Alan Rickman-Snape?

[jamesf991]

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From: jamesf991
Subject: Re: Alan Rickman-Snape?
Reply To: [Yahoo! #7364] Re: Alan Rickman-Snape?
Date: 8/20/00 8:24 pm  (ET)

>The problem with Rickman is his age; he's too
>old for Snape, who is in his early forties at
>most. Snape was a contemporary of Sirius, Lupin,
>and James Potter. James had Harry fairly young
>(let's say about 25) and so he'd only be 39 or
>40 now.

People seem to be complaining that at least three of the rumoured
principal actors are "too old" for their parts (Smith, Rickman, and
Thomson). Perhaps someone with stage or film experience can comment
on "the magic of makeup" in altering an actor or actress's apparent
age. Could Rickman be made to appear to be in his early 40's (he's 54),
or Smith to be in her 50's? At least Richard Harris, 70, is the perfect
age for Dumbledore. I just hope he survives to play in all 7 films.

-JamesF, age 50 but looks 35 :)