Macaulay Culkin sends CV to JK Rowling for a role in upcoming Fantastic Beasts movie as he defends racism backlash

Rowling previously hit back at criticism 
New Role: Culkin had his eyes on the upcoming flick
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Safeeyah Kazi27 September 2018
The Weekender

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Macaulay Culkin is officially on the hunt for a job…from JK Rowling.

The Home Alone superstar took to social media to send his CV to the prolific author in a bid to land a role in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the latest instalment in the Harry Potter universe.

In a bid to secure his role, 38-year-old Culkin also teamed with Rowling over the racism controversy which stemmed from Claudia Kim being cast as Nagini in the upcoming film.

The South Korean actress plays Lord Voldemort’s pet snake Nagini in The Crimes of Grindelwald – a character who is later beheaded by Neville Longbottom in The Deathly Hallows.

The revelation unsettled some fans who branded the casting racially insensitive as Nagini is a cursed woman who is submissive to a man.

Taking to Twitter in her defence, Culkin said: “Hey @jk_rowling I'm with you! Nagini can be whatever she wants to be! She's a strong woman/snake.

“Also, can you write me into the next movie? I'm Macaulay Culkin (From Home Alone: The Movie) and I was also a Pagemaster (experienced with magic).”

The hilarious tweet comes after Rowling hit back at critics.

Responding to a tweet accusing her of using “representation as an afterthought”, she explained: “The Naga are snake-like mythical creatures of Indonesian mythology, hence the name ‘Nagini.

"They are sometimes depicted as winged, sometimes as half-human, half-snake. Indonesia comprises a few hundred ethnic groups, including Javanese, Chinese and Betawi. Have a lovely day.”

The response comes after Nagini was unveiled as a Maledictus – a female who carries a blood curse from birth which eventually results in them turning into a beast.

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