A accumulation of personal letters belonging to the lateAlan Rickmanshows that playing one of the main roles in an iconic dealership likeHarry Potterisn’t always well-off . The letter , which are part ofan auctionat theABA Rare Book Fairin London , throw away Light Within on Rickman ’s mindset when playing Severus Snape over the course of study of eight movies , and it ’s clear there was some difficulty along the way .
“ give thanks you for seduce HP2 a success,”Potterproducer David Heyman wrote to Rickman in one letter of the alphabet . “ I sleep with , at times , you are frustrated but please make out that you are an inherent part of the films . And you are brilliant . ”
And in another line , which Rickman titledInside Snape ’s Head , the doer bemoaned the fashion in whichHarry Potter and the Half - Blood Princedirector David Yates manage a specific part of Snape ’s characterization . Details about what , on the nose , Rickman did n’t like are n’t made public , but the actor save , “ It ’s as if David Yates has decided that this is not important in the scheme of things i.e. teen audience appeal , ” when interview the conductor ’s choice . Half - Blood Princeis the 6th film in the franchise , and the varsity letter point towards frustrations starting as early as the second installment , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , which was directed by Chris Columbus , who also helmed the first movie .
There are happy notes in the collection , though , let in one from Harry Potter Almighty J.K. Rowling , who told Rickman he was “ doing justice to my most complex character , ” and one from Harry Potter himself , Daniel Radcliffe , say , “ To Alan , Thank you for all of my presents , I ca n’t wait to readCatcher in the Rye . ”
According toArchitectural Digest , the Rickman auction sale collection includes 35 boxes of diaries , picture , scripts , and other personal issue , include short letter from Prince Charles , Tony Blair , and Bill Clinton . All said , the entire haul has been prise at $ 1.2 million .
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