Keira Knightley says she was ‘not aware’ of JK Rowling boycott calls before joining Harry Potter audiobooks

<p>Actor, who voices Dolores Umbridge in the new full-cast recordings, says she hopes ‘we can all find respect’ amid renewed controversy over Rowling’s views on trans rights</p><p>Keira Knightley said that she was “not aware” of <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/harry-potter-fans-war-over-192249321.html">demands to boycott JK Rowling</a> prior to joining <a href="https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/audible-harry-potter-keira-knightley-kit-harington-james-mcavoy-simon-pegg-1236512046/">the cast of the new audiobook versions</a> of the Harry Potter series.</p><p><a href="https://decider.com/2025/10/10/keira-knightley-interview-the-woman-in-cabin-10-simon-stone-boat/">Knightley was speaking to Decider</a> to promote her new Netflix movie <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/10/the-woman-in-cabin-10-review-keira-knightley-megayacht-thriller">The Woman in Cabin 10</a> (in which <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/10/keira-knightley-netflix-woman-in-cabin-10-guardian-in-the-movies">she plays a Guardian reporter</a>), and was asked if she knew that “some fans are calling for a Harry Potter boycott”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/13/keira-knightley-claims-not-aware-jk-rowling-boycott-harry-potter-audiobooks">Continue reading...</a>