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io9MoviesEddie Redmayne Speaks Out Against J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Comments
In the wake of J.K. Rowling’s comments this weekend defending herself against repeated accusations of transphobia, actors from across the Harry Potter universe’s film adaptations have spoken out in support of transgender rights, including the boy wizard himself, Daniel Radcliffe. Now, he’s been joined by another prominent voice in the saga: Fantastic Beasts headliner Eddie … Continued
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io9MoviesDaniel Radcliffe Delivers a Powerful, Heartfelt Message to Support Trans Rights
Warner Bros. might be willing to look the other way while Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling continues to support transphobic views, but Harry Potter isn’t having any of that shit. Actor Daniel Radcliffe has shared a touching statement via The Trevor Project—a nonprofit dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth—affirming his support of the trans community and offering hope … Continued
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io9MoviesHow Much of J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia Will Be Too Much Transphobia for Warner Bros.? [Updated]
Because, as it turns out, the level of transphobia Warner Bros. seems ready to look past from J.K. Rowling is already a considerably large amount. For years, Harry Potter author—and the current architect of the franchise’s expansion at Warner Bros. through the Fantastic Beasts saga—J.K. Rowling has faced allegations of transphobia for what has become … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsApropos of Nothing, Check Out These Fantasy Novels by LGBT Creators
Why do I bring this up today? Oh, no reason. Definitely not because one of the world’s most (formerly) beloved fantasy authors outed herself definitively as a transphobe, sharing boilerplate trans-exclusionary talking points that are pretty easily debunked. But, like, just in case you wanted to read some fantasy during these weird times but didn’t … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesLego’s New Harry Potter Sets Finally Give the World Centaur Minifigures
Despite no new movies or books on the immediate horizon, the Harry Potter universe is so expansive there’s no shortage of locales or characters to inspire new Lego sets. The Danish brickmaker just revealed six new Harry Potter sets arriving in 2020, including a giant flapping Hedwig and the first centaur minifigures. Lego Harry Potter … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesThe Coolest Pop Culture Lego Sets to Build
Take any preconception that Lego is just for kids and toss that in the garbage. These days Lego is as much for adults as it is for kids, with an entire catalog of high-end pop culture licenses that are way more geared at you or your parents than your kids and their friends. We’re talking … Continued
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io9MoviesChina Hopes Harry Potter Will Coax People Back to Theaters…Once They Reopen
In the United States, we’ve only recently started seeing movie theaters closing their doors because of the covid-19 pandemic, but in China, things have been shut down for weeks. Now that the country seems to finally be turning the corner, Chinese studios and regulators are coming together to try and bring their box office back … Continued
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io9GamesHead Back to the Future and Win the Hogwarts House Cup in the Latest Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome to the latest Gaming Shelf, io9’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This year’s Toy Fair brought a bunch of surprises and great reveals, like a new Marvel Villainous board game. Check out the latest stash of gaming news, where we’ve got a telenovela RPG, a Scooby-Doo dose of Betrayal, and … Continued
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io9MoviesDaniel Radcliffe Has No Plans to Return to Harry Potter, or Franchises in General
Miracle Workers: Dark Ages lead Daniel Radcliffe isn’t interested in returning to the franchise that made him a star. As the Harry Potter franchise continues to thrive with the upcoming third film in the Fantastic Beasts series and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway, Radcliffe shared his hesitation on returning to Hogwarts, as … Continued
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io9MoviesTom Holland Discusses His Harry Potter Obsession and Back to the Future Interest
Rarely a day goes by where you don’t see an article about Tom Holland and think, “Isn’t he just lovely?” He’s got Onward coming out next week, will shoot Uncharted a few weeks after that, there’s a third Spider-Man in the works, and in the meantime, is ready to throw down with J.K. Rowling over Harry … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Voice of Star Wars’ Babu Frik Came From Harry Potter’s Bathroom
Hey, hey! Here’s something you may not know about Babu Frik! What we all know is that the adorable creature audiences first met in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a master droidsmith who works on Kijimi with spice runners like Zorii Bliss. You probably also know that the character was creatued using old … Continued
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io9MoviesBirds of Prey’s Margot Robbie Is Really, Really Into Harry Potter
It’s a rough time to be a Harry Potter fan, what with JK Rowling being a TERF and all that. But we needn’t let that fully mar what good the books have done to the world, or what the depth of that fandom has meant to a lot of people. Like: Margot Robbie! Is a … Continued
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io9MoviesAll Hail Daniel Radcliffe’s 6 Weirdest Post-Harry Potter Career Choices (So Far)
Daniel Radcliffe could’ve sailed into early retirement after the Harry Potter films, but his career has kept going at a brisk pace. He’s done rom-coms, action flicks, and regular ol’ dramas, but he’s also quite clearly committed to keeping it weird whenever possible. Here are six examples—the good, the bad, and the WTF. 6) Victor … Continued
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io9MoviesYou Won’t Find Harry Potter on HBO Max, Thanks to Streaming’s Weird New Normal
You might assume that Warner Bros.’ big new streaming service would have one of the studio’s biggest movie franchises available when it launches, but it won’t. And the reason is…well, actually kind of depressing for anyone who isn’t Warner Bros., really. The news was confirmed recently during the Television Critics Association winter press tour (as … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsJ.K. Rowling Tweets Support for Researcher Dismissed for Transphobic Bigotry
J.K. Rowling—Harry Potter author and architect of its seemingly never-ending spinoff saga Fantastic Beasts—has a terrible history when it comes to how her works have treated minorities, whether it’s handling the history of other cultures, or her clumsy attempts to claim and then barely acknowledge LGBTQ+ representation. Now she’s coming under fire once more, resurfacing … Continued
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io9The Decade Fandom Went Corporate
In the last twenty years, fandom and mass culture have basically merged. Fans and fandom spent the 2000s fighting for legitimacy and proving their combined worth. And corporations? Well, they spent the 2010s learning how to co-opt fandom to silence critics, manipulate press, and make even more money. For decades and decades, fandom wasn’t something … Continued
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io9MoviesA Third Fantastic Beasts Movie Is Coming, Whether We Want It or Not
The latest film set in J.K. Rowling’s literary landscape will take place in Brazil—and revolve around a character we barely got a glimpse of in part two. Huh. Nothing iffy about those odds! Deadline reports that Fantastic Beasts 3, to be directed by Harry Potter veteran David Yates (who also helmed the previous two Fantastic … Continued
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io9MoviesRanking the 20 Best Witchy Fashions Because I Have Magic Powers Now
There’s something I need to tell you all: I have magic. It’s true! Even I was surprised. Now, I can’t conjure flames or raise people from the dead—as much fun as it would be to reanimate Benedict Arnold and, I don’t know, light him on fire or something. What I do have is an otherworldly … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesGonk Gonk, the Best Toys of the Week Are Here
Welcome back to [GONK GONK], io9’s regular roundup of the [GONK GONK] toys we’ve seen tempting our [GONK GONK] this week. We’ve got a [GONK GONK] little Kirby, one of Magneto’s [GONK GONK] costumes in years getting a [GONK GONK], and, of course, we’ve got [GONK GONK]. [GONK GONK]? [GONK GONK]! Hot Toys Sixth-Scale Star … Continued
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io9Universal Studios Orlando Just Announced an ‘Epic’ 4th Theme Park Without Saying What’s in It
With Disney out here making Star Wars theme park attractions, the competition has to step it up. Universal Studios is doing that by building a fourth theme park in Orlando, Florida called Universal’s Epic Universe. But what exactly makes it “Epic,” we do not yet know. Though the company held a press event this morning … Continued