The choice of actors for the main roles in the new "Harry Potter" was appreciated on social networks

The performers of the roles of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in the new film adaptation of the series of books about Hogwarts by J. K. Rowling have become known. The names of the performers were announced by the American TV channel HBO on May 27.

Fans of the Harry Potter story have positively received the new trio of main characters. The new cast was also approved by the writer herself.

The role of Harry Potter was given to Dominic McLaughlin. So far, there are only a few projects in his filmography that are scheduled to be released in 2025. The only complaints from social media users are that the actor is too fat for an orphan character. In The Philosopher's Stone, Rowling describes Harry as a boy smaller and weaker than his peers, with a thin face, sharp knees, black hair and bright green eyes.

The role of Ron Weasley, a skinny and awkward boy with a face strewn with freckles, went to debutant Alastair Stout. Social media users call him cute and handsome.

Most of the attention went to Arabella Stanton, a young actress who had already had experience on the stage of London's West End Theater. Some users found her too dark—skinned, but most noticed the resemblance to the book's heroine, a girl with thick brown hair whose front teeth are slightly larger than necessary.

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