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How Old was Alan Rickman when he died?
69 years (1946–2016)Alan Rickman / Age at death
What did Alan Rickman say about Harry Potter?
He said, “It helped me think that he was more complicated and that the story was not going to be as straight down the line as everybody thought.” This helped him realise that he was playing a rather ambiguous character.
Did Alan Rickman say when I’m 80 years old?
When I’m 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I’ll be reading Harry Potter. And my family will say to me, “After all this time?” And I will say, “Always.”
What did Alan Rickman know about Snape?
In 2011, Rickman said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he knew that Snape was a “double agent… and a very good one at that” from the start, despite the fact that Rowling had only written three of the books at the time “Sorcerer’s Stone,” the first film in the series was released.
How did Alan Rickman get the role of Snape?
The filmmakers were ultimately able to convince him, but it was insight from author J.K. Rowling herself that influenced Rickman’s portrayal of Snape. “[She] took him out to dinner and told him something about what was going to happen to Snape throughout the series and in the seventh book,” Columbus shared.
Did Alan Rickman know what lies ahead for Severus Snape?
Alan Rickman was one of the only people to know what laid ahead for his “Harry Potter” character Severus Snape, Daniel Radcliffe said.
What did Alan Rickman reveal in his throwback interview?
In this throwback interview, Alan Rickman first revealed that he had been to the dubbing studio, where he spoke as Severus Snape for the last time. He shared that when he was at the studio, the screen in front of him had flashback shots of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson from 10 years ago and they were just 12 years old.
Did David Rickman have the inside line into Snape’s future?
During a conversation with Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black, in the “Return to Hogwarts” 20th anniversary reunion special on HBO Max, Radcliffe said that Rickman had the “inside line” into Snape’s future during the filming of the first two “Harry Potter” films.
What did JK Rowling tell Alan Rickman about Snape?
In 2016, Rowling clarified on Twitter what she had told Rickman in order to give him a more nuanced understanding of his character: the meaning of the word “always,” which Snape says after Dumbledore asks him if he still loves Lily Potter “after all this time.”