The author has denied being transphobic and said she’s the target of abusive online attacks. The author’s comments have prompted many actors in the Wizarding World franchise to speak out against her position, including Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, and Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne. Rowling has extensively detailed her position in a post on her site, while her critics’ rebuttal has been articulated in pieces like this. Since June 2020, Rowling has taken highly controversial public stances on gender issues that she says are feminist and others say are transphobic. While there hasn’t been an announcement yet, the author’s publisher assures that one is indeed coming. With Secrets just four months away, typically by now there’s also an announcement for a book based on the author’s Fantastic Beasts screenplay. The Hollywood Reporter asked Warners whether the author was going to promote the new film and if she was going to be featured in its future marketing materials, but the studio and Rowling had no comment.Īlso, HBO Max recently announced a Harry Potter reunion special, which includes the core cast, but it will notably not feature new footage of Rowling (though archival footage will be used). The author’s official website likewise didn’t initially mention the trailer, but it was added to the site late Tuesday. Rowling hasn’t tweeted The Secrets of Dumbledore trailer since it was released Monday, but still might it’s early days, after all (she typically does tweet the franchise’s trailers).

To be fair, the film’s other producers and director David Yates aren’t mentioned either, but it would be difficult to put up a card of top credits for the others without including Rowling in it, too. Instead, the trailer beckons, “Warner Bros. Now here’s her shout-out in The Secrets of Dumbledore trailer, which just might be the smallest onscreen trailer credit in cinema history: Katy Perry Responds to Viral Video of the Star Trying to Find Her Seat at King Charles III's Coronation

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