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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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Prefect
Points: 365
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
Auror
Points: 3647
Anastasia Popovick says:
I have just one thing to say...Thank God! I love Alan as Snape. Nothing against Tim Roth but Alan is Snape.
Posted Dec 13, 2007 at 8:32 PM EST
Lunarly challenged
Points: 2472
Grayback'sVictim says:
Alan is the perfect Snape... I can't see Tim Roth playing Snape, just won't do...
PS. I bet Tim is eating himself up, right about now *smirks*
Posted Dec 14, 2007 at 10:34 AM EST
Witch
Points: 936
Lilium says:
No other could play snape!!! NONONO! never!!!
Alan is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Dec 14, 2007 at 1:51 PM EST
Delusional Army Soldier
Points: 4393
ILoveHP! says:
I love Alan. It's surprising to think that he wasn't the first choice! Alan is perfect for Snape!
Posted Dec 15, 2007 at 1:11 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2334
SlytherinStarGazer says:
hmmm that is interesting, but I don't think anyone could do it as well as Alan Rickman does, I mean it is almost like he was born just to play Snape in the Potter films... :)
Posted Dec 15, 2007 at 11:47 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2050
Feelin' Felix Felicis says:
I just can't imagine anyone else playing the part of Severus Snape. That role now belongs completely to Alan Rickman.
Posted Dec 17, 2007 at 10:11 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2011
brenpotterfans says:
I couldn't possibly imagine anyone else playing the role of Snape. I think Alan Rickman was one of the best casting choices in any of the movies.
Posted Dec 21, 2007 at 12:16 AM EST
Witch
Points: 953
im freeeeeeeeee says:
I wonder if it would have been as good or better.....I love alan though...
Posted Dec 27, 2007 at 9:39 PM EST
Rickmaniac to the Core
Points: 2564
snaily says:
I knew this tidbit way back!
But in the end I think it was the right decision since Alan’s had some success with the character.
Some success?? I suppose he's the only one to think that Alan has had only "some success" with the HP series!
Posted Dec 28, 2007 at 1:54 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 2
makaellee lily weasley says:
Mr. roth missed out man he would've been an idol to some people
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ron and hermione's daughter
Posted Jan 3, 2008 at 5:59 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2572
Mystique says:
Thank god! It's hard to think of anyone but Alan Rickman as snape... he was so perfect for the role.
Posted Jan 7, 2008 at 3:11 PM EST
Witch
Points: 629
Crookshanks535 says:
Rickman has had "some success" with the character?? What an understatement, Alan Rickman is THE Snape! He's amazing. Perhaps the best character in the entire cast of the films. (And all of the cast is superb)...
Posted Jan 15, 2008 at 3:02 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 14
felixfine7x says:
some success??? He pretty much is perfect.. I didn't picture snape any other way! except greasier.
Posted Feb 28, 2008 at 11:54 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 40
kikipotter103 says:
That is very interesting. i wish there was like real Snape in the world. anyway, i guess all i have to say is congrats to tim roth for being offered the part.
Posted May 26, 2008 at 4:00 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2424
bonniewrightrulz says:
Yeah,Alan Rickman is perfect as Snape.The voice,the deadly look,everything is just perfect about him,he's a really fantastic actor.
Posted Jul 3, 2008 at 4:44 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 587
Jacob_Knight says:
Wow. I'd never heard this before. I can't picture this guys face at the moment but he sounds familiar. I've never seen Planet of the Apes so i don't know him from there either. I've never even thought about someone else in alan rickman's spot. He's a great Snape and I'm glad they went with him. Of course, I could be saying the same thing about another actor to if someone else had played Snape, but I don't think so. Rickman's always been Snape in my mind.
Posted Jan 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM EST
Runs with vampires
Points: 2466
Careless Thunder says:
Some success? Alan Rickman IS Snape. There's no other person for the role. It's just that simple. Now that I think about it, I think Roth would have made a good Slughorn. I remember him playing a big guy on some other show too. Monk, maybe?
Posted Jun 12, 2009 at 12:57 AM EST
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