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J.K. Rowling has written a new book about a character being persecuted for transphobic views.The announcement of the book comes after previous comments from the Harry Potter author, in which she mocked an article with the phrase “people who menstruate” in its headline and published a 3,000-word essay titled JK Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking Out on Sex and Gender Issues, resulted in a significant backlash from the trans community and beyond.Among those to criticise Rowling were Harry Potter stars Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.
“Trans women are women,” Grint wrote. “Trans men are men.”Rowling’s new book, published under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is titled The Ink Black Heart.
Coming as part of her crime thriller series Cormoran Strike, it follows a character who has a public downfall following statements that were received as transphobic.According to Rolling Stone, the synopsis of the book is as follows: “Rowling introduces readers to Edie Ledwell, a creator of a popular YouTube cartoon who sees internet trolls and her own fandom turn on her after the cartoon was criticised as being racist and ableist, as well as transphobic for a bit about a hermaphrodite worm.The creator is doxxed with photos of her home plastered on the internet, subjected to death and rape threats for having an opinion, and was ultimately found stabbed to death in a cemetery. The book takes a clear aim at “social justice warriors” and suggests that Ledwell was a victim of a masterfully plotted, politically fuelled hate campaign against her.”Despite the clear comparisons to her own recent experience, Rowling told Graham Norton in a new interview that most of the book was written before these events, and that it is a
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Naman Ramachandran Jason Howden, the writer and director behind 2015 cult horror hit “Deathgasm,” is returning for “Deathgasm 2.” The sequel, which is produced by Raven Banner Entertainment, is set to start shooting in New Zealand next year. Howden, who also wrote and directed “Guns Akimbo” starring Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving, will write and direct. He has also already been in talks with the original cast – Milo Cawthorne, James Blake and Kimberley Crossman – about returning. “Deathgasm,” which debuted at SXSW and went onto win a slew of horror awards including the Palm D’Gore at Knoxville Horror Film Festival, tells the story of two high-school metal-heads, Brodie (played by Cawthorne) and Zakk (Blake), who form a band called Deathgasm. One day, while delving into some dark magic to escape their mundane lives, the duo unwittingly summon an evil entity called The Blind One.
The starry Off Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along featuring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez doesn’t begin previews for another two months, and already it’s gotten a two-week extension due to ticket demand.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are privately funding their security while they are back in Britain. Police confirmed Prince Harry, 37, and his wife Duchess Meghan, 41, will not be billing the taxpayer for guards during a trip to Manchester on Monday. (05.
If you’re still having trouble with the ethical struggle of separating the art from the artist, fret no longer! J.K. Rowling has made it easy for whatever fans she has left by REMOVING THE LINE BETWEEN REAL LIFE AND FICTION.
Lance Bass has scouted out the next member of *NSYNC.
Daniel Radcliffe has taken on potentially his most bizarre role to date in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story – and the new trailer has us all kinds of hyped. The former Harry Potter actor is starring as Weird Al, the iconic musician known for his comedy songs, in the biopic that we never knew we needed. ‘I’m tired of people thinking I’m some kind of joke,’ Al says at the beginning of the trailer.
You’ve never seen a biopic like this.
Al Yankovic may be best known for his weirdness, but there was also some darkness to the satirist too. And in the new trailer for “Weird,” Roku’s biopic on the singer, we see just how intense that darkness could get.Naturally, the footage shows the origins of some of Weird Al’s most famous parodies — including “My Bologna.” According to this movie, it came about as he was explaining to his friends what exactly he wanted to do with his life — and apparently, it gave them chills in the room.
J.K. Rowling says she made the decision not to participate in the HBO Max reunion special, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, which aired on New Year's Day. The 57-year-old author opened up about the decision over the weekend in an interview for with Graham Norton. «I wasn't actually [excluded],» Rowling told Norton, who assumed she had not been asked to join the special.
Rock star biopics are pretty typical stuff nowadays. They tend to put the star on some sort of pedestal and make it seem as if he or she was destined for greatness.
JK Rowling says social media is a “gift” for her online trolls. The ‘Harry Potter’ writer landed herself in hot water with the LGBTQ community after making comments about trans women. A few weeks ago, the author was hit with death threats for showing her support to stabbed novelist Sir Salman Rushdie.
radio show with Graham Norton released Saturday, noting that she thought it was about the films, more than the books.
J.K. Rowling is finally addressing her absence from the Harry Potter reunion special.
It was her call. J.K. Rowling said she was not intentionally excluded from HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special earlier this year.
debuted on HBO Max, J.K. Rowling addressed her absence from the special.On January 1, stars , , , and a slew of other castmembers, directors, and crew returned to the set of the magical franchise to reminisce on the makings of the films and reveal .
J. Kim Murphy J.K. Rowling has explained her conspicuous absence from “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” stating that she declined an invitation to be included in the special. The author of the original “Harry Potter” series only appeared within a few excerpts of “Return to Hogwarts” via segments from a 2019 interview. Her limited presence was noted by critics and audiences around the special’s HBO Max premiere on Jan. 1 this year. Some viewers presumed that Rowling’s absence could be attributed to her troubled public image over the past few years. The author has been mired in controversy as she continues to voice sentiments that have been seen as harmful to the trans community, such as opposing laws that would make it easier for trans people to legally change their gender. Franchise stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have made public statements in support of the trans community since Rowling first faced controversy.
Harry Potter 20th anniversary reunion special Return To Hogwarts, and wasn’t blocked from taking part.Return To Hogwarts saw Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) reunite with other cast members to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first film in the series based on Rowling’s books, Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.Upon the show’s airing in January, many critics noted the absence of Rowling, who only appears in archive video clips. There was then speculation that the writer was shut out of the programme after her previous comments about the trans community resulted in a backlash.Speaking to Graham Norton on his Virgin Radio UK show this week, Rowling revealed that she was in fact asked to take part in the show, but decided not to.She said: “I was asked to be on that and I decided I didn’t want to do it,.