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Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:09 am
by Vandal
A new play picks up on Harry's story after the epilogue from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The play will feature a grown-up Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny (and their children) played by new actors.
First images:
Here's Jamie Parker as Harry
Poppy Miller as Ginny
Sam Clemmett as Albus Severus
Paul Thornley as Ron
Noma Dumezweni as Hermione
Cherrelle Skeete as Rose Granger-Weasley
Full article:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/ente ... /85182618/
Re: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:45 am
by earendel
A book based on the play (or perhaps it's the screenplay) will be published on July 31st, preorders available at Amazon.
Re: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:29 pm
by jaybee
This will probably sound terribly racist but I'd really like to know what is the logic behind the casting?
Harry, Ginny and Ron are pretty close in looks to what I'd expect in an older version of them. When did Hermione become African American?
Re: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:39 pm
by Vandal
J.K. Rowling has endorsed the casting of black actress Noma Dumezweni as Hermione Granger in the London theater production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
When asked on Twitter what she thought of the choice, Rowling said that white skin was never specified in the novels and that she “loves black Hermoine.”
The race of Hermione, who was played by Emma Watson in the film adaptations, was never described in the books. Rowling only said that she had bushy “brown hair and brown eyes.”
http://time.com/4156751/jk-rowling-blac ... e-granger/
Re: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:10 pm
by jaybee
Interesting. I think I had read the first two or three books before the movies started so I don't think I can blame my image of Hermione on Watson.
Re: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:03 am
by TheConfessor
jaybee wrote:This will probably sound terribly racist but I'd really like to know what is the logic behind the casting?
Harry, Ginny and Ron are pretty close in looks to what I'd expect in an older version of them. When did Hermione become African American?
I don't think she's any kind of an American. I assume she's British.
Re: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 5:33 pm
by jaybee
TheConfessor wrote:jaybee wrote:This will probably sound terribly racist but I'd really like to know what is the logic behind the casting?
Harry, Ginny and Ron are pretty close in looks to what I'd expect in an older version of them. When did Hermione become African American?
I don't think she's any kind of an American. I assume she's British.
I was attempting to be very PC. I've been jumped on in the past for referring to someone as "black".
Re: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:26 pm
by Vandal
The article refers to her as black several times, which I believe is still a proper British term. I think you'd be safe using it here.
Just don't call Ron and Ginny gingers.
Re: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:18 pm
by Bob Juch
jaybee wrote:I was attempting to be very PC. I've been jumped on in the past for referring to someone as "black".
I'll bet it was by a White.
