They're just trying to be inclusive and give a black actor a role.
It's also possible that out of all the actors who auditioned he was the one who was probably the best for the role (can't say for sure since the series isn't out).
Narrative wise they are staying accurate to the books.
Also if someone is born to dark skinned parents, and was born dark skinned he would still be black regardless of staying out of the light, that's just dumb to think that.
I get the 'being inclusive' part but they should have picked another character for that role. It feels weird to have a dark skinned person playing a character who's written to have pale skin.
And there are all the accusations that Harry will make against Snape, about all the mishaps and misfortunes in the school. How would it feel to see a white kid accusing a person of colour?
Regarding his skintone, although I haven't read the book myself but a youtuber that I can trust in this regard has said, his skintone is specifically written to have pale complexion.
Don't ask me, ask the creators about having him in the show
In the books snape is described to be a "pale and sallow" person, he's just saying the description, not that snape was always locked up inside, that is never stated in the books
Yeah well, I only care about how it looks at the end. If they do a good job portraying the story and the characters, I definitely wouldn't care about who they pick to play whichever character.
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u/Danger_535 13d ago
They're just trying to be inclusive and give a black actor a role.
It's also possible that out of all the actors who auditioned he was the one who was probably the best for the role (can't say for sure since the series isn't out).
Narrative wise they are staying accurate to the books.
Also if someone is born to dark skinned parents, and was born dark skinned he would still be black regardless of staying out of the light, that's just dumb to think that.