Michael Jackson - Rowling Rejected Jackson's Potter Musical Proposal

MICHAEL JACKSON once approached J.K. ROWLING with plans to turn her HARRY POTTER stories into a stage musical - but his idea was snubbed because the author was not convinced it would be a success.

Rowling's series of books have been brought to life on the big screen and even inspired its very own theme park in Orlando, Florida - but the Brit reveals there was one big proposal she rejected, even though it came from the King of Pop himself.

In a candid new interview with talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, which aired in the U.S. on Friday (01Oct10), she says, "Michael Jackson wanted to do a musical.

"I said no to a lot of things. For me, I love the films, I love the books, and there's elements that I love around it... like the theme park. But I only wanted to do it because I knew it would be incredible."