Original ”Harry Potter“Star Jason Isaacs standing at franchise extensions Especially Essudes. Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the movie franchise, told Collids The Essiedu is lasting “racist” backlash after being announced as Severus Snape for the HBO Reboot series. Late actor Alan Rickman played the lead role in the films.
“Paapa Essiedu is one of the best actors I’ve ever seen in my life. I’ve seen some people online who are rude about him. What they are is racist,” said Isaacs. “All the role of the new ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series are fantastic. They will swallow their tongues, hopefully – you know, their digital tongues – when they see what (PAAPA) does on the screen. ”
Essiedu is an Emmy-nominated actor for “I can ruin you.” He also played in “men”, including projects. Essiedu has Previously spoken About being called rattles at the prestigious British Drama Academy Guildhall School. The actor also has expressed their support for Trans Community, which is directly in violation of the faith from “Harry Potter” creator and serial producer JK Rowling, who is now widely known to her Anti-trans views.
Rowing wrote on x That she does not “have the power to plunder an actor from the series and I would not exercise it if I did it” while I shared an article about Essiedu. “I don’t believe in removing people’s jobs or livelihoods because they have legally protected beliefs that differ from mine.”
At the same time, Essiedu is not the only restart star that Isaacs already praises: Isaacs applauded the casting decision to get Johnny Flynn to play the new Lucius Malfoy in the series. Flynn and Isaacs participated in 2021’s “Operation Mincemeat” together.
“An amazing actor, a lovely man and, annoying, a pretty brilliant musician too,” Isaacs wrote on x About Flynn. “Could not have handed over the snake-packed baton to anyone better. Don’t let him sing …”
“Harry Potter” will also start John Lithgow, Nick Frost, Bel Powley, Janet Mcteer and more. Newcomers Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout, Arabella Stanton, and play Harry, Ron and Hermione. The series will be aired in 2026.
