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‘Harry Potter’ Alum Jason Isaacs Calls Out ‘Racist’ Fans for Being Rude About Paapa Essiedu’s Snape Casting: ‘They Will Be Swallowing Their Tongues’
Jason Isaacs says racist "Harry Potter" fans will be biting their tongues when they see how great Paapa Essiedu is as Snape in HBO's series reboot.
Isaacs, who is currently an Emmy contender for his work on “The White Lotus” Season 3, starred in the original “Harry Potter” film franchise as Lucius Malfoy, starting with 2002’s “Chamber of Secrets.” HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series has cast “I May Destroy You” Emmy nominee Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, igniting backlash from toxic fans. Essiedu’s casting also prompted “Harry Potter” fans to wonder if he would be at odds with J.K. Rowling, the author of the book series who is closely involved with the show’s development. “I don’t have the power to sack an actor from the series and I wouldn’t exercise it if I did,” Rowling wrote on X at the time while sharing an article about Essiedu.
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