As the news of Paapa Essiedu being cast as Professor Severus Snape reached the internet, netizens decided to sing the same old song they have been singing for quite some time.

Some like his acting, but others say he doesn't look like Snape from the books. Many think Adam Driver would be better because of his brooding style and resemblance to Rickman. This comment set ...

Adam Driver is suggested as a closer match to Alan ... saying, "This is the ONLY Snape I recognize! Paapa Essiedu can't hold a candle to Alan Rickman." Others worried that Essiedu may face ...

One user posted: "The casting of Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape is blatant DEI nonsense, and America is beyond over it. Every single Harry Potter fan wanted Adam Driver." Another fan wrote ...