improvement of the caller series, which volition lone payment from her involvement.'

The determination to accommodate Rowling's novels has faced disapproval from galore fans, with galore calling different adaptation 'unnecessary.'

Others person stated they program to boycott the task owed to the author's comments connected trans people.

A societal media idiosyncratic said connected X: 'This is blatantly stupid. HBO has a way grounds of producing immoderate of the top shows, from The Sopranos to Succession, but for them to appease JK Rowling for her utmost views is lone making things worse.'

While different said: 'Very chill however a ample corp conscionable said "yeah we're gonna broadside with the unsafe transphobe who's actively contributed to creating an ambiance of unit and stigma against trans people". F*** JK Rowling and HBO, this is wherefore trans radical are asking to boycott.' 

Another added: 'My chap anti-Harry Potter activists: please, don't adjacent hatred ticker the caller mentation erstwhile it comes out.'

In caller years, Rowling has encountered backlash from cardinal formed members of the archetypal bid pursuing her remarks astir the trans assemblage successful 2020, successful which she said she believed women were defined by their biologic enactment and not their sex identity.

She powerfully denies that she is transphobic. 

Her transportation with the actors - including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint - arsenic good arsenic with Harry Potter fans, has deteriorated arsenic the statement has grown much divisive.

HBO brag Casey Bloys revealed earlier this period that Rowling was 'very, precise progressive successful the process selecting the writer and the director.'

He noted that her statements 'haven't affected the casting oregon hiring of writers oregon productions staff' for the show.

A spokesperson for the HBO's genitor institution added: 'We've been moving with J.K. Rowling and successful the Harry Potter concern for implicit 20 years' and 'her publication has been invaluable'. 

The caller Harry Potter series, acceptable to premiere successful 2026, promises a deeper exploration of the wizarding world.

Screenwriter Francesca Gardiner, known for her enactment connected Succession, volition service arsenic showrunner, with Mark Mylod directing aggregate episodes and besides enforcement producing.

'This caller Max Original bid volition dive heavy into each of the iconic books that fans person cherished for years,' Bloys said, assuring audiences it volition beryllium 'a faithful adaptation'. 

While archetypal reports suggested each play would screen 1 book, Bloys has hinted the bid could tally for '10 consecutive years,' casting uncertainty connected the one-season-per-book format.

An unfastened casting telephone was announced for young actors to represent Harry, Ron, and Hermione, requiring applicants to beryllium aged 9 to 11 by April 2025.

Recognisable faces are being touted for the big roles, including Mark Rylance arsenic Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.

An HBO typical said: 'We admit that specified a precocious illustration bid volition gully a batch of rumour and speculation. As we marque our mode done pre-production, we volition lone corroborate details arsenic we finalise deals.'

Warner Bros. antecedently addressed J.K. Rowling's statements successful 2020, saying: 'The events successful the past respective weeks person firmed our resoluteness arsenic a institution to face hard societal issues. 

'Warner Bros.' presumption connected inclusiveness is good established, and fostering a divers and inclusive civilization has ne'er been much important to our institution and to our audiences astir the world. 

'We profoundly worth the enactment of our storytellers who springiness truthful overmuch of themselves successful sharing their creations with america all. 

'We recognise our work to foster empathy and advocator knowing of each communities and each people, peculiarly those we enactment with and those we scope done our content.'

Meanwhile Jude Law, who portrays a young Dumbledore successful Fantastic Beasts, said the franchise's controversies involving Rowling, Johnny Depp, and Ezra Miller, was ''the trifecta of hitting yourself successful the face'.

Law shared his anticipation for different movie successful the planned five-film series, though Warner Bros. has yet to corroborate a 4th installment.

'I'll conscionable hold until I get the telephone call,' helium told GQ.

'I anticipation [it happens]. What we each cognize of that character's travel is wonderful. There's tons much to tell.'