Casting decisions (was: Half-Blood Prince)

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zanooda:
> >  But Rickman is great anyway - I don't accept him as Snape because 
> > he is so old, but no one can deny that he is great, great, great 
> > :-).
 
> Potioncat, shocked..shocked! Old? She checks Rickman's 
> birthdate...nope. Doesn't look old to her. She takes a look at his 
> characters in more recent movies...still looking good there.
> 
> Not at all old. Although he does excede age expections as far as 
> Snape is concerned.
> 
> Potioncat, who thinks someone should have asked the question, "how 
> old are the characters and will it matter to the plot?" before they 
> did any casting.

SSSusan:
Yep, I think they just decided Rickman was too perfect to pass up, in 
spite of his "advanced years."  I mean, there's no question that he 
doesn't match up with canon!Snape's age.

But I suspect you & I are giving away more about ourselves, Potioncat, 
in our saying, "What? Old?  You think Alan Rickman is OLD?"  Why, the 
guy is a mere 62.  :)

Siriusly Snapey Susan

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