J.K. Rowling swears she chose not to be part of Harry Potter anniversary special
"I was asked to be on that, and I decided I didn't want to do it," said the author in a new interview with Graham Norton
Earlier this year, the magical world of wands and wizards came back in part with HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts, reuniting much of the original cast as they joined fans in taking a lovely jaunt down memory lane of the beloved film series.
While seeing the trio of Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Daniel Radcliffe together again would make any Potterhead content, there was surprise at how Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was included throughout the special. Showing up only via old interview clips, many viewers believed that her non-appearance appearance was due to Rowling’s controversial anti-transgender remarks made online. Now, the author is clearing the air on why she didn’t join the cast in the reunion interviews.
In a radio interview with Irish entertainer Graham Norton on Saturday, Rowling shared that she turned down the invitation to be in the special, as she felt that the reunion was less focused on the books she wrote and more on the films.
“I was asked to be on that, and I decided I didn’t want to do it,” said Rowling to Norton. “I thought it was about the films more than the books, quite rightly. That was what the anniversary was about.”