The reason why the Harry Potter series of movies is so successful is also due to the precise casting.
Not only the familiar "Golden Triangle" harry, Ron, and Hermione, but even those important supporting characters have been unanimously recognized by fans of the original book, feeling as if they had come out of the book.
Among the many supporting roles, Severus Snape's popularity has always been high, and even surpassed the male protagonist Harry Potter in many fan votes, ranking first.
Professor Snape is so popular that, in addition to the character's own charisma, the most important thing is the wonderful performance of the British hall of fame actor Alan Rickman.
But how was he chosen by the filmmakers to play the role of Snape?
When some best-selling foreign novels are adapted into movies and put on the big screen, the filmmakers will consult the original author whether he has his own favorite actor for the roles in the film.
When the Harry Potter series was bought by Warner Pictures, author J.K. Rowling also provided a cast list for the producers.
For example, she wanted Robbie Courtrani to play Hagrid, Richard Harris to play Dumbledore, and Maggie Smith to play Professor McGonagall.
As for Severus Snape's candidate, Rowling wrote down Alan Rickman's name. And in her opinion, Rickman is Snape's perfect choice.
Although the filmmakers will try to cast according to the list of actors provided by the author, considering the remuneration, schedule, popularity and other reasons, the filmmakers will also have their own considerations for casting.
Although Rowling initially thought that Rickman was the best actor to play Snape, the filmmakers set their sights on other actors, or rather, they intended to sign a contract with another excellent British actor, Tim Ross.
However, since there was a larger investment film at the time, Tim Ross was also invited, and after consideration, he eventually gave up the role of Snape.
So, the film turned to Alan Rickman again.
Later, when interviewing Tim Ross, the AMA reporter who watched the hilarity also asked him if he regretted giving up the role of Snape.
Tim Ross replied:
"I don't know if I ever thought of it that way. If I had taken on the role at the time, everything might have been different. The essence of life is randomness. Taking that job should have given me a wonderful 7 years. But, no, I think there are better actors who have done that job. ”
And Tim Ross admits that when he first approached snape's role, he planned to perform differently from Rickman.
When we're used to Rickman's version of Snape, we don't know what it would be like if we interpreted the character in a different way.
However, I believe that for many Fans, Snape should be the same as Alan Rickman. His success is not only to perfectly restore Snape in the novel, but more importantly, he has left an irreplaceable impression in the hearts of many Fans.
Over the years, news of a remake of Harry Potter has continued. Although we are very willing to see new works appear, but at the same time it is very contradictory, the classic is there, it is really difficult to surpass.
If you were to play Snape in a different way, would you think he would be able to reach or even surpass Alan Rickman?