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Andrew Garfield has made a case in support of the Harry Potter franchise – despite strongly disagreeing with the views of the saga’s author JK Rowling – while the author herself contributed to the first trailer for HBO’s TV reboot.
Amazing Spider-Man and Social network The star was speaking to Hits Radio when he first praised Daniel Radcliffe’s performance on Broadway Cheerfully we roll alongthen brought up the issue of the separation of art and artist when it comes to Harry Potter — especially since thousands of other people also worked on the Warner Bros. films.
“Daniel is very good,” Garfield says. “Honestly, I didn’t watch [the Harry Potter films] Until recently. He’s really good in the Harry Potter movies. Those Harry Potter movies are really good. I really love them. I know we shouldn’t be putting money into the pocket of inhumane legislation right now with She Who Shall Remain Nameless, but the spirit and spirit of those films… the kids are so good… and all the craftsmen – I’m working with an amazing make-up artist now, Claire[[Lou Visconti]Who used to work in the creature workshop [on the films]. And I’m like, man, we can’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, there’s a lot of beautiful artists who worked on those movies.
Late Thursday, Rowling responded to a fan saying that the HBO trailer for her film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone “It looks bloody great.” “It would be incredible,” Rowling replied. “I’m so happy about it.”
Actor John Lithgow, who plays Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the series, said he was “surprised” at the criticism he has received since accepting the role. Lithgow also noted that her books “stand clearly on the side of the angels, against fanaticism and bigotry.”
release Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone The trailer has reignited debate among some fans about watching the new show. As one person on Reddit wrote about the trailer, “The most important fact about this show is that Rowling is using billions of dollars of her personal fortune to lobby against the rights of trans people to be in public… My trans friends’ lives are all worse off because of the people and organizations she spends money on but whatever, why would any Harry Potter fan care when sponsorship gets in the way of indulging their teenage nostalgia.”
However, most of the reactions to the new footage released this week have been overwhelmingly positive and the trailer has so far garnered over 130 million views across all social media platforms, with fans dissecting every little element. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone It will be released this Christmas. Here’s a summary of the most common reactions – both positive and negative – to the trailer.
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