Andrew Garfield, an Oscar nominee, recently confessed to watching the ‘Harry Potter’ films for the first time. He lauded Daniel Radcliffe’s performance but deliberately avoided naming author J.K. Rowling due to her controversial views. Garfield emphasized separating the art from the artist, highlighting the contributions of numerous talented individuals involved in the beloved franchise.

Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield recently shared a shocking update about his recent watchlist. During one of his recent interviews, the actor admitted that he had only recently watched the iconic ‘Harry Potter’ movies, which star Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint in the lead roles.

Andrew Garfield only recently watched all of the ‘Harry Potter’ films

While he was talking to Hits Radio in one of his latest interviews, the ‘Spider-Man’ star admitted that he had not watched ‘Harry Potter’ until recently. He gushed about Radcliffe’s performance in the hit franchise, though refused to take the author, J. K. Rowling’s name during the interview. While praising Radcliffe, he admitted, “Daniel is so goddamn good, and honestly, I hadn’t watched [the Harry Potter films] until recently. He’s really good in those Harry Potter movies. Those Harry Potter movies are really good. I really liked them.”He further admitted that he understands the controversial take about the films, addressing J. K. Rowling’s anti-transgender views. He talked about separating the art from the artist, citing that the movies had a lot of people, actors, and artisans involved in it that deserve due credit. “I know we shouldn’t be putting money in the pocket of inhumane legislation right now through She Who Shall Remain Nameless, but the soul and spirit of those films … the kids are so good … and all the artisans – I’m working with a wonderful makeup artist right now, Clare [Le Vesconte] who was working in the creature workshop [on the films]. And I’m like, oh man, we can’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, there are so many beautiful artists who worked on those films.”

About ‘Harry Potter’

The hit franchise, which stemmed in 1999 from J. K. Rowling’s books, was a major hit as soon as they were released. Even years later, the films are considered to be cult classics and have fans from around the world. Currently, a series based on the books is in production, and the first trailer was recently released.Each book from the ‘Harry Potter’ series is being planned to be turned into a separate season. It has also been confirmed that the first season will arrive sometime around Christmas.