It’s a dramatic move but not a bad decision if you actually just slow down and give it some thought. They wanted to get around an actor having to step into Rickman’s shoes and do a poor imitation. Rickman fucking MADE Snape, the Snape in the first few books was a lot more one dimensionally sniveling, like picture a cartoon villain twirling his moustache, that was essentially Snape. Rickman interpreted the role in an iconic way which then went on to inform Rowling’s own writing. So he literally is Snape, it’s hard to separate him from the character. Casting a black actor allows him to interpret the role in his own way without any of the pressure of doing justice to the role while somehow not just aping Rickman, who… *was* the role.
This casting decision allows the new Snape to make his own impact. Also, personally, I can totally see him doing a fantastic job being an unlikeable Death Eater with a heart of gold.
People say the casting so far has been perfect outside of Papa. They don’t realize yet just how careful and inspired it really is.
Black Snape is a Good Thing
The showrunner hasn't read all the books and isnt planning on following them
Yeah that’s lame but it’s not that big of a deal, the showrunner on some shows is a very big role because they’re also the director and writer (like Succession), on other shows it’s just “make sure this doesn’t come out retarded” which is this guy’s job. He’s not writing it or touching anything directly
K
Then they shouldn't have been given the position of showrunner. Simple as. This is how you end up with a shitty adaptation.
did you seriously just write some random shit and post it as fact? wait what am I talking about, of course you did.
kys faggot
No
Those are his words you fucking faggot redditor. You're very lucky they closed all the loopholes recently. Very lucky
how am I lucky? what the fuck do you even mean? and are you still posting some fake shit?
doesn't like rigorous adaptations
didn't bother his arse reading the books
People like this need to be taken out back and put down
the showrunner Francesca Gardiner a woman you ridiculous chucklefuck you took some fake clickbait and took it as real news, you absolute gullible retard.
That retard lives in these threads and constantly makes ebic haxxor threats, it’s very strange
that isn't the showrunner the anon posting is a retard who fell for fake news and now you are doing the same, we need to take gullible idiots like you out back and put you down.
one of the writers
so not the showrunner, thanks for proving yourself wrong.
ah lmao thats adorable
I'm pretty sure he says he's read them multiple times since then.
black people aren’t really people, so we don’t have to compare the two
jeez anon, just saying it out loud like that
No, he's going to fucking suck. Fags will guzzle nigher cum and cope that it's actually fine for a season or two, then will quietly drop the show.
I'm betting it gets cancelled less than halfway through the books, and they'll blame it on people "not being ready for a new adaptation", and take no responsibility for filling it with niggerfaggot bullshit.
It’s going to be the biggest tv show of all time and he’ll be a cherished and iconic part of it actually
They wanted to get around an actor having to step into Rickman’s shoes and do a poor imitation
Every single one of them will have to step into the shoes of the previous actor, this is just pure cope.
smells a lot like a shill thread
Or just a random redditor. In any case the argument is definitely something a PR firm came up with, whether or not OP is getting paid for this or just a useful idiot for parroting it is irrelevant.
Look at the time and the random explosion of threads at the same time
right when the work day starts
the work day starts where?
Kill yourself. I will not watch your series.
Shiet yo momma wanted muh dick but she turned around and fucked on that white nigguh ugh
Pottah lemme see yo wand, unregistered usage?Fuckin cracka I'll split yo skull in half like I wanted to do with yo daddy
I don’t care that he’s black.
I care that he’s too handsome. It’s the exact same mistake they made with Rickman. Snape is supposed to be a greasy, unwashed, incel scumbag.
At least he’s a slightly more appropriate age.
I don’t care that he’s black. I care that he’s too handsome.
go back
this isnt reddit son
if I call everyone reddit nobody will know I'm a tourist from reddit!
kek, as if we're supposed to know or care what people on reddit is saying.
Why the fuck are they making this movie? It already exists.
If I were a dictator I would put a hard ban on all remakes of critically and commercially successful films.
not gonna read your blogpost faggot, also fuck that zesty nigger
unironically based
Imagine liking harry potter at all as a man.
How pathetic must you be to care about this IP at all.
I don't feel so good bros, this is at least the 17th time I've been personally genocided and had my life ruined by hollywood, I'm not sure how many more I can take.
This.
Plus, him being a nigger goes well with the story since it explains why he was automatically rejected by a white woman.
Incoming flop brace yourselves.
That bit in the story will absolutely get retconned so that it's implied nigger snape did hit up those sugar walls but ultimately lost her because he cheated on her with another white babe or something. Also he isn't all that salty about it either, views her more like the one that got away due to his own youthful stupidity. Also, there will be a few white girl students that think he's hot.
At least that's what I would do if I was a sniveling jew hell bent on demoralizing white men.
lets turn Snape into a black fag
If they were aiming to piss off their audience (basically childless 30+ roasties) they couldnt have found a better way to do so
I cant wait to see this bombing beyond belief.
What do the snapewifes have to say about this?
How do people like this keep being given shows like this?
Same shit with the Witcher. What the fuck? WHY NOT JUST LET A PERSON WHO CARES ABOUT IT DO IT
flopslop
You’re missing OP’s nuance. It’s not just another role
lol
They deserve it for the hell they've turned western culture into for the last 20ish years
it would be hilarious if they make him a faggot too
you have to stop projecting your blacked porn obsession onto literal children.
Put out casting call
"Harry Potter show for HBO"
DELUGE of applications
Actors who have never acted. Award winning actors. Everything in between.
