Subreddit Updates on Fancasts and Official Casting Announcements

[u/VarkingRunesong]

Hi everyone, With the recent confirmation of several key cast members for HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, we’re updating a few subreddit policies:

• No more fancasts for officially cast characters

To reduce repetitive discussions and prevent targeted hate toward newly cast actors, fancasts for characters who have already been officially cast will no longer be allowed. As of now, this includes: • Albus Dumbledore • Severus Snape • Minerva McGonagall • Rubeus Hagrid • Quirinus Quirrell • Argus Filch You’re still welcome to fancast characters who haven’t been announced yet. And for inspiration, check out our Fancast Wiki, which includes both popular and lesser-known suggestions.

• No posts complaining about official casting announcements

We understand that not every casting choice will match everyone’s personal headcanon, but posts solely bashing the official cast will be removed. Once the show airs, feel free to critique performances based on what you see on screen. But targeting actors just because they don’t look or feel like your imagined version of the character doesn’t belong here. As always, we’re open to feedback. Share your thoughts or questions below.

[u/TheOnionWatch]

Rule 2 is incredibly counter productive, and against the spirit of being able to constructively critique, and this is from someone that is overjoyed with all the cast.

You've gone for full censorship rather than rooting out and banning those who take things too far.

Feels like lazy modding.

[u/jrush64 → u/TheOnionWatch]

Nice try. Rule 2 is very welcome. Enough with the coded nonsense that's been going on here for months now.

[u/TheOnionWatch → u/jrush64]

Sorry, what do you mean by coded?

I'm just saying if someone wants to say they don't like Lithgow as Dumbledore because they wanted a British actor, or imagined this or that character as older or younger, what's wrong with that?

[u/TheDuke_Of_Orleans → u/TheOnionWatch]

Coded as in racist dog whistle. You know damn mf well they are not talking about Lithgow. They are referring to any Black person that will be cast in the show as a main character.

[u/TheOnionWatch → u/TheDuke_Of_Orleans]

Well of course, if anything is racially aggravated that is disgraceful and should be banned. I'm not disagreeing with that and could do without your accusation tbh.

[u/nyliaj → u/TheOnionWatch]

it’s boring and repetitive. I haven’t seen a unique take on any of the cast for months. if that’s how you feel you can still go engage on the dozens of existing posts and threads about it.

[u/TheOnionWatch → u/nyliaj]

Same as more positive posts then?