I don’t hate it, but I’m still not really interested either ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
‘Harry Potter’: Nick Frost Poised To Play Hagrid In HBO Series
Submitted 3 days ago by Skavau@lemm.ee to Television@lemm.ee
https://deadline.com/2025/03/harry-potter-series-hagrid-casting-nick-frost-1236350650/
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philycheeze@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 days ago
The movies have some of the best casting of all time. Maggie Smith. David Thewlis. Julie Walters. Emma Thompson.
Then the pure luck with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Front, and Emma Watson.
How anyone can be so arrogant that they can even come close to that casting is beyond me
quarklover123@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I heard J.K. Rowling is actively looking to make people forget about the old cast bc they are supportive of trans rights.
Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Damn. That makes the movies better then imo.
They honestly kind of are one of the perfect movie series, too. If she wants to burn all those bridges then fuck her.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 days ago
Wow, what a bitch. Even setting aside her abhorrent stance, which is difficult, those three fucking made her. Her books were popular but compared to the movies?! She owes about 80% of her life to them.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Her Terf streak has been annoying people for some time now. its believed her books was written based on her beliefs of bigotry. th
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 days ago
It’s nothing to do with her. WB made the decision because revenue from the original films has slowed. This will reinvigorate the whole franchise.
miracleorange@beehaw.org 3 days ago
Don’t forget Richard Harris, Kenneth Branagh, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, and Gary Fucking Oldman.
The Harry Potter movies were stacked.
libra00@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’m not a Harry Potter fan, but I can’t think of a better choice.
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Good choice, still fuck that.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
My boy Nick looks like he lost some weight, good on him.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 days ago
is this going to be the ROP equivalent of AMAZON.
Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 days ago
The equivalent would be a Marauders series which would be something the fandom actually wants and thus a smart move.
Blaze@feddit.org 2 days ago
Touché
Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 days ago
lolfuckthat
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I’m not sure I’d even pirate this