Rowling defends casting of black Hermione in new Harry Potter play
22 Dec 2015 12:28 AM IST
Rowling said on Twitter that the character's skin color had in fact never been specified in the books.
Actress Emma Watson as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies. (Picture Courtesy: Facebook)
London: A black actress playing Hermione Granger? J.K. Rowling has no problem with that. The best-selling author of the "Harry Potter" books has responded to mixed reactions after the cast for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" - a new London play featuring Harry as an adult - was announced Monday.
The role of Hermione, made famous in the film versions by Emma Watson, will be played by Swaziland-born actress Noma Dumezweni. Rowling said on Twitter that the character's skin color had in fact never been specified in the books. "Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever. White skin was never specified. Rowling loves black Hermione," she wrote, adding a kissing emoji at the end.
The play, based on a new story by Rowling and others, opens July 30.
( Source : AP )
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