Lifetime will be premiering Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story on Monday, July 18, at 8pm ET/PT. This unauthorized TV movie biopic recounts Rowling's struggles to make ends meet before Harry Potter came into her life.
Below is the synopsis of the movie, via Lifetime's website:
"Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story" dramatizes the British author's struggle to bring the beloved wizard fantasy of Harry Potter to life. Starting out as a single mother on welfare, she became one of the world's wealthiest women, with more than 400 million copies of her visionary books sold across the globe, resulting in a billion-dollar film franchise. The film is an inspiring look of a woman's rise to become one of the most influential writers ever -- from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager to the devastating loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter phenomenon in her early twenties. The rags-to-riches tale also follows Rowling's tumultuous first marriage, becoming a mother, her divorce and the dark days of living on government assistance while publisher after publisher passed on her first novel ... before it became an international best-seller and established Rowling's rightful place in literary and cultural history.
Visit the Magic Beyond Words page on Lifetime's website for more information on the movie.
Finally, Poppy Montgomery, who plays Rowling in Magic Beyond Words, appeared as a guest on Live with Regis and Kelly this morning to promote the movie; the show aired a clip, in which Rowling is in the process of applying for governmental assistance. Watch the interview and clip below:
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