Eddie Redmayne Calls Out Online ‘Vitriol’ Against JK Rowling

Eddie Redmayne defended J.Okay. Rowling after the writer was slammed in latest months following her feedback about transgender folks, however he added that he disagreed along with her on the problem.

In an interview with the Daily Mail in assist of his newest movie, Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” the Oscar winner was requested about his ideas on the “Harry Potter” writer’s feedback in opposition to trans people. Rowling was condemned by trans activists after she voiced concern over trans girls being allowed entry to single-sex areas earlier this yr and confronted a brand new wave of backlash this month after her newest guide, “Troubled Blood,” based mostly its plot round a physician believed to have been murdered by a cross-dressing man.

Redmayne stated that he strongly disagreed with Rowling’s views, saying that trans persons are “having their human rights challenged around the world and facing discrimination on a daily basis.” However, he additionally referred to as the “vitriol” in opposition to Rowling “absolutely disgusting” and stated he despatched out a private observe of assist to her.

“There continues to be a hideous torrent of abuse towards trans people online and out in the world that is devastating,” Redmayne stated.

After successful an Oscar for his efficiency as Dr. Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything,” Redmayne earned his second Oscar nomination for his work in “The Danish Girl” as Lili Elbe, a trans painter who in 1930 grew to become one of many first folks ever to have intercourse reassignment surgical procedure. While his efficiency was praised by many cis critics, trans critics and teams condemned the movie, with trans author Carol Grant describing it in an IndieWire assessment as a movie that’s “regressive, reductive, and contributes to harmful stereotypes.”

While “Fantastic Beasts 3” has been delayed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic for six months, manufacturing resumed this previous week as Warner Bros. presently plans to launch the movie in November 2021. Redmayne performs the collection’ protagonist, magical biologist Newt Scamander, whereas Rowling is credited as a screenwriter for the movie, which is meant to be the third in a collection of 5 movies that serve partly as a prequel collection to the “Harry Potter” saga.

The first “Fantastic Beasts” movie grossed $812 million again in 2016, however its 2018 sequel, “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” noticed a close to 20% with a $654.Eight million international gross, effectively under the field workplace totals of any of the “Potter” movies.