HBO is interested in casting I may be destroyedPapa Essidu as Severus Snape in their upcoming film Harry Potter TV series, Deadline understands. However, no official offers have been made to the actor and his team has not spoken with HBO representatives about a potential deal.
In the movies, it was the late Alan Rickman who made the cold and somewhat sympathetic Snape Harry Potter famous.
An HBO spokesperson recently said of such rumors, saying, “We appreciate that such a high-profile series will attract a lot of rumors and speculation. As we work our way through pre-production, we will only confirm details when deals are finalized.”
Emmy and BAFTA Award-nominated Essiedu recently signed with WME to represent. He received an Emmy nomination as a supporting actor in a limited or anthology series as well as a BAFTA TV lead actor nomination for his role as Kwame in Michaela Coel's HBO series. I may destroy you. He also received a TV nomination for Lead Actor from a BAFTA Lazarus Project.
Other recent projects of the actor include the National Theatre Impactwritten by Lucy Prebble and directed by Jamie Lloyd, which will move to The Shed in New York this year; Season six of the cult anthology series Black mirror (“demon 79”); The working title/movie is Universal Christmas genie, Directed and written by Sam Boyd Love indeedRichard Curtis. Essiedu also recently starred opposite Saoirse Ronan Overtaking.
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