Weird Al reveals a request to parody HarryPotter was turned down by Warner Bros. 😮 'Whenever it was, about a decade or two ago, I approached the movie company just to get a general blessing... And I think they said no, or they never responded...'
Details have emerged about a possible Harry Potter parody song from Weird Al Yankovic. The parody musician whose work has received new appreciation thanks to the recent Roku Channel release of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story has been an industry favorite since the early 1980s. His style of releasing professional parody versions of ubiquitous pop songs has made him a favorite for four decades, leading to stints on film, television, and, ultimately, his own biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY According to a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Weird Al had plans for a parody of a crucial Harry Potter song that Warner Bros. ultimately rejected. Yankovic explains that the parody, which would have added lyrics to the franchise theme 'Hedwig's Theme', was pitched to WB to get their blessing, only for the studio not to reply favorably.
Whenever it was, about a decade or two ago, I approached the movie company just to get a general blessing like, ‘Hey, I’d like to do a Harry Potter parody.’ And I think they said no, or they never responded or whatever. But sometimes when you’re dealing with franchises, and you ask permission, you know, there’s so many people that can say no, and they usually do.
The uncertain future for the Potter films owes directly to its creator, J.K. Rowling, who has made news periodically in the last several years. Once regarded as the beacon of self-made authors, Rowling has been tampering with her own credibility with her views on transgender people and other minorities. It is a worldview that readers have since argued becomes clearer when delving deeper into the original books and finding unflattering portrayals of people of color.
This might explain Warner Bros.' reluctance to announce any more Harry Potter projects for the foreseeable future. New WBD CEO David Zaslav has simultaneously expressed a desire to continue making Potter films and announced that there are no current plans to do so. Making a concrete statement in any direction would run the risk of either promoting Rowling's controversial ideals or infuriating the holder of some of the company's most profitable IP.
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