Keira Knightley States She Was Unaware of JK Rowling Protest Calls Prior to Taking Part in Harry Potter Audio Series
Keira Knightley has revealed that she had no prior knowledge about the appeals to avoid the author prior to agreeing to take part in the new audio productions of the wizarding series.
Conversation Regarding Latest Streaming Film
During an discussion to promote her latest Netflix movie The Woman in Cabin 10, Knightley faced questions about whether she had heard that some supporters were urging a Harry Potter protest.
“I had no idea, honestly. Sorry about that. We’re all navigating how to live together in this era, and opinions vary widely.”
She added: “I hope that we can all find respect.”
Role in Wizarding Audio Series
Knightley will portray Professor Dolores Umbridge in the full-cast production of Harry Potter, together with hundreds of other voice artists including a narrator, an actor as the headmaster, and another performer as Severus Snape.
Background on Boycott Calls
Appeals to avoid Rowling’s work have multiplied after her response to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the official meaning of a woman, when she posted a picture of herself smoking a cigar on social media.
Rowling later stated that she had no intention to have actor Paapa Essiedu fired from the planned wizarding television series following he endorsed an public statement objecting against the court decision.
She has additionally recently reacted to the actress in the ongoing rift with her and her fellow actors from the Harry Potter franchise over gender issues, stating that the actress is “ignorant of how ignorant she is.”
