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On Mar 8, 2025 at 9:58:48 AM PST, "Robin Miller"
<robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> HARRY POTTER: Janet McTeer in Negotiations to Play McGonagall; Paapa 
> Essiedu Near Deal to Play Snape in HBO Series  (March 7)

Oh, good. More race-swapping. Snape is now a black guy. I guess it wouldn't be
Hollywood without race or gender-swapping that only goes one way.

Since they're now casting non-Brits in these roles, I think either Robert
Downey Jr. or Viggo Mortensen would have made a good young(er) Snape. But, of
course, they're white, so that's a no-go.

> Amazon Orders BLOODAXE Norse Drama Series from VIKINGS Creator 
> Michael Hirst  (March 6)
> 
> [The show "chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Viking 
> warriors, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild, Mother of 
> Kings. As they fight for the throne of Norway, the land is torn apart by 
> fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals. With war 
> looming and chaos consuming the kingdom, drawing in the ruthless Kings 
> of other Scandinavian countries, and even a powerful English ruler, the 
> stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic, compelling and utterly 
> magical new Viking Saga."]

I wonder how many black Vikings we'll be treated to in the cast.