Ever since the announcement of the Harry Potter series at HBO, there has been plenty of vitriol online to its executive producer JK Rowling, due to Rowling's transphobic rhetoric. The hatred towards Rowling has spilled over to some of the actors who decided to be part of the project,

Tom Felton, who portrayed the villainous Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, has secured a behind-the-scenes role in the upcoming HBO television adaptation of the beloved series. The 37-year-old actor has emerged as the only original cast member to be involved in the new production,

John Lithgow said he didn't expect the backlash that followed the announcement that he'll be playing Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" TV series.