Casting decisions (was: Half-Blood Prince)

[zanooda2]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at ...> wrote:

> 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.


zanooda:

Wasn't it you who said that they possibly didn't know Snape's age yet, 
when they started filming the first movie :-)?


>  Why, the guy is a mere 62. :)

If only he could look at least like he looked in "Die Hard" ... ;-(