Harry Potter’s Paapa Essiedu Responds to Snape Casting Backlash After Death Threats

Harry Potter’s Paapa Essiedu Responds to Snape Casting Backlash After Death Threats

(Photo Credit: HBO Max) Paapa Essiedu has spoken out about the backlash to his casting as Professor Snape in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter reboot. The British actor has also discussed his creative approach to portraying the character. In a recent interview with Variety, Essiedu discussed stepping into the role of Professor Severus Snape amid online backlash and death threats. The actor got candid about inheriting the role from Alan Rickman, who fi…

Harry Potter Reboot's New Snape Actor Opens Up About Casting Backlash, And Seeing the First Episodes

The casting of actor Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape for HBO’s massive Harry Potter TV series was one of the first major “controversies” about the reboot. Not only was it always going to be almost impossible for anyone to step into the shoes of Alan Rickman after the feature films, but Essiedu, as a black […]

'Harry Potter' Actor Paapa Essiedu Addresses Backlash Over Snape Casting, Explains Why He Took the Role

Paapa Essiedu is responding to all of the backlash and criticism surrounding his role in HBO’s new Harry Potter series. […] The post ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Paapa Essiedu Addresses Backlash Over Snape Casting, Explains Why He Took the Role appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.

‘Harry Potter’ Actor Paapa Essiedu ‘Wouldn’t Have Taken This Job On’ If He Couldn’t Handle Snape Casting Backlash: ‘My Priority Is the Work’

When HBO released the first-look image of Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape in the upcoming “Harry Potter” series, it became immediately clear that the show was going for something different. Unlike Alan Rickman’s Snape, Essiedu sports shoulder-length dreadlocks and a more gothic look, swapping the character’s signature buttoned-up robes for a zip-up leather jacket and […]

'Harry Potter' Star Paapa Essiedu 'Wouldn't Have Taken the Job' If He Couldn't Handle the Snape Backlash

Few casting decisions in recent television history have drawn as much noise as HBO’s choice of Severus Snape. The role belonged to the late Alan Rickman for 8 films, and many fans treat it as untouchable. When a new actor stepped into the part, the reaction was always going to be loud. HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’...

Harry Potter’s Paapa Essiedu Responds to Snape Casting Backlash After Death Threats - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News

Paapa Essiedu has spoken out about the backlash to his casting as Professor Snape in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter reboot. The British actor has also discussed his creative approach to portraying the character. In a recent interview with Variety, Essiedu discussed stepping into the role of Professor Severus Snape amid online backlash and death threats. […]