Ezra Miller On ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sexuality Controversy: “Wait Until You See The Film Before You Start Talking Sh-t”

‘Fantastic Beasts’ star Ezra Miller has heard everyone’s complaints about Albus Dumbledore’s sexuality not being spoken about in ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ and is sick of it. In a new interview, Miller discusses the sexuality of the classic ‘Harry Potter’ character and how in the upcoming movie, it is dealt with in an open and obvious way.

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For those unaware of the controversy, after the publication of the entire ‘Harry Potter’ series of books, writer J.K. Rowling admitted that she always envisioned Dumbledore, the headmaster at Hogwarts as a gay man. Though it was never referenced in the series, Rowling confirmed that was always her intention. And now, as we get introduced to a young Dumbledore, played by Jude Law, in the upcoming ‘Crimes of Grindelwald,’ people assumed his sexuality would be addressed, especially considering the love of his life is the titular villain, Grindelwald. However, from what everyone has said in interviews, the love affair between the two characters is never explicitly mentioned.

So, Ezra Miller has taken it upon himself to silence those people who are outraged over the supposed exclusion of Dumbledore’s sexuality. “It’s a funny idea to me that every form of representation has to look the same. For me, personally, I find Dumbledore’s queerness extremely explicit in this film. I mean, all around,” he said in an interview with Total Film (via GamesRadar).

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He continues by explaining a moment that makes it very clear that Dumbledore and Grindelwald have a romantic history:

“He sees Grindelwald, his young lover who’s the love of his life; he sees him in the Mirror of Erised. What does the Mirror of Erised show you? Nothing more than the most desperate desire of your heart. If that’s not explicitly gay, I don’t know what is. I think it’s also really powerful to have characters who are fascinating, dynamic people, doing magical works in the world, and that the story does not only pertain to their sexuality. People have to also take a moment and acknowledge the gift that Jo Rowling gave us by writing one of the greatest characters in literary history, one of the most beloved characters across the whole spectrum of civil society, and the beliefs and ideologies there; one of the most beloved characters; and then, at the end of writing that series, was like, ‘Oh, yeah, and he’s gay. What? Step to me.’ She is forever a god for that.”

Finally, Miller has words for those people on social media that haven’t taken the time to do research or wait until the final film is released before making judgments on the film — just be quiet.

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“Why don’t you wait until you see the film before you start talking shit on Twitter? Or wait to make up your own mind about something for once in your life,” Miller says. “Do your own research. Make up your own mind. Follow your heart, and really, really investigate situations before you identify yourself and pick a side, and start throwing things at the opposition. Because that’s what’s totally screwing everything up right now. And it polarizes us. We’re all human, and there’s a lot of things we can agree on.”

“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” hits theaters on November 16.