Two months ago, I wrote “An Open Letter to John Lithgow: Please Walk Away From Harry Potter“. At the time of writing it, Lithgow hadn’t yet officially accepted the role of Dumbledore in the upcoming HBO TV adaptation of Harry Potter. I knew it was a long shot that he’d see it, never mind walk away from the project, but I had to try.
A few days ago, I was shocked to find out that Lithgow had seen my letter. In fact, it was texted to him by “a very good friend who is the mother of a trans child”. When asked whether his friend’s plea for him to leave this transphobic franchise affected his thoughts on the role, he said, “Oh, heavens no.”
As you might expect, I have a lot of thoughts about this experience.
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