Re: TV news for March 2-8, 2025

On Mar 8, 2025 at 9:58:48 AM PST, "Robin Miller"
<robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:

HARRY POTTER: Janet McTeer in Negotiations to Play McGonagall; Paapa
Essiedu Near Deal to Play Snape in HBO Series  (March 7)

Oh, good. More race-swapping. Snape is now a black guy. I guess it wouldn't be
Hollywood without race or gender-swapping that only goes one way.

Since they're now casting non-Brits in these roles, I think either Robert
Downey Jr. or Viggo Mortensen would have made a good young(er) Snape. But, of
course, they're white, so that's a no-go.

Amazon Orders BLOODAXE Norse Drama Series from VIKINGS Creator
Michael Hirst  (March 6)
 
[The show "chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Viking
warriors, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild, Mother of
Kings. As they fight for the throne of Norway, the land is torn apart by
fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals. With war
looming and chaos consuming the kingdom, drawing in the ruthless Kings
of other Scandinavian countries, and even a powerful English ruler, the
stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic, compelling and utterly
magical new Viking Saga."]

I wonder how many black Vikings we'll be treated to in the cast.