JK Rowling Opens Up About Her Roots And ‘Fantastic Beasts’ | TODAY
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5 жыл бұрын“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling and the cast of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” sat down with Hoda Kotb to talk about the upcoming movie, as well Rowling’s beginnings and how she eventually built a $25 billion empire from the series.
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JK Rowling Opens Up About Her Roots And ‘Fantastic Beasts’ | TODAY
@Matt00740 5 жыл бұрын
J.K will be one of those authors or people we still talk and learn from like in hundreds and thousands of years. We are lucky to live in same era as her.
@MostCommentsAreFake-ud8by 5 жыл бұрын
nah
@charmedprince 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. 1st writer billionaire so there's already that. Her legacy comes second
@amberayuban1000 5 жыл бұрын
yesyes
@apurvchaturvedi 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly. So lucky i am a 90s kid
@ativoflegacy 5 жыл бұрын
577AllWell how?
@efenege2 5 жыл бұрын
JK Rowling embraces her Weasley side
@ivypotter7279 5 жыл бұрын
I dont know why but i always see Molly Weasly in her
@lety04 5 жыл бұрын
😂👍❤
@lumossk3657 5 жыл бұрын
@@ivypotter7279 I see Lily (Evans) Potter. Waesly's weren't the only Redheads
@snitters6901 5 жыл бұрын
These books and movies were and still are my childhood.
@nnahler 5 жыл бұрын
And they are MY adulthood :)
@gracepuckett6506 10 ай бұрын
Mine too I love Harry Potter the movie plus books and fantastic beasts
@agarwalsonika7 5 жыл бұрын
She is the reason I started reading books too
@hazeljao5178 5 жыл бұрын
Sonika Agarwal me toooo. Now I am 25 and still reading her books📚
@euphoricstars403 5 жыл бұрын
Same
@albustran4855 5 жыл бұрын
Me too. Tks God for her.
@user-rd6fb2je2g 5 жыл бұрын
Sonika Agarwal the book, the 1st one, is my first book that hooked me, stayed all night for the first time I read book.
@caitlinveal5709 5 жыл бұрын
These books were my entire childhood/teenage years and they were also my security blanket during some really rough times. I may not agree with some of the stuff she says these days, but I will always respect the mind that created the world I was able to escape into for many, many years. I still listen to the audiobooks to this day and I'm 29. And I plan on reading them all to my children. Thank you JK for getting me through so much.
@michelledelatorre7856 5 жыл бұрын
RoisinV preach 🙌🙌🙌 I feel you
@kristinsearight3813 5 жыл бұрын
Harry Potter was the 1st book I ever read solo. I was about 5 and it had just been released in the UK. A friend of my Mom brought it back as a gift for me thinking I would grow into it. I learned to read almost instantly because I loved the 1st chapter so much and didn't want to wait for my mom to read me more. Now I am reading it with my 10 year old daughter. Love Harry Potter
@gouthamimattapati4725 5 жыл бұрын
I agreed to wat u said... My favvvvvvv series.... I will never get bored of Harry potter... N I will surely make my kids watch in future.... Such a superb fiction n the way she narrated the characters n the storyline is awesome... !!
@LouisFGraham 5 жыл бұрын
RoisinV oh God this makes me feel so old.
@puny5417 5 жыл бұрын
RoisinV I am in the same boat. My mom went through A lot and as a child I experienced a lot with her. One day in the summer of 3rd grade my mom took me to the library and told me to pick a book. It so happen I picked HarrY Potter ST and I have been connected since. I am 29 with two kids and I will always have a love for JK Rowling and her incredible and magical writing. The books took me away from the hard times.
@angelofsarcasm4924 5 жыл бұрын
Look at all these muggles hating on her.
@winonathequeen 5 жыл бұрын
Angel of Sarcasm look at all these pathethic special snowflakes still living in a fantasy world
@HawkinaBox 5 жыл бұрын
I know right?
@chovue2363 5 жыл бұрын
Theyre all squibs!
@Some_Jihadi_Warrior-me1rz 5 жыл бұрын
Oh snowflakes, still dreaming about rainbows and magic carpets
@jennysterg322 5 жыл бұрын
So many butthurt people in these replies 😄
@isabelacancino3359 5 жыл бұрын
J.K Rowling is a person whose legacy will be around forever and will be loved forever by her fans which she deserves to be loved very much .
