Severus Snape

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For filmmakers, casting the movie can be one of the most stressful parts in the production, especially when re-making such a successful book. The audience has strict expectations. In Harry Potter, the characters are described in great detail in the book. Their personalities are also brought to light and it’s important for the actors and the actresses to be able to match these well. For example, they casted Alan Rickman as the role for Severus Snape. Even though there were a couple differences between the book and the movie such as the age of Severus Snape, he still became one of the most popular characters. Not many people paid attention to the fact that Severus Snape was supposed to be thirty-two in the book but was fifty-five when he got

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