The name Lestrange has up until now been associated with one of the most evil characters in the Harry Potter story – Bellatrix.
However, while Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald‘s Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz) may share the surname, it seems we may be quick to judge her.
“Leta is in some ways burdened by her name,” producer David Heyman told Entertainment Weekly. “The fact that she is a Lestrange has led some people to believe her to be a bad person.
“But as with a lot of J. K. Rowling’s writing, you have a rich complex character, and it’s one that Zoë brings to life.”
Kravitz herself elaborated on Leta and her character’s reputation: “Yeah, being a pureblood is a big deal. When she walks into a party people take a double take.
“She’s always felt like an outcast because of that and she’s very edgy because she’s used to being judged, and has created a bubble of protection of herself.”
The actress has also opened-up about the romantic history between Leta and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne).
“We’ve only seen her previously in a photograph from Newt’s office,” she explained. “They’re friends from childhood when they went to Hogwarts.
“Now he’s come back into town and learns she’s become engaged to his brother Theseus, so that’s an awkward situation.
“I don’t think it ever went to that place, but Newt has so few friends and connections in his childhood, maybe in his mind it might have gone there? I don’t think it was ever acted upon. But it still feels like a betrayal when she ends up with Theseus.”
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will be released on November 16.
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