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Alan Rickman was critical of Emma Watson (Warner Bros. Pictures)[/caption]
“These kids need directing. They don’t know their lines and Emma [Watson]’s diction is this side of Albania at times. “Plus my so-called rehearsal is with a stand-in who is French.”These entries were written around the time of filming for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004. But it turns out Rickman had serious doubts about his role in the franchise and came very close to leaving after only a couple of films. While filming the second installment, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in 2002, the actor suggested a discussion was ongoing about him leaving the franchise. He wrote: “Talking to [agent] Paul Lyon-Maris about HP exit, which he thinks will happen. But here we are in the project-collision area again. Reiterating no more HP. They don’t want to hear it.” As we all know though, Rickman saw through the Harry Potter films until the end. This was because of Snape's character arc, which JK Rowling had told him about years before it was revealed in the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. [caption id="attachment_371938" align="alignnone" width="990"]
It was Snape's character arc that played a big part in making Rickman want to carry on in the role (Warner Bros. Pictures)[/caption]
“Snape dies heroically, Potter describes him to his children as one of the bravest men he ever knew and calls his son Albus Severus. This was a genuine rite of passage. “One small piece of information from Jo Rowling seven years ago – Snape loved Lily – gave me a cliff edge to hang on to.”Rickman’s diary entries are now available in the book ‘Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman’. Related links:
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