Did Alan Rickman know what would happen to Snape?

Did Alan Rickman know what would happen to Snape?

Alan Rickman knew Snape’s future during early “Harry Potter” filming, Daniel Radcliffe said. Not even director Chris Columbus knew what was going to happen, Radcliffe said. When asked about acting choices tied to Snape’s fate, Rickman would say “I’ll tell you later.”

Did Alan Rickman know the ending?

Alan Rickman knew Snape’s fate in Harry Potter early on Radcliffe went on to say that every time Rickman was asked about Snape’s fate he would say, “I’ll tell you later,” and he was one of the very few people who had the “inside line” into what was going to happen down the road.

Did JK Rowling tell Alan Rickman about Snape?

Rickman had the inside line.” Oldman was stunned and said, “Rickman? He worked that one out!” Radcliffe revealed that ‘very early’ on, Rickman had wanted to know the future of Snape’s story and asked series author JK Rowling. He never told anyone.

What did Jo tell Alan Rickman?

Following Rickman’s passing, Rowling took to Twitter and revealed exactly what she told the actor to keep him playing Snape. Rowling shared that she told him about Snape’s love for Lily and what the word “always” meant. “I told Alan what lies behind the word ‘always,’” she wrote.

Why did Alan Rickman know the ending?

Alan Rickman was the first and only actor on the Harry Potter set to know how the story ends, as he wanted to know all the layers to Snape’s complex character before he could play him.

What did Severus mean by always?

Snape’s summoning of the silver doe Patronus (the same Patronus as Lily Potter) is a symbol and a testament to Snape’s unconditional love for and loyalty to Harry’s mother. ‘Always’ tells both Dumbledore and the reader that everything Snape had done and will do is in the name of his love for Lily Potter.

How old was Alan Rickman when he played Severus Snape?

69 years (1946–2016)Alan Rickman / Age at death

What did Severus mean by Always?

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