“From Comedy to Controversy: Why Nick Frost’s Hagrid Casting Has Fans Outraged!”
While many fans were happy with the casting, a vocal segment of the internet accused him of “siding with a bigot,” referencing the franchise’s creator, JK Rowling.
Actor Nick Frost’s Instagram has been flooded by negative comments after being confirmed for HBO’s Harry Potter
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His Instagram profile—once a place where fans could express their appreciation for the actor—has now been flooded with negative comments, forcing the actor to turn off comments in his recent post celebrating the announcement.
As Bored Panda previously reported, the announcement was initially received with excitement by netizens, who shared words of encouragement with the actor as soon as it was made public.
“Great choice, he’ll definitely bring the warmth and humor Hagrid needs,” one fan wrote, with similar reactions setting Frost’s Hagrid to be one of the reboot’s most beloved characters.
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Further endearing was Frost’s heartfelt tribute to Hagrid’s previous late actor, Robbie Coltrane, who passed away in October 2022 at 72.
“Robbie, I promise I won’t let you down,” Frost wrote on Instagram, expressing his honor at being the one chosen to carry the torch of the beloved character into the future.
His post, however, served as a magnet for negative comments, most of which centered on his association with JK Rowling, who has become a controversial figure in recent years due to expressing her views as a Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF), a branch of feminism that opposes gender ideology.
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