@keerthanasatheesh9639 5 жыл бұрын
How lucky am I to live in the same era as J.K .Rowling. I am glad she wouldn't be just an author whose name I learnt for a G.K. test. She's my childhood and I am a refugee in her magical world.
@liamholloway-sw7eu 5 жыл бұрын
You live in the real world unfortunately
@annysworldphone9185 5 жыл бұрын
Well they don't differ that much if you look closeley and I think everyone needs a cup of tea, Hot chocolate or coffee sometimes. ;)
@Do2494 5 жыл бұрын
I want a full talk of ezra and jk rowling
@RashmikaLikesBooks 5 жыл бұрын
This is a dumb comment but her hair looks gorgeous. It really suits her. Edit: i meant JK Rowling's hair, but honestly, i could've been referring to any of them. 🙂They all look lovely.
@2b16p 5 жыл бұрын
I agree, she had red hair a long time ago I think, but this is a fabulous shade of red on her!
@fe5018 5 жыл бұрын
@@2b16p I love that she's gone back to red. Brings me back to the early 00s XD
@juliencastle2953 5 жыл бұрын
Right that's the perfect shade for her face! :)
@apurvchaturvedi 5 жыл бұрын
She looks like one of the weasleys. Earlier she used to look like Lily Potter
@BrandenFudgey 5 жыл бұрын
No, no, you’re absolutely right! Her hair is perfect! It not only suites her but It makes her look younger too!
@annabella_prinx 5 жыл бұрын
All these years, and she's still able to surprise us... I mean, Nagini... I just about lost my mind! Even though I had heard the theories before. Jo is simply a rock star. There are few authors like her nowadays!
@Arguing.With.Idiots. 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, she could totally be Harry's mother. And those eyes are so freaking blue, tf?
@apurvchaturvedi 5 жыл бұрын
She was offered the role of lily potter but turned it down😭😭😭 I would have done anything to see her as Lily potter
@Ty-tc9zi 5 жыл бұрын
she probably based lily off herself
@OoOMonkeyCoFreakOoO 5 жыл бұрын
@@Ty-tc9zi Nope Hermione was based off herslelf.
@Ty-tc9zi 5 жыл бұрын
OoOMonkeyCoFreakOoO i'm talking about aesthetic wise, personality wise, hermione, however, Lily potter seems to be modeled after JK herself on the basis of looks so
@yuliyas5363 5 жыл бұрын
@@Ty-tc9zi i would strongly asume it was based of her own mother, as she lost her...
@Misaelito1991 5 жыл бұрын
As a 8 year old kid in fell in love with the Harry Potter series, I was fortunate being young enough and still being able to grow with these characters as I became a teenager and now as I’m almost turning 27 the excitement for her and the Fantastic Beasts series is still there as if it never left. She is truly an inspiration.
@1375chelsea 5 жыл бұрын
Hers is the only book that I finish reading overnight. There just magic in it. Stirs the child in you. And I am in my mid forties already.
@gerardicosas 5 жыл бұрын
Can i get an AMEN for J.K Rowling? OMG HER MIND IT`S "AMAZING".
@hufflepuffmlp1540 5 жыл бұрын
YES!
@jonathansolberg5072 5 жыл бұрын
Gerardicosas AMEN
@liamholloway-sw7eu 5 жыл бұрын
More like ahem serena Williams
@Therealmoseslupai 4 жыл бұрын
She’s such a creative genius. Love you J.K! 😌
@lenalupin1314 5 жыл бұрын
They ask her the same questions in every interview. Poor woman must be tired of it.
@rosaliejo5682 5 жыл бұрын
It’s so wonderful to hear that Jo really loves hearing how much the Harry Potter series has and continues to affect fans. She is such an inspiration and continues to influence me to this day.
@Gabrielecgomes1 5 жыл бұрын
Love that Ezra Miller is wearing a Queen t-shirt.
@yoroshiku137 5 жыл бұрын
Rowling is bringing back that first edition Harry Potter hair in style!
