J. K. Rowling scripted by Steve Kloves; Rowling assisted him in the writing process, ensuring that his scripts did not contradict future books in the series. She told Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) certain secrets about their characters before they were revealed in the books. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) asked her if Harry died at any point in the series; Rowling answered him by saying, "You have a death scene", thereby not explicitly answering the question. Director Steven Spielberg was approached to direct the first film, but dropped out. The press has repeatedly claimed that Rowling played a role in
Parodies of Harry Potter productions, such as "Mad", "The Simpsons", "South Park", "Saturday Night Live" and "Robot Chicken", all of which have parodied "Harry Potter" several times. Rowling has also been parodied (and parodied herself) in a number of instances. J. K. Rowling, the Harry Potter writer, has been parodied several times: Parodies of Harry Potter The immense popularity and wide recognition of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter fantasy series has led to its being extensively parodied, in works spanning nearly every medium. The franchise holds the record for the most fan fiction parodies, at over 900.000 Some self-described parodies have been targeted by