Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: Claudia Kim opens up about casting controversy
By Callum Gunn
Claudia Kim has opened up over the controversy of her being cast as Nagini in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movie.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has been plagued with one controversy after another. The casting of Johnny Depp was shrouded in it, Dumbledore not being portrayed explicitly gay was shrouded in it, and then Claudia Kim being cast as Nagini came along.
Many fans weren’t happy at the idea of Kim being cast in a role that ultimately leads her to become a servant of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter franchise. J.K. Rowling has come out to defend the decision but that didn’t put an end to it.
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One person who has remained fairly quiet about the whole controversy, however, is Claudi Kim. She herself has not spoken about the view fans have taken about her casting in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Until now.
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According to allkpop, Kim conducted an interview several days ago in a theater in Seoul, where she addressed the opinions and issue fans have had regarding her role. She also spoke about what she herself thought about the role and when she was given the role. She also explained that she thinks the controversy will most likely fade away once the movie has premiered.
"“When I found out that I’m playing Nagini, I thought it was meaningful because it’s an important character in the ‘Harry Potter’ series.”“I’m looking forward to viewers being satisfied and the controversy fading away once the film premieres.”“I think Nagini should’ve been played by an Asian. Scriptwriter JK Rowling probably searched for an Asian actress because she researched the origin of Nagini. I’m not sure if it’s just my pride, but I think I was able to bring out a different vibe as a Korean in Hollywood where there are many Korean Americans.”"
You can see the full interview that Claudia Kim gave here.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is scheduled to premiere in theatres, Nov. 16, 2018.