Why ‘Harry Potter’ Producers Rejected Robin Williams’ Request

Plus: 26 Trivia Tidbits About Movies and TV Shows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 April 30, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=Why%20%E2%80%98Harry%20Potter%E2%80%99%20Producers%20Rejected%20Robin%20Williams%E2%80%99%20Request%20%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2Fharry-potter-producers-rejected-robin-williams-request) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about propaganda movies, safety tips that sound mean, trivia tidbits, funny tweets, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Here’s Why the ‘Harry Potter’ Movie Producers Rejected Robin Williams’ Request to Play Hagrid]( Despite his desire to play the jovial gamekeeper and groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid in the [Harry Potter]( film series, comedy legend [Robin WilliamsÂ](wasn’t even offered an audition by the film’s makers — it was the biggest miscarriage of justice since they took Hagrid’s wand. Anyone who has had the pleasure of watching Williams’ enchanting improvisation in [AladdinÂ](knows that [MorkÂ](and magic are a match made in the wizarding world’s equivalent of heaven. The stand-up sensation’s evolution into beloved children’s entertainer was even smoother than Harry Potter writer [J.K. Rowling’s]( transition from adored kids’ book writer to abhorred transphobe. [READ MORE]( [Sean Penn’s Angry Letter to Trey Parker and Matt Stone Post-’Team America’ Is Still Hilarious 20 Years Later]( If [Matt Damon]( could take his hilarious [Team America: World PoliceÂ](portrayal on the [slightly melted chin](, then why couldn’t [Sean PennÂ](find a way to process his parody in the literal puppet show in a way that came across a little less high-strung? When [Trey Parker and Matt StoneÂ](set out to satirize American foreign policy and the discourse surrounding it in pop culture through the medium of marionettes, they successfully managed to offend every side of the War on Terror in their signature [South Park](-esque fashion. However, of all the many satire targets in Team America, no one got it nearly as rough as the self-important, sanctimonious Hollywood elite who use their platforms to preach their politics to the rabble. [READ MORE]( 40 Behind-the-Scenes Accidents That Turned Into Disasters (or Eureka Moments) 21 Movies That Are Just Propaganda 5 Safety Tips That Sound Like Mean Jokes Marge’s Worst Pieces of Motherly Advice on ‘The Simpsons’ 20 Scenes That Ruin Nearly Perfect Movies 26 Trivia Tidbits About Movies and TV Shows 29 of the Funniest Tweets from Monday, April 29, 2024 25 of the Weirdest Questions Asked During a Job Interview TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America