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Did Wes Kraven ever get to sue J.K. Rowling?

posted 9 years ago by dimsum73-1
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It's clear she stole the idea for Harry Potter from Will's dream character.

[–] vortexrider 9 years ago

Rowling stole ideas from pretty much everywhere. The idea of the character in this film is not that original to begin with.

[–] exilesoftheunderground 9 years ago

Rowling stole ideas from pretty much everywhere. The idea of the character in this film is not that original to begin with.

True, he reminded me a lot of the magician kid from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon.

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[–] HorrorFanatic24 9 years ago

She also stole from the troll movies. The characters name is Harry Potter. Which the movie had witches trolls magic etc.,,

[–] AcidRaina 9 years ago

I think if anyone could sue Rowling it would be Neil Gaiman. 'Books of Magic' has alarming similarities to Harry Potter.

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[–] TheFatDruidofNacyl 8 years ago

That dream character is pretty much in almost any D&D group. I've met plenty of real people like him. Well minus the dreaming of evil guys with claw hands.

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[–] FootOfDavros (8702) 5 years ago

I believe that HP was primarily "inspired" by The Books Of Magic (1990):-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Books_of_Magic

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