US EditionHBO's Harry Potter Series Has a Black Actor Portraying Snape. The Reactions Have Been Wild
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‘Looks Nothing Like Snape’: Fan Fury Over ‘Harry Potter’ Reboot Forces Last-Minute Set Change After Ghanaian Actor Threatened as J.K. Rowling Stirs the Pot
HBO is learning a lesson firsthand about how risky it is to relaunch a widely popular franchise by straying away from its original characters. The network’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series cast Ghanaian-English actor Paapa Essiedu as Professor Severus Snape, a role most have known actor Alan Rickman to play in all eight original ‘Harry Potter’ films from 2001 to 2011. Rickman passed away in 2016 at age 69. Executives anticipated strong reactions,…
Harry Potter’s universe, one of the most popular franchises of recent decades, continues to expand its horizons, this time in the television arena with a series produced by HBO. Although the announcement has generated enthusiasm among many fans, it has also provoked rejection by another sector due to casting decisions, as Paapa Essiedu, Ghanaian-British actor chosen to play Professor Snape, has received death threats for not matching the physica…
UK Police Contact Warner Bros Over Threats To Paapa Essiedu Amid Harry Potter Row
UK police have intervened following a wave of racist death threats directed at actor Paapa Essiedu, who has been cast as Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter television adaptation. The Hertfordshire Constabulary confirmed they are in communication with Warner Bros. UK to monitor the situation and have increased security on set as a precautionary measure. The controversy stems from a segment of the fanbase opposing the casting of a Black …
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Pierry Chan's "I'm Black Snape" Viral Music Video Mocks HBO Harry Potter Series' Race-Swapped Snape - Geeks + Gamers
Following the release of the first teaser trailer for the HBO Max Harry Potter series two days ago, the online discourse focused mostly on the race-swapping casting of Professor Severus Snape, leading to many parodies and memes. In that spirit, the talented Pierry Chan (video editor for Nerdrotic) made a viral music video about the new black Snape called “BLACK$NAPE – I’m Black Snape.” If you’d like to check out the video in full, please do so b…
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