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 1 month 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 1 month ago
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago
I’m not a Harry Potter fan, but I can’t think of a better choice.
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Good choice, still fuck that.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
My boy Nick looks like he lost some weight, good on him.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 month ago
is this going to be the ROP equivalent of AMAZON.
Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 month ago
The equivalent would be a Marauders series which would be something the fandom actually wants and thus a smart move.
Blaze@feddit.org 1 month ago
Touché
Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 month ago
lolfuckthat
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I’m not sure I’d even pirate this