MIGHT BE GONE WITH THE SCHWINN. HEY, IT WORKED IN "THE MUPPET
MOVIE."
MOVIE." >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>>> J.K. ROWLING IS ONE OF THE
MOST SUCCESSFUL AUTHORS OF
ALL-TIME.
ALL-TIME. HER HARRY POTTER SERIES
LAUNCHING AN EMPIRE.
NOW, FIVE MORE HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED MOVIES.
ANTICIPATED MOVIES. >> I GOT A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN,
THEY CALL HER JO, AND THE CAST
OF HER PROJECT, FANTASTIC
BEASTS.
BEASTS. IN 30 ROCK’S RAINBOW ROOM.
WE TALKED ABOUT HER IMPROBABLE
RISE.
RISE. IT ALL STARTED IN THE ’90s.
IT WAS AT A TERRIBLE TIME IN HER
LIFE.
LIFE. SHE LOST HER MOTHER.
SHE WAS A SINGLE MOM, THEY WERE
ON FOOD STAMPS AND HOMELESSNESS.
THERE’S SO MANY WOMEN WHO HAVE
BEEN IN THE SITUATION LIKE THAT,
WHERE YOU HAD NOTHING.
THE FACT YOU ROSE OUT OF THE
ASHES IS AMAZING TO ME.
>> FOR ALL, IT WAS REALLY TOUGH.
I KNEW WHO MY FRIENDS WERE.
THEY WERE THERE FOR ME THEN.
AND THAT’S A GIFT.
IT SOUNDS CRAZY, WHEN I GOT MY
FIRST REJECTION LETTER, I WAS
PROUD OF IT.
>> WHY?
>> WHY? >> I THOUGHT, REAL WRITERS GET
REJECTED.
REJECTED. >> Reporter: THE FIRST HARRY
POTTER BOOK HIT SHELVES IN 1997.
IT WAS LOVE AND EVIL, LIFE AND
DEATH.
DEATH. NOW TALK ABOUT HOW YOUR MOM’S
PASSING APPEARED IN THE PAGES
SOMEHOW.
SOMEHOW. HOW OFTEN DO YOU THINK ABOUT HER
NOW AT THIS POINT IN YOUR LIFE?
>> CONSTANTLY.
>> CONSTANTLY. BUT IN A POSITIVE WAY.
THE LAST TIME I GOT TEARY ABOUT
MY MOTHER’S PASSING, I WAS GIVEN
AN HONOR AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
AND IF MY MOTHER HAD KNOWN.
IT WAS SAD SHE NEVER GOT TO READ
THE BOOKS.
THE BOOKS. BUT LIFE IS WEIRD BECAUSE THE
BOOKS WOULDN’T BE WHAT THEY ARE
IF SHE DIDN’T PASS ON.
IT’S A BITTERSWEET SITUATION.
>> DID SHE KNOW ABOUT THE IDEA?
>> NO.
>> NO. >> SHE DIDN’T.
DID YOU HAVE THE IDEA?
>> I DID.
>> I DID. I WAS WORKING ON IT SIX MONTHS
BEFORE SHE DIED AND I DIDN’T
TELL HER.
TELL HER. >> HARRY’S STORY MAY BE DONE.
BUT SHE’S GARYING INGING INGING
"FANTASTIC BEASTS."
"FANTASTIC BEASTS." >> THE VERY FIRST TIME I MET
HER, THIS IS CRAZY TALKING ABOUT
THE BACK OF HER HEAD LIKE THAT.
SHE IS A ROCK STAR.
SHE IS SO DOWN TO EARTH.
>> REUNITING A FEW FAMILIAR
FACES.
FACES. >> WE HAD AN INHERENT CHEMISTRY.
WE DISCOVERED IT AS IT WENT
ALONG.
ALONG. >> WE GOT A FIRST LOOK AT THE
TRAILER THAT INCLUDES A BIG
REVEAL FOR HARRY POTTER FANS.
>> A SAFE HOUSE IN PARIS.
>> SHOULD THINGS GO WRONG, IT’S
GOOD TO HAVE A MRALSPLACE TO GO,
KNOW, FOR A CUP OF TEA.
♪
♪ >> THE TIME IS COMING.
>> YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO PICK
A SIDE.
A SIDE. >> I DON’T DO SIDES.
>> IF YOU WERE TO TEE UP WHAT
FANS EXPECT, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
MOST?
MOST? >> YOU SEE CLAUDIA KIM’S
CHARACTER AND THAT CHARACTER
NAMED.
NAMED. >> WE GET A CONNECTION TO KNOW
ABOUT THE STORIES WE LOVE FROM
HARRY POTTER.
HARRY POTTER. >> JUST LOOK AT EZRA’S FACE.
>> I HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THIS MATERIAL AS A CHILD.
IT WAS MY BIBLE AND SECURITY
BLANKET.
BLANKET. >> YOU ARE THEIR CHILDHOOD IN
SOME WAYS.
SOME WAYS. >> THEY’RE A REFUGE FOR SOME
PLACES.
PLACES. THEY’RE THE THEMES OF LOVE,
LOSS, SAFETY.
LOSS, SAFETY. I WROTE SOMETHING AS MUCH AS I
NEEDED AS WANTED TO WRITE.
>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHERE SHE
WAS, HOMELESSNESS, SHE’S THE
FIRST SELF-MADE AUTHOR
BILLIONAIRE.
BILLIONAIRE. SHE HAS NEVER FORGOTTEN WHERE
SHE CAME FROM.
I FOUND HER FASCINATEING AND DOW
TO EARTH.
TO EARTH. >> WHAT A WEALTH OF MATERIAL.
>> SHE COULD WRITE EVERY DAY.
>> I SAW HER INTERACTING WITH A
YOUNG BOY, AND HE SAID, BECAUSE
OF YOU, I LOVE TO READ.
>> IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE FULL