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As more and more information gets released surrounding the HBO Max Harry Potter reboot, fans of the Wizarding World have begun to question whether or not a series adapting J.K. Rowling’s iconic source material makes any real sense in the first place.
However, with a newly-released announcement trailer, it’s clear that this series is happening regardless of how anyone feels about it. Now that we know it’s not going anywhere, fans have already begun to provide casting advice.
If context wasn’t enough to reveal the truth behind a post like this, we’ll spell it out – it’s faker than fake. Still, if you needed a good old fashion chuckle, here it is: Reba McEntire as Ron Weasley.
Can’t argue with this logic. What’s next, Schwarzenegger as Snape?
Reba is certainly an interesting, albeit phony choice for Ron. Having the 68-year-old play a British schoolboy would certainly expand her creative range, though, so never say never.
Frankly, discussing the larger casting for Harry Potter’s catalogue characters isn’t bad in its own right. The thought of actors like Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, or Emma Watson being recast is heartbreaking to many who have spent their lives idolizing them.
Leaving behind a beloved film franchise for an episodic television show is blasphemy of the highest order – and as unforgivable as any curse ever uttered in the Potterverse, especially when Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is a little less than 12 years old. Plenty of people wish HBO and Warner Bros. would let the franchise live a little longer before deciding to replace it with something new, but sadly, that’s not how this whole Hollywood things works.
For the skeptics out there, the only silver lining is that a series will be able to more deeply adapt each individual books in ways that a two-hour film never could – giving us a more realized version (hopefully) of The Boy Who Lived.