From a white Heathcliff to a Black Snape, casting directors are getting book adaptations wrong and we're worried about the ...

Snape, like Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter, is also a half-blood. There’s no known direct bloodline connecting Snape to either the Potters or the Gaunts, but his path is curiously parallel.

In response, Snape turns to face him and confesses that he created that spell. To Harry's astonishment, Severus Snape is the Half-Blood Prince.

MANILA, Philippines — The upcoming "Harry Potter" series has officially made its first cast announcements, including the actors portraying Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape. Though previously ...

Harry Potter fans shared their outrage as Paapa Essiedu was cast as Severus Snape, but as a Harry Potter fan and as someone who's excited for the new show, I welcome his casting with open arms ...

Bill Hader made for a mean Severus Snape in SNL 's Harry Potter epilogue Harry tries to offer the young students a can of what might be Butterbeer before Hermione Granger (Abby Elliot) and Ron ...

Paapa Essiedu, who is of African descent, is quite literally the opposite of Snape, who is described as a thin man with pale skin, a large hooked nose, and greasy shoulder-length hair.

What we do know is that a Black man playing Snape changes absolutely nothing about his story outside of his original physical description, which would only matter to Harry Potter fans for one reason: ...

Alan Rickman DEVOURED this role! Anybody’s casting would draw comparisons… at least now, Paapa Essiedu can add a layer of dimension and nuance to Snape being an outcast & not chosen by Lilly!

Harry Potter is constantly at odds with Snape, who is hostile to him but is later revealed to have been bullied by Harry’s father, James, while harbouring an unrequited love for his mother, Lily.

HBO has confirmed that Severus Snape will be played by black actor Paapa Essiedu in the TV adaptation of Harry Potter. The character is described in JK Rowling’s book series as having “marble ...