Author JK Rowling has defended the decision to cast Korean actor Claudia Kim as Voldemort's devoted pet, Nagini, in Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald. A user on Twitter called out Rowling: "Listen Joanne, we get it, you didn't include enough representation when you wrote the books. https://t.co/UIrR7yiKQD — Jen Moulton (@J_A_Moulton) September 26, 2018Rowling responded, saying Nagini is a Naga, which are "snake-like mythical creatures of Indonesian mythology". Author Amish Tripathi, best known for Shiva trilogy, pointed out to Rowling that "the Naga mythology emerged from India". https://t.co/cXHSlDD7Kc — Amish Tripathi (@authoramish) September 26, 2018Earlier, Rowling had revealed Nagini is a Maledictus, a female who carries a blood curse from birth which eventually results in them turning into a beast.

Source: dna September 27, 2018 11:37 UTC