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re: HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Opens Casting Call for Harry, Ron and Hermione

Posted on 9/10/24 at 7:23 am to
Posted by udtiger
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 7:23 am to
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Does it get “reimagined” for a more modern take ?


If one of them is white, I'll be surprised.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 7:59 am to
It’ll have JK Rowling’s stamp of approval so…
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 8:23 am to
Probably required virtue signalling on their part.

Regardless there's like a 95% chance they make Hermione black and theyll definitely race swap at least one of prominent Hogwarts teachers.

The large student body shots of Hogwarts in general will also be a clown car of forced diversity.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
25847 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 8:24 am to
Bold move if they do. WB-Discovery isn’t in a great financial position to risk bombing on a big budget project for an IP that should be a cash cow for them. They aren’t Disney with merchandising and theme park profits (outside of HP licensing deal to Universal) to help offset woke movies and shows that flop.
This post was edited on 9/10/24 at 8:27 am
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
130270 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 8:52 am to
Hermione will be black. Everyone must get used to it now. That’s the way it’s going to be.

I expect most of the rest of the mains will be similar to what was done in the past
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 9:23 am to
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Not if Peter Dinkledge has anything to say about it


Talk about a ladder puller. "I've made my midget fame and I don't want any other midgets to make money."
Posted by rebelrouser
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 9:31 am to
Posted by sportsaddit68
Hammond
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 9:45 am to
Make Madam Hooch a Butchy Rugby looking Trans and call it a day.
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 9:53 am to
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Will they all be white ?

I expect Ron or Hermione to be black

Ron and all the Weasleys, if the "make all redheads black" trend holds.

Draco will almost certainly be gay or trans. . .since he has no consistent chick in the books or films, that will be their "in"
Posted by sportsaddit68
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Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 9:56 am to
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Draco will almost certainly be gay or trans. . .since he has no consistent chick in the books or films, that will be their "in"


Crabbe will be a lesbo and Goyle her black trans live partner. Draco will be a Punk Emo Asian Kid.
Posted by dawgfan24348
Member since Oct 2011
51733 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:44 am to
Man I do not envy the poor kids that get cast into this show, successful or not they’re going to receive a lot of shite online especially if there’s a race swap
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
130270 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:51 am to
There's going to be a race swap, everyone already knows that Hermione will be black because she already was in The Cursed Child and JK has hinted at Hermione being black several times. I don't think it will be *too* bad after the initial firestorm.

If they make Neville a trans or something, yeah, that will be bad
Posted by dawgfan24348
Member since Oct 2011
51733 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:56 am to
I’m more worried about the quality of the show over whatever race characters will be. Most people will get over it if the show is good but if it bombs yeesh. Ever since Zasalv took over HBO has made some questionable decisions to say the least, dude looks to be in way over his head and has pissed off a lot of people. Not sure why they just didn’t make a show set in the universe instead of retelling the movies
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:58 am to
Just get Adam Driver to play Snape. Any other character casting is irrelevant
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
14811 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 10:59 am to
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I’m more worried about the quality of the show over whatever race characters will be.


I’m worried about these kids being 35 in season 7 because Zaslav loves years between seasons.
Posted by ThoseGuys
Wishing I was back in NC
Member since Nov 2012
2627 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:02 am to
"Fans" of Harry Potter will absolutely ruin those kids lives, especially if it is bad. Everything click-bait YouTuber will rile up the viewers than sit on their hands while those kids have their social media flooded with hate.

Then you'll have posters here defending the adults spewing this shite while they also attack the kids because our country has made every discussion a political one that seems to determine the fate of the world. Anyone who suggest maybe it's wrong to send death threats to children will be labeled a leftist or pedo
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
130270 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:08 am to
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Just get Adam Driver to play Snape. Any other character casting is irrelevant



I doubt Driver wants to commit the next decade of his life to this unless they are paying him something obscene.

Edit: And I doubt they are going to cast an American in that big of a role
This post was edited on 9/10/24 at 11:11 am
Posted by dawgfan24348
Member since Oct 2011
51733 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:09 am to
That’s something I thought of too given how slow HBO has been rolling out their shows
Posted by mark65mc
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/10/24 at 11:34 am to
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Well, we know Rowling still has creative control over this so trannies are out.


They have a fricking tranny in Hogwarts Legacy.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
72130 posts
Posted on 9/10/24 at 12:24 pm to
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LOL, they're going to change the main characters. RIP.


I believe JK has final say so I highly doubt anything gets changed other than hermione maybe being black. Something tells me there won’t be any trannies.
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