J.K. Rowling comments on 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' films race issue
 

J.K. Rowling took to Twitter to answer a long-argued issue regarding the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series - that of the characters' races.

So far, 11 actors have been confirmed for the first Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie, and true to fans' complaints, they are all white: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Faith Wood-Blagrove, Ezra Miller, Jenn Murray, Jane Perry and Sinead Matthews.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Vividscarletsky">@Vividscarletsky</a> Everyone in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FantasticBeasts?src=hash">#FantasticBeasts</a> is not white.</p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/636178489205522433">August 25, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Vividscarletsky">@Vividscarletsky</a> Perhaps wait until you see the movie to judge? It is a trilogy and all the characters have not been revealed or cast yet.</p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/636179497235181568">August 25, 2015</a></blockquote>
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The Harry Potter author, as screenwriter of the series, would know who else is still to cast for the series, which will undoubtedly included people of colour.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them's first film will release in theaters and IMAX in November 2018.

I hope they have a lot of diversity!

I'm glad some people decided to voice their thoughts on this though. It didn't seem realistic to me at all, especially since Fantastic Beasts is set in New York.

*whispers* Ezra Miller is part Japanese :whistle:

i felt this has to be said because in the other franchise he was cast in, they're persecuting him for not being white enough :lmao: (his character's original ethnicity was a ginger dude)

im pretty color and gender blind at this point, so this cast being all white wasnt even a blip on my radar; they are all top-of-their-craft actors, thats what registered. im all for accurate representation of gender/creed/ ethnicity in our screens (of which we are still a looooong way off), but some SJW are doing more damage for a cause than good. this being a prime example.

besides, this is set in the 1920s. im not sure if i want to see slavery and white supremacy cast its ugly shadow on something as lovely as a Harry Potter franchise.

J.K Rowling seems to know what she is doing. The directors always respect her opinion for her stories. I think she will incorporate a lot of diversity in her films. I am not worried one bit!