When the casting of the first Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, was announced in 2000, BBC News said, "For Rickman, the role of the eminent, but sinister, Snape who teaches ...

When Danielle Radcliffe made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut back in 2012, it’d be safe to assume that a riot would ensue if a Harry Potter sketch didn’t make it on air. Fortunately for ...

As The Hollywood Reporter, who broke the news exclusively, wrote, “Sources say the actor has been offered the part although it is not clear if negotiations have begun in earnest.” As the outlet noted ...

Alan Rickman, the British actor with the unforgettable voice who played the brooding Professor Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” films as well as “Die Hard” villain Hans Gruber, died Thursday after ...

It’s been reported that HBO is close to agreeing a deal with acting talent Paapa Essiedu to play the role of Severus Snape, aka Professor Snape, in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter TV show. And since the ...

British actor Alan Rickman, a veteran of dozens of films, has died at age 69. Recently, Rickman was most well-known for portraying the complicated villain Severus Snape in the films based on J.K.