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Woke Harry Potter?

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TheMoreThisReachesTheMainstrea · 15/01/2022 23:05

Film producers are planning a woke version of the Harry Potter movies in which the magical characters will be played by transgender and non-binary actors.

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10406459/US-movie-producers-plan-new-woke-Harry-Potter-film.html

The article notes that JKR may sue,personally I think this would be a mistake, imagine gender ideology write large in living color and beamed into everyone’s living room. I wonder how that would be received by an unsuspecting public?

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MrsMadderRose · 15/01/2022 23:20

Why don’t they create their own amazing bestselling new story about trans characters? Why base it on HP? Cheeky gits.

Haudyourwheesht · 15/01/2022 23:19

It sounds a bit weird. But basically making up another story about witches and wizards to be cast with trans actors isn't really a massive deal. It's not Harry Potter surely, without JKR's say so.

EeeICouldRipATissue · 15/01/2022 23:17

Re-imagining as writing your own story with others characters.
Like fan fiction does

EeeICouldRipATissue · 15/01/2022 23:15

Funnily enough just been reading that article on the Daily Mail website!
Did at first think Hmm but on thinking further, does it specify anywhere in the books Harry's skin colour for example?
I'm a big fan of the books, but admittedly I haven't read for years so can't remember!
If not, why can't his family members be black?
Also why can't characters be gay, or trans?
It's only a re imagining of a story.
It's like fan fiction, plenty of that around and there's nothing wrong with that?
Not sure how you could sue when it was their own writing.

foxgoosefinch · 15/01/2022 23:09

God it sounds awful! I don’t think she has any need to worry - these reboots are inevitably dreadful, and the last recourse of an industry with no creative inspiration left. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to watch it!

CervixSampler · 15/01/2022 23:07

I'd suspect someone had tampered with the water supply and fused us all with hallucinogens. Surely there aren't that many trans and non-binary actors out there?? Although technically we are all under the trans and NB umbrella according to bonewall.

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