@negachin7606 5 жыл бұрын
I bet the people who said no are kicking them self and her story is they best ever and she has come so far
@AngelusHale 5 жыл бұрын
The Harry Potter world remains to this day one of the most incredible, well crafted fantasy worlds out there. The reason why it works so well is because, even though it's fiction and magic, it feels realistic. If a world like that really excted this is the way it could exist and remain hidden. It blows my mind and I'm so happy we're getting to see more of that world in other times with Fantastic Beasts.
@mcdaviddeservesbetter8 5 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe Harry Potter was written by Melisandre.
@anonimousityismyjam_11 5 жыл бұрын
i love when jo talks about her mother, it makes me cry but it also made me realize that a loss is never a loss if you remember them
@priyanktiwari5152 5 жыл бұрын
Same for me I hv Learnt a lot from the movies N now I use the movies as a reference to teach so many values in my class
@Mustlovebooks15 5 жыл бұрын
Honestly I feel blessed that I got to grow up with these books and movies. I’m the same age as Daniel and was the same age as HP in the first 4 movies or so. This is a series that bonds a whole generation of people in not just one country but a whole world. It’s truly incredible
@MiracleMira 5 жыл бұрын
Couldn't understand the hate comments and dislikes on this video at first but after watching it I gather it's mostly because of what Ezra said about the books being his bible. It's kind of a poor choice of words on his part I guess but I also find it hilarious how this still gets many ppl upset idk how you think you have a higher moral ground after this sort of blatant hate and envy but sure you do you
@bestmoments6494 5 жыл бұрын
Report all hate speech against JK ... show your ❤️
@samuelj2475 5 жыл бұрын
I disagree with you 100% MIracleMira. It wasn't a poor choice of words at all. That's how he honestly felt and he expressed it and other don't like it, well, too bad. He spoke for himself and that's absolutely fine.
@sunnygirl523 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Christian and Harry Potter is my favorite book and movie series 😍😍😍
@Taggez1 5 жыл бұрын
How is it a poor choice of words? Both are fiction.
@BabyAbood123 5 жыл бұрын
Isn't it like a gym addict saying, "the gym is my church"?
@mialovely7864 5 жыл бұрын
Her books are what got me to love reading when I was a little girl. Me and my mom use to read her books together almost every night before I went to bed. Thank you JKR for sharing your wonderful books with us.
@JJ-ot5gv 5 жыл бұрын
JK Rowling's mind is a whole new world
@jhanvigupta6758 5 жыл бұрын
The fact that she's down to earth inspire all that success and money is something remarkable and she also remembers her struggle is something that doesn't let her become overconfident, etc. That's why I love her so much. A very humble lady
@naman8769 5 жыл бұрын
All the dislikes are from Muggles😂
@nooneaskedbut5433 5 жыл бұрын
Harry Potter helped me survive
@Cintss7 5 жыл бұрын
She is a genius!!!
@jorozfrench 5 жыл бұрын
I'm stoked Ezra and Fogler are back!
@POtterAAngERagon 5 жыл бұрын
Her hair color is amazing. I love it! She looks gorgeous
@adrianagalicia6230 5 жыл бұрын
I just agree these books were my childhood/teenage years and are still a part of me. ❤
@nomdeplume2213 5 жыл бұрын
I love Ezra.... and supercarlinbrothers were spot on with their theories lol
@yoongijasmine4026 5 жыл бұрын
❤❤ I can't wait to watch it
@timothyadams7933 5 жыл бұрын
I 💕❤️ j k and harry and newt.
@viewmaster617 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so inspired by her backstory and yet I havent read one of her books or seen any of her movies I have my work cut out for me lol
@nenettecabajar5300 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you J.K. Rowling, I have the Chamber of Secrets Harry potter book and it is still in my shelf!
@fransciscoo 5 жыл бұрын
Love J.K ❤️
@avneeshyadav8272 5 жыл бұрын
Salute to mam from India
@susienk 5 жыл бұрын
Will Harry potter be like Homers "Illiad and Odessy" and one day people will believe all the things in the books kind of happened in real life?
@elysanoy-ternakbisnis4053 5 жыл бұрын
Ameen
@evgeniaa 5 жыл бұрын
What do you mean? The Greeks did attack Troy but it was for political reasons, not because of a woman. No one ever believed the story happened as Homer depicted it.
@celestecoon7705 5 жыл бұрын
Some of what Homer wrote about was true.... Not only the Greeks attacking the Trojans (which is believed to get tin or copper not Helen) but the society.
