J.K. Rowling Shuts Down Critics Angry Over Casting of Black Hermione
J.K. Rowling is taking aim at all the critics who are angry over the recent Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play cast, specifically the casting of Noma Dumezweni as Hermione. In an interview with The Observer, the author shared her thoughts on choosing the black actress for the role.
Rowling stated, “With my experience of social media, I thought that idiots were going to idiot. But what can you say? That’s the way the world is. Noma was chosen because she was the best actress for the job.”
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