Author: Erin Jensen / Source: USA TODAY
Not all is “Fantastic” in Potter world after the newest trailer for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” dropped this week.
The casting of South Korean actress Claudia Kim as Nagini, who transforms into the snake in the final trailer for the film out in November, doesn’t have everyone under its spell. Nagini eventually becomes Lord Voldemort’s menacing snake.
Some on Twitter were quick to point out, what they felt, was inappropriate about the decision.
“How did nobody involved in Fantastic Beasts 2 look at this Nagini situation and think, ‘huh, this sounds problematic…’? Because it’s problematic as (expletive),”
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“maybe ‘circus performer who turns into a murderous snake’ isn’t the best choice of role for one of the two (women of color) in the franchise,”
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