[user104658]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

They bullied him because he was bookish and nerdy.

Exactly but the optics of having four white characters ganging up and harassing a black character for being "bookish and nerdy" is going to be an issue unless handled very, very carefully. Not for a decade or more to be fair... it doesn't really come into it until book 6-of-7.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

Exactly but the optics of having four white characters ganging up and harassing a black character for being "bookish and nerdy" is going to be an issue unless handled very, very carefully. Not for a decade or more to be fair... it doesn't really come into it until book 6-of-7.

Casting hasn’t been confirmed for the four of them yet.

I’m imagining a black actor will play the role of Remus Lupin or Wormtail.

People are too hung up on this because a black man is playing a character that was previously played by a white man.

It’s a reimagining of a movies series, (that people can still watch and enjoy) changes are going to be made. Christ I’ve even seen people moaning about the set for Privet Drive.

[Glenn.]

Confirmed cast so far

[Crimson Dynamo]

Let’s hope this lot are not entitled little woke mind virus brats like their predecessors

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

Exactly but the optics of having four white characters ganging up and harassing a black character for being "bookish and nerdy" is going to be an issue unless handled very, very carefully. Not for a decade or more to be fair... it doesn't really come into it until book 6-of-7.

The chances of all four Marauders being white are pretty slim, tbh.

It will be interesting when Draco calls Hermione a "Mudblood", and when everyone makes fun of her for protesting the slavery of House Elves!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The chances of all four Marauders being white are pretty slim, tbh.

It will be interesting when Draco calls Hermione a "Mudblood", and when everyone makes fun of her for protesting the slavery of House Elves!

I already made that point and got an infraction for being racist

in a fictional supernatural kids story...


yep

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The chances of all four Marauders being white are pretty slim, tbh.

It will be interesting when Draco calls Hermione a "Mudblood", and when everyone makes fun of her for protesting the slavery of House Elves!

You’re thinking about this way too deeply. It’s not that deep.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

Snape being black is problemnatic for the storyline IMO - Snape's storyline revolved heavily around his unrequited love for Harry's mum and being marginalised/oppressed by the James Potter group. The optics of that are EXTREMELY skewed if it's four young white lads attacking a black classmate because he fancies a white girl. It is honestly a bit of a mess. There's no way to avoid the racist overtones when, obviously, "The Half Blood Prince" was not written as a story about race. I think it's going to be extremely tricky for them to get this right. Pretty much any other character could have been race-swapped without issues, Snape is the ONLY one where it becomes an issue.

At one point they chase him down and magically hang him upside down in the air to humiliate him. I mean obviously they don't have to include that specifically as a scenebut yeah... TERRIBLE optics if the James Potter gang are all white and Snape is black .

I 100% agree with your points.

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Casting hasn’t been confirmed for the four of them yet.

I’m imagining a black actor will play the role of Remus Lupin or Wormtail.

People are too hung up on this because a black man is playing a character that was previously played by a white man.

It’s a reimagining of a movies series, (that people can still watch and enjoy) changes are going to be made. Christ I’ve even seen people moaning about the set for Privet Drive.

When I saw Cursed child on the west end Hagrid was black and no one cared, so I don’t see why people are complaining Snape is black. I mean Alan Rickman won’t be beaten but come on now

[Glenn.]

Because BROWN PERSON BAD!

[Glenn.]

Arabella Stanton has had to shut her social media comments off because of racist adults.

Racist adults. She’s a child.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Arabella Stanton has had to shut her social media comments off because of racist adults.

Racist adults. She’s a child.

That's awful, poor kid.

It was such an iconic series of films with some really good actors so it will just take people a bit to get used to them. It's funny, for me the 3 "main characters" Harry, Ron & Hermione are the least important changes, definitely Snape, Hagrid, Prof McGonagall will be the hardest to see played by different actors, oh and Bellatrix

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Arabella Stanton has had to shut her social media comments off because of racist adults.

Racist adults. She’s a child.

she is 11, what social media does she have?

[Glenn.]

Relevance?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Relevance?

what social media does she have that allows adults to comment at 11?

id hope none

[bots]

It never hurt james bond to change the main characters. It never affected the mousetrap when it played for decades with different actors. I'm sure there are loads more examples. Every shakespeare play, charles dickens etc etc etc etc