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DECEMBER 10, 2007 at 2:59 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: MTV Movies Blog
Have you ever wondered who else might have been cast to play Prof. Snape in the Harry Potter movies? Well, in a recent interview actor Tim Roth 
mentioned that he had been offered the role but decided to do Tim Burton's version of Planet of the Apes.
Mr. Roth states:
I was going to do both films [Potter and Planet of the Apes]. We rigged it so that I could fly back and forth. They figured out the schedule but it just got to be overwhelming in my mind. My kids really liked the books. They were really into me doing it, but the idea of being an ape with Tim was too good.
I would have made [Snape] a very different guy. But in the end I think it was the right decision since Alan’s had some success with the character.
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Honeydukes Eye Candy
Points: 3501
Pansyful says:
Ahhh yes tim roth. well i'm having a hard time imagining him as snape already. i think Alan Rickman has pretty much done the job extremely well. Perfectly in fact and fans wouldn't want it any other way. but tim roth is a great actor no doubt about it
Posted Dec 10, 2007 at 10:42 PM EST
Seer
Points: 15207
Brittany Radcliffe says:
I dont think I can imagine anyone else playing Snape but Alan. honestly, he fits it perfectly. like he was born to play that part.
Posted Dec 10, 2007 at 11:12 PM EST
Sirius's Veil Thrower
Points: 4655
SiriusBlacksGodDaughter says:
Wow, that's crazy! Tim Roth sort of looks like Professor Snape though....mh...can't say it was a good idea to pick Alan because I don't really know Tim Roth that well.
~Drish~
Posted Dec 10, 2007 at 11:32 PM EST
Witch
Points: 819
accio_kim says:
Whatever, I LOVE LOVE Alan Rickman as Snape, he is too perfect!
(also strangely sexy...) >.<
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 1:56 AM EST
Magical Sanitary Supplier
Points: 2518
5225 says:
I have read somewhere that JK Rowling was also agree with Alan Rickman as Prof Snape. And then she put the way he portray the character into Snape in later books.
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 2:39 AM EST
Weaselette
Points: 3184
WickedLoz says:
Err.. Tim who?
'Some success' is complete B.S.
And if he did do Snape different from Rickman, I very much doubt us fans or even JKR herself would have been pleased!
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 5:17 AM EST
Auror
Points: 4080
RON's all up in heRmiONe says:
Alan Rickman is perfect for Snape, no one else could play him like Alan does, he does an amazing job.
"Some success"-that dude better re-think what he's saying!
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 5:18 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 31
hpfan111 says:
He SO does! I mean, if someone else suddenly started playing Sev I would SO stop seeing the movies!
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 7:45 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2363
Nataly says:
A very different guy? i like him as he is now.. some success? Alan Rickman is perfect for the role!
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 7:56 AM EST
Squib
Points: 128
MRS DAN RADCLIFFE says:
Alan is absolutely perfect for the role of PROF. Snape. Tim could have never got into the character better than Alan.
It was lucky for HP that Tim decided to take up Planet of the Apes so that Alan could get the role and have lots and lots of success with the character.
Love HP GIRL
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 8:40 AM EST
Prof. Alfred W. Mandoore
Points: 2445
JAYSTARR says:
Tim Roth is a great actor. But, no one could perform Snape as well as Alan. He is perfect for the part of Snape, no doubt about it.
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 8:44 AM EST
Witch
Points: 865
Linakekei says:
i think alan rickman does a fantastic snape. I wish he would get a little more movie time tho.
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 10:11 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1550
the_girl_who_lived89 says:
I have never heard about the man, BUT im so happy that Alan Rickman is playing Snape. He is just the right actor to do that part. He is Snape all the way!
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 10:50 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 559
Nikodemus Gilbert says:
I think Alan Rickman was the better choice for playing Severus Snape.
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 11:49 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1514
MollyMomma says:
Ahh, glad they stuck with Rickman. He gives Snape so many dimensions.
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 1:52 PM EST
Squib
Points: 195
ShadowCate says:
I am VERY glad that Mr. Roth decided to do Planet of the Apes instead of Harry Potter. Alan Rickman is superb and I can't imagine anyone else as Snape. He exibits an incredible character depth that I frankly have never seen in Tim Roth's outings.
Regarding Mr. Roth's last comments: "But in the end I think it was the right decision..." For Harry Potter fans indeed it was!
He continues: "...since Alan’s had some success with the character." Does this sound like Sour Grapes??? How many people actually know who Tim Roth is?
Besides visually ... I can't picture a 5'7" Snape.
Cat
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 4:21 PM EST
Witch
Points: 972
Professor Granger says:
Hmm...I don't know. I guess he could have been Snape, but after seeing Rickman play him for the past 6 years...its hard to see anyone else even being possible.
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 6:44 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 68
saiyanwizardgurl says:
This is very interesting, but Alan's the only guy that can play Severus (at least that's how I feel)! No one can hit Harry and Ron on the head with a book like he can!
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 6:59 PM EST
Antipodean Snow Goddess
Points: 3070
Tikihaha says:
It's actually quite hard for me to imagine anyone else other than Alan Rickman being Snape, as he has made the character his own. But on the other hand, if Tim Roth had been cast as Snape, we'd be saying the same thing about Alan!!
I'm happy with all the Harry Potter casting to date (with the obvious exception of Michael Gambon, but them's the breaks!).
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 7:38 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1862
Bright Eyes says:
Hmmm. It's interesting to think just how different the films could have turned out with different actors - either way it would've been good, but personally I think Rickman does a brilliant job :)
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 11:09 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1008
PhoenixThestral says:
He would have never been able to pull it off... no way.
Posted Dec 11, 2007 at 11:32 PM EST
Squib
Points: 130
RememberSnape says:
Ha! You chose to play an ape for one movie instead of playing in a 7 film series?...That was smart!
Posted Dec 12, 2007 at 6:42 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 589
DumbledoresRevenge says:
Who could say Michael Gambon was bad casting, Tikihaha?! The old Dumbledore had trouble getting out of his seat, he hardly seemed the "the greatest wizard who ever lived" when he was practically a fossil. Gambon captured the truly eccentric and powerful Albus Percival Wolfric Brian Dumbledore we all know from the books.
Posted Dec 12, 2007 at 2:10 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2852
H/HrShipper4Ever says:
Wow. It's so weird thinking that another person might have played Snape. Thankfully that didn't happen and we have Rickman. He's really good at playing Snape.
Posted Dec 12, 2007 at 3:51 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1585
BB_Sectumsempra says:
I think Alan Rickman has had GREAT success with the character. He is the perfect Snape.
Posted Dec 13, 2007 at 11:52 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 367
Big_D says:
Good, I like Alan Rickman. He is the best at Snape. He plays Snape so well! :)
iheartlockhart
Posted Dec 13, 2007 at 6:32 PM EST
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