Alan Rickman Was Confused by Snape’s Original On-Screen Death, Candid Diaries Reveal: ‘Impossible to Comprehend’

The late actor mused that, even in the finished version of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” it was “unsettling to watch”

Alan Rickman as Professor Snape from Harry Potter
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Alan Rickman may have been proud of his contributions to the “Harry Potter” franchise, but as it turns out, he wasn’t always thrilled by the decisions made from page to screen. In fact, in new diary entries from the late actor, it’s revealed that he found Snape’s death in the final film “impossible to comprehend” in its earliest versions — and “unsettling to watch” in its final one.

In new writings obtained by The Guardian, Rickman chronicles his experiences on the Potter set, dating all the way back to the beginning. He recalls asking author J.K.

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