[Jamesy]

The outrage would have been just the same the other way around.

This is less to do with that she black, and more to do with the casting of a play that follows one of the biggest series in film history, with iconic and world famous actors.

If we had a black actress, who became as famous as Emma, and acted in one of the biggest film series ever created, fans would definitely still be annoyed if a white woman was cast for a play following the 7th/8th book/film.