The best one (if we pretend acting can even be quantified) is of a different appearance than the source material
"It's not political!"
I'm liberal. I don't like "weird diversity." Race swap ALL the characters, or none. I don't like Hollywood weirdos taking a touchstone character, and making him completely different, on the back of a black man.
It's like saying "no Donald Trump is definitely the most qualified president!" There are too many people who run businesses and are rich in our nation for that to possibly be true. Forget actual intellect. It's an agenda that doesn't benefit citizens.
I don't know what areas you congregate in but I don't see any children here anon.
A lot of indians albeit but no kids.
Do you have something to confess?
meds
I'm not the one preying on kids you freak.
It would be too funny for it to be real.
what if we made James not just le racist, but also... le homophobic?
Dont tell me you dont see it happening.
did you seriously just write some random shit and post it as fact?
project harder
They're devastated. Snapesnogger has committed seppuku,
Blacked is the most subscribed to porn channel, mainly by women
Lol post hand
Rickman interpreted the role in an iconic way which then went on to inform Rowling’s own writing
This is not true at all.
As far as black Snape goes, he could be the best actor in the world for this role and it would still be the wrong pick.
The only main character there was any legit argument for a race swap was Hermione.
Nuh uh!
Oh no, this-this cant be...
it says... I'm one hundred and two percent mudblood, with a 2 percent margin of error!
why, why Lord Voldemort why!
The only main character there was any legit argument for a race swap was Hermione.
Her race is specified and she is clearly white in both the official illustrations of the books approved by JK Rowling as well as in her own doodles.
Hermoinie and every other white character was never specified as being white because they were written in the early 1990s-early 2000s set in 90s England where everyone is presumed to be white unless stated otherwise. And non-white character were specified to be white. Whether it be Dean Thomas, who was explicitly stated to be black in the books by JK Rowling and he was also explicitly drawn black by her in her doodles (previously referred to as Gary until she renamed hin to Dean), or they had explicitly non-white names like Chang.
Hermoinie was obviously white, as she was written during a time and in a setting where white is the default and non-whites are the exception and have their non-whiteness pointed out whether it be in descriptions, names, or illustrations. Hermoinie is never described as non-white, Granger is an English and white name, and in all illustrations of her both by JK Rowling and approved by her she is white. She was obviously white in the books and idk why you insist on pretending she wasn’t and she isn’t being race swapped. Just admit she was race swapped and argue why you think that’s ok rather than try to disingenuously argue she wasn’t white in the books.
No, sorry, i don´t see it. I just can´t buy that death eaters, which are essentially magical nazis that rally behind the ideas of enslaving muggles and segregating wizards by the purity of their blood accept diversity in their ranks, let alone among their high command.
Snape being a half blood was kind of a big deal too in book 6. First of all, it was a SECRET. No offense but he´s kind of going to stand out among the other magical ku kux klan members. Second of all he shared that secret with Voldemort who was Austian, not Ger... i mean, also a half blood. The whole point of the book was to outline the similarities and sometimes to serve as a red herring (since the book is mostly about Voldy backstory).
I honestly don´t know how he is as an actor, for all i know he could be terrific, i´m just saying that due to the nature of the role it is kind of immersion breaking (unless all death eaters are black but i somehow doubt that)
if you care about this, you are a class of loser that hasn't even been named yet. If you watch this show or plan to or feel emotional connection to in in any regard, there is nothing a human can do to help you, you need Jesus.
all the mudbloods are brownies
GOOD ONE JK
This show isn't going to fail, just off the sheer power of Potter as a brand and HBO as a media company. They're not stupid fucks like Netflix (The Witcher) or Amazon (Rings of Power). People like you will use the ratings to justify him in this role and ignore that Snape's looks are a legitimate part of his characterization and story. And that and changing his looks or race fundamentally changes the story. Not even black Potter fans fucking wanted this, everyone is annoyed and tired, and just want things to be done right, for their entertainment to not be used to score political or social points. Again he could be the best actor in the world and it would still be the wrong pick.
I don't know why people are trying to pretend this casting is anything other than forced representation. He could end up nailing the role and it won't matter because the only reason he was cast was to check a box on a sheet of paper.
NO IT'S NOT A GOOD THING!
IT'S IMPERATIVE that everything FAILS so these people can move on to bigger and better things!
they cannot be allowed to be used as shields for Rowling's Reich!
is he wrong?
don't worry anon.
I'm sure this will fail harder than The Last of Us Season 2 (37 million global viewers per episode)
Brown. Discarded.
no, he's valid
the quality people are all chipping in to protect the child actors by firing them
Nope Rowling never describes Hermione or her parents. Seven books and all we know is that she's got bushy hair, and buck teeth.
But...but Hermione's white face was sticking out from behind a tree!
That's not an indication of race, that's a common way to describe someone looking freighted and suffering from flight or fright pallor. There are light skin black people who would look white with fright. I think people are constantly envisioning dark skin Hermione. Also Rowling never said that Hermione was black, just that she didn't mind that the actress playing in the play was black.
i'm convinced faggots like this are controlled opposition trying to bait retarded rightoids into supporting this kike bullshit.
here's why its LEGITIMATELY a good thing.
snape was ostracized and picked on (like a nigger should be)
he wanted to race mix, but was denied (like a nigger should be)
everyone suspects him to be evil (like a nigger should be) so he hides the fact that he's a double agent really well.
he devotes himself the harry's mom, and in turn harry, never finding other love for himself. he's an incel cuck, which is very fitting for a nigger.