"The decision to be in business with J.K. Rowling is not new for us. We've been in business for 25 years," Bloys said,

Last month, HBO announced that Nick Frost, John Lithgow and Paapa Essiedu have all been cast in the new adaptation. The forthcoming series has divided fans and stars of the wizarding world franchise due to Rowling’s rhetoric, which many have accused of being transphobic.

J.K. Rowling's anti-trans views won't make it into the series, but the money WB is likely paying her could have negative real-world impacts.