{"id":78770,"date":"2022-09-26T17:27:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/alan-rickmans-diary-reveals-he-wanted-to-quit-harry-potter\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T17:27:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:27:58","slug":"alan-rickmans-diary-reveals-he-wanted-to-quit-harry-potter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/alan-rickmans-diary-reveals-he-wanted-to-quit-harry-potter\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Rickman&#8217;s diary reveals he wanted to quit &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Alan Rickman had a career full of eclectic characters, however, probably one of his most memorable ones was playing professor Severus Snape in the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d series.<\/p>\n<p>Six years after the British actor&#8217;s death from pancreatic cancer, excerpts from his journals are set to be published in a book titled \u201cMadly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the book \u2014 out Oct.  4 \u2014 Rickman noted how he wanted to leave the wizarding franchise after the release of \u201cHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,\u201d back in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Rickman went on to play the part in six subsequent films in the series, ending in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of the diary were published recently by the Guardian. <\/p>\n<p>In an entry dated Dec.  4, 2002, the \u201cDogma\u201d star wrote: \u201cTalking to [agent] Paul Lyon-Maris about HP exit, which he thinks will happen.  But here we are in the project-collision area again.  Reiterating no more HP.  They don&#8217;t want to hear it.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley (left), Alan Rickman as Severus Snape and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in 2005&#8217;s \u201cHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Murray Close<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He reluctantly stayed on to do more films in 2006, following his treatment for prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p>His Jan.  30, 2006 entry said: \u201cFinally, yes to HP 5. The sensation is neither up nor down.  The argument that wins is the one that says: &#8216;See it through.  It&#8217;s your story.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rickman also described how he felt about Professor Snape&#8217;s demise, even penning his thoughts about the wizard&#8217;s passion for Harry Potter&#8217;s mom Lily. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alan-Rickman-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"LONDON - MARCH 9: Alan Rickman poses during a photo call held on March 9, 2004 at his home in London, England.  (Photo by Cambridge Jones\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-24006736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alan-Rickman-33.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alan-Rickman-33.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alan-Rickman-33.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Rickman died in 2016 at the age of 69.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have finished reading the last Harry Potter book,\u201d a July 2007 entry said.  \u201cSnape dies heroically, Potter describes him to his children as one of the bravest men he ever knew and calls his son Albus Severus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a genuine rite of passage.  One small piece of information from [JK] Rowling seven years ago \u2013 Snape loved Lily \u2013 gave me a cliff edge to hang on to,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in his diary, he wrote how the first \u201cHarry Potter\u201d movie in 2001 should \u201conly be seen on a big screen.  It acquires a scale and depth that matches the hideous score by John Williams.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alan-Rickman-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"(Lr) Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE), Ron (RUPERT GRINT), Filch (DAVID BRADLEY) and Professor Snape (ALAN RICKMAN) in Warner Bros.  Pictures'  &quot;Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.&quot;  PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE USED SOLELY FOR ADVERTISING, PROMOTION, PUBLICITY OR REVIEWS OF THIS SPECIFIC MOTION PICTURE AND TO REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE STUDIO.  NOT FOR SALE OR REDISTRIBUTION HARRY POTTER and all related indicia are trademarks of and 2002 Warner Bros.  All Rights Reserved.  Harry Potter Publishing Rights JKR\" class=\"wp-image-24006768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alan-Rickman-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alan-Rickman-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Alan-Rickman-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Daniel Radcliffe (left), Rupert Grint, and Alan Rickman in 2002&#8217;s \u201cHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo: David Berg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cArriving at Radio City was like being a Beatle,\u201d he wrote about attending the third film&#8217;s debut in 2004. \u201cThousands of fans screamed as we got out of cars.  Mostly for Daniel Radcliffe but a rush for everyone.  Not to mention walking out on to the stage to 6,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, letters written by producer David Heyman to Rickman were unearthed, stating how the \u201cDie Hard\u201d alum was \u201cfrustrated\u201d with his Snape role.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Rickman had a career full of eclectic characters, however, probably one of his most memorable ones was playing professor Severus Snape in the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d series. Six years after the British actor&#8217;s death from pancreatic cancer, excerpts from his journals are set to be published in a book titled \u201cMadly, Deeply: The Diaries of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/alan-rickmans-diary-reveals-he-wanted-to-quit-harry-potter\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alan Rickman&#8217;s diary reveals he wanted to quit &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217;<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[26750,21876,9614,109,9202,25832,26751],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78852,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/alan-rickman-diaries-chronicle-ever-changing-feelings-on-harry-potter-deadline\/","url_meta":{"origin":78770,"position":0},"title":"Alan Rickman Diaries Chronicle Ever-Changing Feelings On Harry Potter \u2013 Deadline","date":"September 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Alan Rickman, the late Harry Potter star, is making his mixed feelings about sticking with the franchise known through diary entries published Saturday by The Guardian. 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