UPDATED: Paapa Essiedu is being eyed for the function of Professor Severus Snape within the upcoming “Harry Potter” TV sequence, Variety has confirmed with sources.
According to sources, no deal is presently in place and Essiedu has not formally accepted the function. He is the most recent actor to be talked about for an element within the sequence. Variety beforehand reported that Academy Award winner Mark Rylance was within the operating for the function of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
Reps for HBO responded to Variety‘s request for remark with the next assertion: “We recognize that such a high-profile sequence will draw plenty of rumor and hypothesis. As we make our method by way of pre-production, we are going to solely verify particulars as we finalize offers.”
Snape is the potions professor at Hogwarts and the top of Slytherin House. Throughout the e book sequence, he and Harry are continually at odds, as Harry’s father bullied Snape after they have been each college students on the college of witchcraft and wizardry. Snape additionally harbored an unrequited love for Harry’s mom, Lily. Snape was portrayed by the late Alan Rickman within the “Harry Potter” movies.
Should Essiedu finally settle for the function, it might mark a return to HBO for the actor. He beforehand co-starred within the critically-acclaimed restricted sequence “I May Destroy You,” which aired on HBO within the U.S. He obtained an Emmy nomination for greatest supporting actor in a restricted sequence for his work on the present. Essiedu can also be identified for his main function within the crime drama “Gangs of London” in addition to for reveals like “Press,” “The Lazarus Project,” and “The Miniaturist.” He has starred in movies resembling 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” “The Outrun,” and “Genie.”
He is repped by WME and Curtis Brown Group.
The leads for the present – Harry, Hermione and Ron – will seemingly be newcomers, with Warner Bros. launching an open casting name for teenagers aged between 9 and 11 earlier this fall.
Per the logline, “The sequence will probably be a trustworthy adaptation of the beloved ‘Harry Potter’ e book sequence by creator and government producer J.Okay. Rowling. The sequence will characteristic a brand new forged to guide a brand new technology of fandom, stuffed with the incredible element and much-loved characters ‘Harry Potter’ followers have liked for over twenty-five years. Each season will carry ‘Harry Potter’ and these unbelievable adventures to new audiences world wide, whereas the unique, basic and cherished movies will stay on the core of the franchise and out there to look at globally.”
Francesca Gardiner was formally tapped to function showrunner and government producer on the “Harry Potter” present again in June. Mark Mylod will direct a number of episodes along with government producing. The sequence can also be government produced by Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.
The Hollywood Reporter first broke the information of Essiedu being eyed for Snape.
