Fans and theorists to this day spend time cooking up new theories. Jude law recalls spending three hours with harry potter author j. In the latest peek into dumbledore s life, rowling. Rowling claims albus dumbledore and gellert grindelwald had a passionate, gay relationship, a comment that has caused controversy among harry potter fans. Rowling seems to have lost touch with, if not downright alienated. Dumbledore and grindelwald are both wizards introduced in the original rowling books. Rowling sparked new discussion this week by yet again mentioning dumbledore s sexuality in an interview thats featured on the new bluraydvd. Rowling promises that there was a sexual dimension to albus dumbledore and gellert grindelwalds relationship. Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. Jk rowlings history of discussing dumbledores sexuality. She wrote six more harry potter books before she outed dumbledore, which she did only after the final novel was published. Rowling, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban tags. Rowling has revealed her favourite fan theory about everyones favourite headteacher, professor dumbledore.
Rowling lets dumbledore out of the closet abc news. Rowling s most recent comment on dumbledore s sexuality should have come years earlier. In the latest peek into dumbledore s life, rowling says on the. Rowling has more to say about the sexual dimension of. Everything jk rowling has said about dumbledore s sexuality, without it actually being on screen or in the books. Seven things you might not know about the hogwarts headmaster. Dumbledore s army harry potter deluxe poster book j k rowling on. Its never been featured in books or movies about the wizarding world, but j. K rowling confirms dark harry potter fan theory about.
But authorturnedbillionaireturned cultural commentator rowlings need to fill in details which arent depicted in either her books or her. Jk rowling writes letter as dumbledore to comfort texan shooting victim this article is more than 5 years old bereaved us teenager quoted harry potters headmaster at. The final book of the series devoted a significant number of pages to dumbledores past and his. The crimes of grindelwald is the second screenplay in a fivefilm series to be written by j. Rowling s preferred choice, given that she periodically releases new perspectives on the harry potter universe from the pottermore site. This week, she has taken the time to not only explain some of the deep seated hatred young harry stirred up in his aunt and uncle, but has also revealed a previously. Dumbledore is younger in the sequel than he is in the harry potter books. Rowlings tales of beedle the bard audio book stars. By the end of the book, dumbledores fears are realized when harry returns from his encounter with voldemort clutching the dead body of cedric. Rowling, the author of the harry potter books, may think of dumbledore as gay, but there is no reason why anyone else should.
And if she could not have stated he was gay in the books, the film directors. Rowling, beloved harry potter character albus dumbledore and fantastic beasts villain gellert grindelwald did have a passionate love affair of an explicitly sexual nature. Rowlings latest dumbledore comment feels like a cop. Albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore is a fictional character in j.
Harry potter fans arent happy with jk rowlings comments on. Rowling when preparing to play a younger albus dumbledore, the future headmaster of hogwarts, in fantastic beasts. Her books and movies are gay everywhere except in the books or. Rowling s tales of beedle the bard audio book stars jude law, other harry potter alums. Although the harry potter book series ended in 2007 with the corresponding film series finishing off in 2011, the wizarding world has lived on in. And if she could not have stated he was gay in the books. Rowling revealed that even if it wasnt completely spelled out in her books, hogwarts headmaster albus dumbledore was meant to be a. Rowlings latest dumbledore comment feels like a copout. Jk rowling writes letter as dumbledore to comfort texan. She wrote six more harry potter books before she outed dumbledore, which she did. Fantastic beasts universe outside of the book and movie series. Rowling s harry potter series that is founded by the main characters, harry potter, ron weasley and hermione granger, to stand up against the regime of hogwarts high inquisitor dolores umbridge, as well as to learn practical defence against the dark arts. Rowling explains the alchemy of dumbledore and hagrid. Rowling confirms some characters in her books and movies are.
Rowling has more to say about the sexual dimension. Harry potter fans are not happy with jk rowlings latest. Jk rowling has confirmed dumbledore and grindelwalds sexual. In an interview with time after the book series came to a close, rowling answered several standing questions about the books, including what dumbledore s wand. The fringe benefits of failure and importance of imagination, illustrated by joel holland, sphere, 14 april 2015, 80 pages isbn 9781408706787. Some fans are upset that fantastic beasts 2 is not going to let dumbledore be openly gay. Rowling outed dumbledore at new yorks carnegie hall in front of 2,000 potter fans during a question and answer session friday night. We keep getting glimpses into the life he led, but only one interview at a time with his creator, j.
Rowling has confirmed that some of the characters in the harry potter universe are gay. Some fans, however, are perturbed that these characters dont actually identify as gay in the books. Culture books features jk rowling defends dumbledore on twitter. Rowling confirmed this after the final novel, revealing that when dumbledore looks into the mirror he sees his family alive, whole and happy ariana, percival and kendra all returned to him, and aberforth reconciled to him. Rowling responds to gay dumbledore controversy kxly. That leaves you mildly netflix or bookaddicted and heavily invested. Everything jk rowling has said about dumbledore being gay. Rowling responds to gay dumbledore controversy cnn.
Fantastic beasts tells the story of newt scamander, the. Original harry potter actors evanna lynch, bonnie wright, jason. Seventeen years since the first film was released, people really cant get enough of the wizarding world of harry potter. Rowling s continual lgbt character revisionism in the fantastic beast franchise is getting old for harry potter fans. Rowling, author of the internationally bestselling harry potter books. Rowling is being mocked for saying that albus dumbledore and gellert. Things you may not have noticed about albus dumbledore.
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