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Jason Isaacs blasts 'racist' Harry Potter fans criticising Paapa Essiedu casting

Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs has taken aim at "racist" critics complaining about Paapa Essiedu being cast as Severus Snape.

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HBO boss denies Harry Potter series will be ‘secretly infused’ with JK Rowling’s anti-trans views

HBO’s Casey Bloys added: ‘If you want to debate her, you can go on Twitter’

The Independent UK

Harry Potter stars 'hit back' at JK Rowling over trans ruling in open letter

Signatories said that the ruling ‘undermines the lived reality and threatens the safety of trans, non-binary, and intersex people living in the UK’

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Paapa Essiedu Signs Open Letter Supporting Trans People After J.K. Rowling’s Controversial Post

What’s the spell to make a TERF shut up?

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John Lithgow ‘very intimidated’ to play Dumbledore in Harry Potter TV series

The 79-year-old said he would ‘do my best’ in the role.

Evening Standard

The Harry Potter Reboot Nobody Asked For Has Cast Another 9 Key Roles

Guess those casting rumours were true...

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HBO’s Official Cast Announcement For New Harry Potter Show Gets Mixed Reactions

"Cautiously optimistic."

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HBO's Biggest Fantasy Franchise Just Repeated A Troubling Casting Trend

HBO's 'Harry Potter' series has announced its initial cast, and it highlights a major problem with Hollywood.

Inverse

Harry Potter TV show announces first cast members

A lot of guessing and speculation can be put to rest, as HBO has made its first official casting announcement for some of the wizarding world...

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Nick Frost, John Lithgow and Paapa Essiedu confirmed as Harry Potter TV cast

The series will feature a brand new cast while staying authentic to the original books.

The Independent UK

HBO reveals first part of Harry Potter TV cast, including Dumbledore and Hagrid

John Lithgow confirmed in Dumbledore role, with Paapa Essiedu playing Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Hagrid

The Guardian - UK

Harry Potter series reveals stars who’ll play McGonagall, Dumbledore, Snape and Hagrid

Casting rumours have circled about HBO’s high-profile TV adaptation for months

The Independent UK

Nick Frost 'nearing deal' to play Hagrid in new Harry Potter TV show

The actor-comedian would join John Lithgow, Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu who are set or in negotiations to play Professor Albus Dumbledore, Professor Minerva McGonagall and Professor Severus Snape

Evening Standard

Harry Potter fans furious as HBO 'casts Severus Snape' days after backlash over US actor as Dumbledore

The new HBO series promises to explore the Harry Potter universe in even greater depth

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The Independent UK

Harry Potter series zones in on actors who’ll play Snape and McGonagall

All the famous names rumoured for HBO’s high-profile TV adaptation

Total Film

Harry Potter director thinks Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy would be a perfect Voldemort in new TV show

"That would be amazing"

Evening Standard

Ignore the haters: Paapa Essiedu is the perfect choice to play Severus Snape

The actor has been tipped as the next Bond, put a pivot to Harry Potter makes perfect sense too

The Independent UK

HBO confirms when Harry Potter series will start shooting amid casting speculation

The reboot series has seen 32,000 young actors audition for lead roles

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The Guardian - AU

Cillian Murphy as Voldemort? Everything we know about HBO’s Harry Potter TV show

Details are beginning to emerge about the ‘decade-long’ adaptation of JK Rowling’s books – with some starry actors reportedly in negotiations

Total Film

Black Mirror star has reportedly "been offered" the role of Severus Snape in HBO's Harry Potter TV show

Paapa Essiedu is allegedly being eyed to play Hogwarts' prickly potions master

The Independent UK

I May Destroy You actor Paapa Essiedu ‘offered’ Snape role in new Harry Potter TV series

Actor is said to have ‘been offered’ role of fan favourite character

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29 Embarrassing Moments People Didn’t Realize Who They’re Talking To And Made A Fool Out Of Themselves

If you're going to criticize somebody or call someone out on something, it's probably best that you know who you’re talking to. Because as you can see from this hilariously cringeworthy list, all sorts of awkwardness can ensue when you don't do your research first. The post 29 Embarrassing Moments…

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Undigested fruit, chewing gum and hair – the stony masses that might be growing in your stomach

In the first Harry Potter novel, Professor Severus Snape hopes to embarrass Harry by quizzing him on the topic of bezoars. According to Snape, they are stony masses found in the stomach of a goat that can act as an antidote for most poisons. Later in the series, bezoars come…

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Daniel Radcliffe reveals he was 'terrified' of co-star Alan Rickman while filming Harry Potter

‘I was so intimidated by him,’ Radcliffe has admitted