Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff movie written by J.K. Rowling, is finally underway.
With an Oscar-winning actor (Eddie Redmayne) in the lead role and Rowling in charge of the story, we were optimistic about this film living up to the Harry Potter legacy. Unfortunately, there’s one serious issue marring this otherwise exciting news: Everyone in the main cast of Fantastic Beasts is white.
The Harry Potter series is all about fighting back against bigotry and discrimination, so this lack of diversity feels worse than your average all-white Hollywood blockbuster. Not only does Fantastic Beasts exclude people of color from lead roles, but we know these characters were created by J.K. Rowling—a role model to a generation of fans across the world.
HA HA HA YIKES
How disappointing :(
Is there any other source? Cause this seems to be just people complaining without any proof. It also depends on where in 1920s NY its set, and a shit ton of other stuff…
The article states that the lead roles are all white, which was the case for the Harry Potter series itself. People of color are present, but are usually secondary or tertiary characters rather than lead roles. Besides, this is principal photography they’re talking about, not every extra, side character and speaking role in the movie, just the lead actors in a time and area where not being white was a HUGE setback in most fields.