It has been less than a week since the world was shocked by the news of Alan Rickman’s untimely death. While we still mourn the loss of a beloved and very talented actor and director, we do know we will hear his voice again–at least for a short while–when two of his movie projects (Eye …read more!

With an extremely heavy heart, we are saddened to report the news that the beloved actor, Alan Rickman passed away this morning, at age 69. His family broke the news, saying that he was suffering from cancer. This news comes as a great shock to those who knew and loved him as an actor. Having …read more!

Alice Through the Looking Glass is set for release on May 27th this year, and will feature many of our favourite actors from Harry Potter! Alan Rickman is returning as the voice of the Blue Caterpillar, Helena Bonham Carter will once again make a fantastic Red Queen, and Stephen Fry – a fantastic reader of the Harry Potter audiobooks – is …read more!

Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) is starring along side Helen Mirren in a new moral thriller, Eye in the Sky. The story focuses on a hypothetic, too-real situation (though it is not based on a true story) of morality with calling a drone attack on a village to thwart a possible terrorist attack. Both Mirren and …read more!

Alan Rickman has had a prolific career thus far, so it should come as no surprise that his new film “A Little Chaos” highlights him as a Renaissance man of sorts. Rickman directed, co-wrote, and performed the role of King Louis XIV in the film. While the review on ithacajournal.com questions some of Rickman’s artistic choices …read more!

Even the professionals still get stage fright. In a recent article from the New York Daily News, Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) talked about the “risks” that come with acting, and why those “risks” are the reason he acts. Rickman said that he gets nervous when taking on roles that are further outside his natural character …read more!

The BBC reported, Alan Rickman appeared on The Tonight Show to ‘confront’ Jimmy Fallon regarding his ‘Rickman-Off’ with Benedict Cumberbatch in 2013. Hilarity ensued as Rickman presented two ‘truth-telling machines’ (helium balloons) to Fallon, leading to them conversing in comically high-pitched voices. You can watch the segment below:

In a new interview with the LA Times Hero Complex, Alan Rickman discusses what it was like to play Professor Severus Snape over a decade: “It was a punctuation mark in my life every year because I would be doing other things but always come back to that and I was always aware of my …read more!

Broadway.com recently asked readers to vote for Broadway’s Sexiest Man and Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) won the title. Second and third place went to Hugh Jackman and Nick Adams respectively. Rickman also did an interview with NPR where he discusses a variety of topics including his new play “Seminar,” his role in Harry Potter, and …read more!

Thanks again to the efforts of Leaky reader WeenyOwl, we now have a video of Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) in his new Broadway play “Seminar”: Our favorite acid-tongued professor is back!… sort of. Alan Rickman stars as an intimidating teacher in Theresa Rebeck’s Broadway play, “Seminar,” bringing back fond memories of his turn as another …read more!