HBO's Harry Potter TV show is on some other shyt after this casting decision.

[Luke Cage]

These legacy projects require nostalgia to sell. Harder to feel the sense of nostalgia when the character doesn't remotely resemble the original actor.

Its the reason Han solos movie failed even though that actor was white. Studios used to make more of effort on this front.
Robert Deniro did a great job channelling young Marlon Brando in Godfather 2 for example.
Its not even about skin color entirely.

Tom Hiddleston would obviously be the choice for young Snape, he looks the part and already does an amazing impression of the late actor. Is more famous and would bring in a larger audience. Clearly the most qualified actor for role. But he probably too expensive

 

[levitate]

It’s fictional.

The breh was clearly the most qualified actor.

You wanna give it to a white actor just because? That would be Didn’t Earn It.

 

[Mazino]

Dude has been getting good roles and on the come up but this is odd to me

 

[Neuromancer]

Are they remaking the film series?

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

Nobody was asking for this.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

I wonder which character will they make gay because you know it will happen.

Dumbledore is already gay

 

[peppe]

I hate when they do this and before you militant nighas come in here. Im like this for all races.

Its the same with how to train you dragon. Astrid is a blond chick but they had to use brown hair.

 

[daiquiridream]

When I read the books in highschool I was imagining a lot of the characters as Black people anyways so this doesn't bother me

 

[KamikazePilot]

Out of all characters to race swap why Snape? It couldn’t be someone actually cool it gotta be pale, greasy, creepy ass snape

 

[BaggerofTea]

never going to speak down on a brother getting money

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Some people in this thread are way more worried and scared about white peoples opinions and outrage than they are about the character being recast.

being a cac doesn’t make the character what it is, so why is it a problem to cast another race? reminds me of the play controversy that recast hermoine as a black girl.

”oh no, what will the cacs think! Im nervous! “

nikka who gives a fukk

 

[Paper Boi]

JK Rowling is likely a racist bytch so I’m fine with it

 

[KidJSoul]

sometimes i think these executives are purposely choosing black people for these famous white roles so they can get shytted on. don't know how they benefit from it but they can't be this tone deaf

i'll watch if it's interesting though

This
It creates buzz at the actors expense.

I’m a huge Potter fan and I hate this casting for every reason you said. I literally don’t understand why they picked him.

Still going to watch though.

Some people in this thread are way more worried and scared about white peoples opinions and outrage than they are about the character being recast.

being a cac doesn’t make the character what it is, so why is it a problem to cast another race? reminds me of the play controversy that recast hermoine as a black girl.

”oh no, what will the cacs think! Im nervous! “

nikka who gives a fukk

The problem is they leave the black actor out to dry

 

[KFBF]

Hell nah, bruh. shyt's looking dead on arrival. This dude is supposed to be some creepy, pale, vampire-looking mf with greasy hair. How the fukk are you gonna make Snape of all characters Black? Not only that, they're gonna have this simp pining for decades over some PAWG who rejected his ass for the white boy who bullied him. Man, what the fukk is HBO thinking?

Nah, they're going to change it to Snape loving Harry's pops.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

The problem is they leave the black actor out to dry

you think he doesn’t know what he’s signing up for?