Actors who have starred in films and TV shows based on the work of JK Rowling have signed an open letter in solidarity with members of the LGBT+ community

Last month, HBO announced that Nick Frost, John Lithgow and Paapa Essiedu have all been cast in the new adaptation. The forthcoming series has divided fans and stars of the wizarding world franchise due to Rowling’s rhetoric, which many have accused of being transphobic.

Several Harry Potter stars including Eddie Redmayne appear to have taken a swipe at JK Rowling by signing an open letter expressing “solidarity” with transgender people.It comes after the children’s author backed a controversial Supreme Court ruling earlier this month which declared that trans females are not women.