![]() He was still in the middle of working on the stage follow-up to J.K. ![]() versions of “Shameless” and “Skins” and, most notably, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” So I know about fans.”Īlso Read: 'His Dark Materials': Watch the Comic-Con Trailer for New HBO Fantasy Series (Video)Ī veteran screenwriter and playwright, Thorne’s previous credits include the BAFTA-winning “National Treasure” series, the TV spinoffs of Shane Meadows’ “This Is England,” the U.K. “Oh totally,” Thorne said in an interview with TheWrap when asked if adapting a property with such a passionate fanbase had ever given him pause. ![]() The book series by author Philip Pullman is one of the most beloved fantasy franchises this side of “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter,” and any writer attempting to tackle an adaptation is opening himself up to a ton of potential backlash.īut Jack Thorne, writer of the new limited series adaptation for the BBC and HBO, is intimately familiar with the pressures of dealing with fandom and still he took on the challenge anyway. ![]()
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