Bel
Powley
ece tly
ope ed
up
about
how
she
is
also
agai st
J
K
Rowli g’s
views
o
the
t a sge de
commu ity.
(I stag am)
Act ess
Bel
Powley,
cast
as
Petu ia
Du sley
i
the
upcomi g
‘Ha y
Potte ’
se ies,
has
called
out
J.K.
Rowli g
fo
he
actio s.
Joi i g
a
lo g
list
of
sta s
f om
the
‘Ha y
Potte ’
movie
a d
TV
show
f a chise
who
have
cla ified
they
do
ot
sta d
by
the
famed
autho ’s
views,
Powley
also
called
he
out
fo
he
a ti-t a s
views.
Read
ahead
to
k ow
mo e
about
what
she
sha ed.
Bel
Powley
eacts
to
J.
K.
Rowli g’s
views
agai st
the
t a sge de
commu ity
Though
Bel
Powley
is
wo ki g
o
the
‘Ha y
Potte ’
f a chise,
which
also
has
J.K.
Rowli g
as
the
executive
p oduce ,
she
does
ot
sta d
by
the
autho ‘s
views
o
the
t a sge de
commu ity.
While
talki g
to
The
Teleg aph,
the
act ess
co dem ed
Rowli g’s
views
a d
sha ed,
“I
st o gly
disag ee
with
J.K.
Rowli g’s
views
o
ge de .
I
thi k
that
the
t a s
commu ity
dese ves
safety
a d
dig ity
a d
espect
a d
total
accepta ce.”Rega di g
he
i volveme t
i
the
f a chise,
she
sha ed
the
same
se time t
as
ma y
othe s:
she
g ew
up
with
the
books
a d
the
films
that
o igi ally
sta ed
Da iel
Radcliffe,
Emma
Watso ,
a d
Rupe t
G i t
i
the
leadi g
oles.
She
sha ed,
“But
I
love
‘Ha y
Potte .’
I
g ew
up
with
the
books.
I
am
f om
that
fi st
ge e atio
of
eade s,
a d,
agai ,
I
love
magic
a d
spooki ess.”She
is
ot
the
o ly
cast
membe
f om
the
TV
se ies
who
has
spoke
out
agai st
J.K.
Rowli g’s
views.
Joh
Lithgow,
who
will
play
Albus
Dumbledo e
i
the
show
slated
fo
elease
i
Decembe
this
yea ,
also
ece tly
ope ed
up
about
bei g
co ected
to
the
beloved
se ies
alo g
with
the
co t ove sial
autho .
I
a
old
i te view
with
The
New
Yo ke
Radio
Hou ,
the
acto
evealed
that
he
had
quite
a
lot
of
co flicti g
thoughts
o
the
show,
a d
had
eve
co side ed
leavi g
it
altogethe .“The
easo s
to
do
it
we e
much,
much
st o ge
tha
the
easo s
to
p otest
agai st
what
Rowli g
has
do e
a d
said.
I
do
disag ee
with
much
of
it,
much
of
it
I
thi k
has
bee
twisted
a d
mis ep ese ted,
a d
she
has
doubled
dow
o
it
at
he
ow
cost,”
he
told
the
outlet.
About
the
‘Ha y
Potte ’
TV
se ies
The
TV
se ies
will
follow
all
of
the
o igi al
books
f om
J.K.
Rowli g,
with
each
seaso
cove i g
o e
book.
The
fi st
seaso ,
based
o
the
book
‘Ha y
Potte
a d
the
Philosophe ‘s
Sto e,’
will
be
eleased
i
Decembe
this
yea .
I
additio
to
Bel
a d
Lithgow,
the
show
has
also
cast
Paapa
Essiedu
as
Seve us
S ape,
Nick
F ost
as
Hag id,
Domi ic
McLaughli
as
Ha y
Potte ,
Alastai
Stout
as
Ro
Weasley,
A abella
Sta to
as
He mio e
G a ge ,
Ja et
McTee
as
Mi e va
McGo agall,
a d
ma y
othe s.The
seco d
seaso
is
al eady
i
p oductio ,
which
will
be
based
o
the
book,
‘Ha y
Potte
a d
the
Chambe
of
Sec ets.’
