The 'Spider-Man' actor makes a case for watching Harry Potter films, while the author weighs in on HBO's first teaser trailer.
‘s trans views — while the author herself weighed in on HBO’s first teaser trailer for the TV reboot., and then made a case for separating the art and the artist when it came to Harry Potter — particularly since thousands of other people also worked on the Warner Bros.
films.“Daniel is so goddamn good,” Garfield says. “And honestly, I hadn’t watched until recently. He’s really good in those Harry Potter movies. Those Harry Potter movies are really good. I really liked them. I know we shouldn’t be putting money in the pocket of inhumane legislation right now through She Who Shall Remain Nameless, but the soul and spirit of those films … the kids are so good … and all the artisans — I’m working with a wonderful makeup artist right now, Clare who was working in the creature workshop . And I’m like, oh man, we can’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, there are so many beautiful artists who worked on those films.”“looks bloody marvelous.” Rowling replied, “It’s going to be incredible. I’m so happy with it.”he’s received since accepting the role. Lithgow has also noted that her books are “clearly on the side of the angels, against intolerance and bigotry.”trailer has renewed debate among some fans about whether to watch the new show. As one person wrote on Reddit about the trailer, “The most important fact about this show is that Rowling uses her billions of dollars of personal wealth to lobby against the rights of trans people to exist in public … The lives of my trans friends are all worse off because of the people and organizations she throws money at but whatever, why would any Harry Potter fan care when caring might get in the way of wallowing in their adolescent nostalgia slop.” That said, most of the reaction to the new footage released this week has been very positive and the trailer has so far racked up more than 130 million views across all social media platforms, with fans dissecting every tiny element.Lauren Conrad Is Retiring From Reality TV After ‘The Reunion: Laguna Beach’: “This is the Last Time I’m Interacting With Cameras”. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the GoogleThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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