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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child writer Jack Thorne has spoken out on THAT casting controversy
Fans of the JK Rowling series are outraged and demand answers.
With the three lead actors recently announced for new play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, one of the controversial choices has fans up in arms.
Readers of the JK Rowling series have taken to the internet in their droves to voice their outrage and demand answers about why one of the central characters differs so drastically from their depiction in the books and on the big screen.
It concerns, of course, Ron Weasley actor Paul Thornley not being ginger.
However, one of the show's writers, Jack Thorne, has now weighed in on the important issue, insisting that Thornley "is ginger in his soul".
Elsewhere, JK Rowling has also praised the casting of Noma Dumezweni, a black woman, as Hermione.
Rowling said that she "loves black Hermione", and pointed out that "brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever" is canon, but "white skin was never specified".
Alongside Thornley and Dumezweni, Jamie Parker will play Harry Potter.
The show will be split in two parts and is billed as the eighth instalment in the Harry Potter series.
Official previews start June 7, with four special preview shows in May.
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Bitch better have plans to adapt this into a book/film/Mini-series.