Severus Snape

[potioncat]

Carol: 
> *Just my opinion* with which I am not asking you to agree. I'm just
> saying that the film version of Snape is based on the book version and
> that Alan Rickman, who read the books and knew Snape's secret long
> before DH came out (JKR told him) has tried to stay true to the
> character depicted in the books even when the scenes assigned to him
> are invented by the screenwriter and director.

Potioncat:
I know there were articles that said JKR gave certain actors 
information about their characters. However, I'm sure I read a Rickman 
interview in which he said he didn't know what was coming. And after 
DH, he commented that he finally understood his character's motivation. 
I'll look for the interview later this week.

Although I'll bet he at least knew about LOLLIPOPS.