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Originally Posted by Paul
Of course you do, everyone on the forum could have predicted that. 
It doesnt matter how good he was in the Lazarus Project, thats not the point, and you know it.
Gee, I wonder why. 
They insisted from the start that this would be "a faithful adaptation of the books", and yet before it even kicks off, they have already broken this promise.
Professor Snape is described (in the books) as having "a sallow complexion", i.e. yellowish or pale - clearly not Paapa Essiedu.
So yes, this appears to be inclusion/woke/race-swapping (whatever you want to call it) simply for the sake of it. |
Or he was cast as he is a good actor and was the best person to fulfil the role for them.
Clearly no one could do the character as good as Rickman. Instead of casting someone stereotypically fitting the book description and fear of them just being called a pale imitation or a poor attempt to copy Rickman they just decided after all the screentests he was the best person for the role.
It's not all ticking boxes you know. People are still cast or hired based on ability and fitting the direction the production team want to go.