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Alan Rickman's Star Trek Replacement With 90% RT Returns to Free Streaming as Sequel Plans Continue
Two years before he stepped into the iconic role of Severus Snape, Alan Rickman starred in a sci-fi comedy classic that's making a comeback.
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Harry Potter Reboot’s New Snape Actor Opens Up About Casting Backlash, And Seeing the First Episodes
The casting of actor Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape for HBO’s massive Harry Potter TV series was one of the first major “controversies” about the reboot. Not only was it always going to be almost impossible for anyone to step into the shoes of Alan Rickman after the feature films, but Essiedu, as a black […]
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‘Harry Potter’ Actor Paapa Essiedu ‘Wouldn’t Have Taken This Job On’ If He Couldn’t Handle Snape Casting Backlash: ‘My Priority Is the Work’
When HBO released the first-look image of Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape in the upcoming “Harry Potter” series, it became immediately clear that the show was going for something different. Unlike Alan Rickman’s Snape, Essiedu sports shoulder-length dreadlocks and a more gothic look, swapping the character’s signature buttoned-up robes for a zip-up leather jacket and […]
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