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Social media users were left shocked as many publications like Variety reported that Paapa Essiedu is being approached for the role of Professor Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter series. While Paapa Esseidu has not yet accepted the role or talked about the same, the netizens took to social media to express their opinions regarding the news.
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A fan tweeted about the news:
“Praying for his mental health and wellbeing in these next few months.”
Many netizens also took to social media to express their opinions, with some saying that Alan Rickman's iconic performance as Snape made it difficult to reimagine the character.
"Alan Rickman was too iconic as Snape. Will be hard to reimagine the character," commented a fan.
"JK Rowling greenlighted this? Personally have nothing against this choice, but something tells me Mrs. Rowling may not be a fan," said a netizen.
"That would be a disaster, one of the greatest portrayals of a characters in cinema," stated another netizen.
Other fans also commented along similar lines, with one even saying they think Paapa Essiedu was too good-looking to play Snape.
"Love Paapa and I think he's extremely talented. But no man. Can we not do this," commented a netizen.
"Obv the skin color difference but the aura does not match Snape," added an X user.
"He too fine to play snape," said another user.
“We will only confirm details as we finalize deals”: Details explored as HBO representatives spoke about Paapa Essiedu being eyed for the new Harry Potter series
While Paapa has remained silent on the news of him being approached by the makers of Harry Potter, HBO’s representatives spoke to Variety, and said:
“We appreciate that such a high-profile series will draw a lot of rumor and speculation. As we make our way through pre-production, we will only confirm details as we finalize deals.”
The role of Snape was previously played by Alan Patrick Rickman, who passed away in 2016. It is worth noting, that the first ever Harry Potter movie was released in 2001, and later, JK Rowling, the creator of the series released 8 more sequels to the iconic franchise. The last one till now, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was released in 2011.
On the other hand, Hollywood Reporter reported that the newest season of the Harry Potter show will not be released until 2026, as no actors have been officially cast for the series. On the other hand, the original cast members are not likely to be seen in the newest season, as claimed by Variety, as Harry, Hermoine and Ron will likely be newcomers.
On the other hand, Paapa Essiedu is most popular for his roles in movies like The Merry Wives of Windsor, King Lear, Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Furthermore, he has also been seen in other films like Murder on the Orient Express, Men and even The Outrun, which was released this year. The actor will now be seen in Kill the Light, Sweet Dreams and The Scurry in the next year.
The new Harry Potter series was confirmed to be in the works by Max last year. This new Max original series is expected to air on HBO sometime in 2026 or 2027.
