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Why Pedro Pascal, Nicola Coughlan Are Boycotting 'Harry Potter' Show

Nicola Coughlan joins Pedro Pascal in boycotting HBO's 'Harry Potter' series amid controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling's anti-trans views

It’s time to tell these corporations that transphobia loses money,” Instagram user Tariq Ra’ouf captioned a video of themselves calling for a Harry Potter boycott in reaction to Rowling, 59, celebrating the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling that womanhood is legally defined by a person’s biological sex. While casting for the show’s main trio of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger have yet to be announced, John Lithgow is set to take on the role of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Additional casting includes Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch.

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