Nagini Racism Row Mars ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Final Trailer

The final trailer of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has left the Internet more abuzz than usual. Eddie Redmayne returns in the film as Newt Scamander, and is joined by Jude Law - who plays a young Dumbledore - and Johnny Depp - who portrays the grisly Grindelwald. Katherine Waterston returns to the franchise as Tina Goldstein.

But more importantly, the trailer introduces us to ‘Nagini’ (played by Claudia Kim), seen in human form, years before she eventually became Lord Voldemort’s snake and the immensely important Horcrux. A huge surprise for the franchise’s fans. Check it out here:

The makers are however drawing flak on social media for being “racially insensitive” in the casting. Check out some of the comments:

Do...do the people behind Fantastic Beasts really not see the issue with having Nagini, Voldemort’s *pet* who is *beheaded* in the final book, actually be an Asian woman? *That’s* the Asian representation?

— Morgan York 🦁📚🤓 (@morganyorkwrite) September 25, 2018

wait so nagini is being played by an asian woman and she like.... becomes voldemort's '''pet'''???? is she.... is she a Fantastic Beast newt must Find???? oh this is bad. this is very very bad

— ✍️ (@neonacropolis) September 25, 2018

someone is gonna write a take about how “omg this decision about nagini is actually WOKE Asians can b racist 😡so it’s okay if an asian woman is portrayed as an EVIL COLD SLIT EYED ANIMAL!!!” and i really won’t be here for it

— the handmaiden stan (@MlMAKIRIGOE) September 25, 2018

all i want is an asian wizarding school where they practice turning white people into snakes , this #nagini business is orientalist as shit

— leah jing (@_leahleahleah) September 26, 2018

One even felt Priyanka Chopra could have been cast in the role.

Such a genius @jk_rowling is ! As if getting back to Strike and Robin in Lethal White was not enough you drop a bomb in #Nagini! Only wish an Indian actress cast in this role and not a Korean..@priyankachopra would have rocked!

— And Life Unfolds (@SubhMohanty) September 26, 2018

With a screenplay by JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, the plot of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald follows the attempts of Scamander and Dumbledore to take on the dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald. And as expected, it’s a visual treat. The film is directed by Harry Potter legend David Yates.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has been produced by Heyday Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the sequel to the 2016 film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The film aims to serve as the second film in the Fantastic Beasts series and the tenth overall of the Wizarding World franchise, that was set in motion by the Harry Potter film series. The film is slated for released in theaters, Real D 3D and IMAX 3D on 16 November 2018.