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J.K. Rowling Attends ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Premiere After Sitting Out ‘Harry Potter’ Reunion

posted 3 years ago by Satan2016 (26197)
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Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6quJDpAOIY

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jk-rowling-fantastic-beasts-3-premiere-1235218129/

When “Harry Potter” stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint reunited earlier this year for the HBO Max special “Return to Hogwarts,” which celebrated the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” Rowling decided to sit out. While the author and franchise creator was invited to participate in the reunion, she declined, causing HBO Max to use archival footage of Rowling from 2019 instead.

Rowling is a co-screenwriter and producer of “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” which is the third installment of the “Harry Potter” spinoff franchise. The film premieres on April 15 in the United States.

Also absent from the premiere was Ezra Miller, who stars in the movie as Credence Barebone. On Monday, Miller was arrested by law enforcement in Hilo, Hawaii, and charged for disorderly conduct and harassment after an incident at a bar.

[–] Satan2016 (26197) 3 years ago

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore's first reactions have arrived
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39570513/fantastic-beasts-3-reactions-secrets-of-dumbledore/

At least early on, it looks like reaction to Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is trending much more positive than its predecessor – which has to be encouraging for Potter fans concerned about the future of the franchise.

[–] PaladinNJ (21772) 3 years ago

She didn’t sit it out. Radcliffe refused to participate if Rowling was there. the producers wanted him there so they told her not to come.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Do you have a source for that? I never heard about it and find it interesting if it's true.