Alan Rickman

Remembering Alan Rickman

For me, Alan Rickman will always be the perfect movie villain. The first film I ever saw him in was Die Hard as Hans Gruber, and while his immense talent did not stand out to me at the age of eight, it would two years later, in 2001. While 10-year-old me was marveling over the casting choices of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson as Harry, Ron, and Hermione in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone — for looking exactly as how I pictured them in them from the book — the casting choice that always amazed me most…

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