@jesseleeward2359 Жыл бұрын
Well the thing about Harry Potter is that it draws on even older stories, including the Illiad. So it is already a part of a mythology and retelling of stories.
@d.m680 5 жыл бұрын
No entiendo nada pero me encanta escucharlos
@BecAndLil 5 жыл бұрын
Well she is my childhood. Because of her stories I was strong when I felt weak and did not want to deal with anything.
@hufflepuffmlp1540 5 жыл бұрын
YES!
@marianal.benavides8179 4 жыл бұрын
Love what Alison is wearing just love
@Bunnybunnybunny97 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks J.K for bring ur amazing fantasy to this world 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
@RedEveTillDawn 5 жыл бұрын
I love Harry Potter it came out in America the same year I was born so I have literally grown up with it and I am the same age as the story
@oxoxkiss 5 жыл бұрын
I love her!!
@milagroslinares7428 5 жыл бұрын
I just LOVE her!
@sheila5066 5 жыл бұрын
Ezra is so hooooooot !!! His hair should like this in that movie
@euphoricstars403 5 жыл бұрын
This was uploaded 2 days after my birthday (September 23rd)
@agapichristopoulou241 5 жыл бұрын
I first read a Harry Potter book when I was 10, two years ago. Before I didn't even like Harry Potter, for example, when it had a Harry Potter movie on the TV and my mum asked me to see it I was like "Oh no, I don't like it!!" I got as a present the three first books as a present for my birthday and all I have to say is that I read the first book in one and a half hour. I read the rest of the books and then I saw the movies I think I made a good choice to first read the books and then see the movies. Now I think that when I get older I can say that Harry Potter has been my childhood.
@lnenh9855 5 жыл бұрын
Queen
@florentinafetahi933 5 жыл бұрын
Ezra is me if I was in the presence of this icon!!! I love him and his entusiasm!😁😂😂
@skylerblue7191 5 жыл бұрын
My god the real queen😭💙
@jaritagupta 5 жыл бұрын
She is my Life Time Inspiration.
@reneegolan3192 5 жыл бұрын
The queen has spoke 🙌
@annielovegood5976 5 жыл бұрын
I really adore jo I sometimes wish to meet her.... How perfect can someone be?? Just love her 😍
@raykhan5056 5 жыл бұрын
I first read the Harry Potter books when I was nine-Ish, before that my mum was the one who forced me to read books, and even then only those with pictures. Now? I’ve probably read hundreds upon hundreds-if not a thousand-books. I read every single day without fail.
@Shaw4Life 3 жыл бұрын
history.
@Treehamallama 5 жыл бұрын
JK is an angel!!!
@Kimo0tJJ 5 жыл бұрын
Ezra's fanboy dream came true and I love it :D ps: I love JK. I don't care what anyone says. I love her. And I am very thankful towards her .
@eltonabrantes8654 5 жыл бұрын
Mano eu amo d+a j.k rowling
@nabi7963 5 жыл бұрын
Ezra Miller is so amazingly handsome.
@prashalangovender7528 5 жыл бұрын
mother of magic
@HawkinaBox 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if she will keep up on the series after the 5 movies are done.
@mehreen8220 5 жыл бұрын
She doesn't age.Absolutely stunning
@mezanahmed5239 5 жыл бұрын
J.K is still so beautiful
@faizaasharaf3589 5 жыл бұрын
Really! I'm glad finally JKR is a Weasley
@thisisdharana 5 жыл бұрын
Who else cried?
@fossilsue 5 жыл бұрын
"RUN"
@3k3k97 5 жыл бұрын
J.K is and will forever be my inspiration. From rags to riches.
@simhedges 5 жыл бұрын
The are no food stamps in the UK - people get actual money instead: it's far cheaper and easier to administer.
@everLovin9 5 жыл бұрын
is that carson daly ?
@leisarock 5 жыл бұрын
❤️
@glorious6779 5 жыл бұрын
Wow what an attractive woman. She is a beautiful. Don’t ever forget where you came from.
@lizvega3387 5 жыл бұрын
I know I’m gonna get hate for this comment, Don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait to see the movie, but.... I hope J.k Rowling doesn’t regret something bad just like some of the Harry Potter movies
@Zirev 5 жыл бұрын
What should she regret anyway? If it's about the debated topic about Nagini, she had her backstory conceived in the past. If it's about her casting choice (like Johnny Depp), people have moved on.
@apurvchaturvedi 5 жыл бұрын
What? Have you even read the books . The movies weren't bad at all. Legends like Alan rickman , Gary Oldman , Maggie Smith and the so many others came under one roof to create them. They found new young talent. And I think those movies were the best graphic audio visual we potterheads could have asked for . They didn't show everything in the book and no movie ever does. Take any other franchise for that matter. But that doesn't mean the movies were bad . The only thing JK Rowling should regret is Cursed Child . She shouldn't allow a movie for that .
@justk.3537 5 жыл бұрын
@@apurvchaturvedi yeah, I think the only thing that J.K has to regret is the cursed child, she has to do her own history after all the story
@lordnightvillain2589 5 жыл бұрын
J. K. Rowling is a fantastic and inspirational beast.
@Spaceboundwitch 5 жыл бұрын
am i the only one who was distracted by ezra
@MrinalSingh904 5 жыл бұрын
Grindelwald... Grindelwald.... Grindelwald... Tell me Grindelwald where are you?
@branislavmelis6233 5 жыл бұрын
Johnny Depp is forbidden at American TV shows? Other actors walk but he does not - why? He is the main star of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald! He is a genius actor and he deserves respect. You are all hypocrites in America!
@kanyewest6924 5 жыл бұрын
Why does jo look 20 years younger!? WHAT IS HER SECRET
@angeladavidson2350 5 жыл бұрын
I love JK Rowling as much as the next Potterhead but I really wish they would've talked more with the cast
@sudhirmeena9288 5 жыл бұрын
Jk rowing is great lady
@charmedprince 5 жыл бұрын
This interviewer is so inhibited. Diane Sawyer or Christiane Amanpour she'll never be
@bhanubaxla 5 жыл бұрын
I've always thought Nagini to be of an Indian Origin. Nag-ini... Nag means snake in Indian mother-tongue, Hindi. Was this character miscast??
@disha8773 5 жыл бұрын
She is getting younger with time. Queen Rowling really has the elixir of youth!
@marishkaspirit 5 жыл бұрын
Nah , just money ;) if you have enough money, you can afford to get younger over time
@alexandertheompley5013 5 жыл бұрын
I just want another movie with Harry Potter in it and he has to battle the forces of evil as an adult
@patriley5080 5 жыл бұрын
If you are listening JK there is a very handsome man named Matt Bomer could he join into the wizarding world?
@nicohlarrynsfregil963 5 жыл бұрын
My childhood could've never been better if i didn't watch these movies
@TheJaslaf 5 жыл бұрын
I wish there would have been a more substantial interview with jk rowling and actors rather than a typical NBC showing its ignorance of someone having to struggle in life. "Wait there have been people who were on food stamps attending our parties. Lock the doors. Use their stories as drama catnip for our interviews."
@kyranavarro9748 5 жыл бұрын
Omggg jk looks like ginny now hahahaha so beautiful
@rmohr6764 5 жыл бұрын
See what you adore . . . ...want, desire for your children . . ..you feed them . ..... .
@renatabredow8478 5 жыл бұрын
German fotograph in usa mit big bir
@jordon7079 5 жыл бұрын
Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone? Every book I see in the UK it is Philosophers stone.
@saiko_1 5 жыл бұрын
Philosopher's stone is the original british name, Sorcerer's stone is the american name. The story is exactly the same, but honestly I prefer Philosopher's stone.
@jordon7079 5 жыл бұрын
ahhh, gotta change things for the Americans ahahah.
@robertgronewold3326 5 жыл бұрын
They changed it because they didn't think kids could pronounce "philosopher". They didn't give us much credit.
@jordon7079 5 жыл бұрын
@@robertgronewold3326 Philosopher is easier to say than sorcerer, to me at least.
@kapoorvarun909 5 жыл бұрын
Jk Rowling has Lilly's eyes.
@theplourde 5 жыл бұрын
Jk Rowling shouldn’t have Twitter and should stop retconning things after the books/movies have been out for years.
@DdullieDduddongie 5 жыл бұрын
😍😍😍😍😍
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