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'Galaxy Quest' director Dean Parisot still unsure how to do sequel without Alan Rickman (exclusive)
The irreplaceable Alan Rickman, who died in 2016, played Dr Lazarus in the sci-fi spoof.
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People spat at Alan Rickman after he played Hans Gruber in 'Die Hard'
While it was testament to how well he embodied the role of German terrorist Hans Gruber in Die Hard, it sounds like the aftermath of the iconic action movie wasn't pleasant for Alan Rickman.
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Richard Curtis wanted Alan Rickman for Four Weddings lead, as Hugh Grant was 'too posh and annoying'
Richard Curtis thought that Hugh Grant was 'too posh and too annoying' to be the lead in classic Brit romcom Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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Unearthed Alan Rickman letters reveal 'frustration' at his Harry Potter role
In an archive of the late actor's personal papers, which are set to be auctioned later this week, it appears that Rickman was 'frustrated' with the role.
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Daniel Radcliffe on Going Rogue in 'Now You See Me,' Method Farting, and Some Awful Fan Encounters
If anything has become clear in the five years since Daniel Radcliffe hung up the Hogwarts robe, it’s that the 26-year-old British actor loves mixing it up (also rapping, but more on that later). For his latest act, Radcliffe plays his first traditional movie villain, an honor he jokingly calls a “rite of passage” for any British performer. In Now You See Me 2, the razzle-dazzle sequel to the 2013 sleeper hit, Radcliffe plays Walter Mabry, a sketchy tech genius who lures The Four Horsemen (Jes
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Daniel Radcliffe Recalls Being Really Scared of Alan Rickman on Set of 'Harry Potter'
Daniel Radcliffe’s age had barely hit double-digits when he won his life-changing role in the big-screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s massively popular Harry Potter book series. “He was very intimidating at first, when you first met him on set,” Radcliffe told Yahoo Movies this week while promoting his own villainous turn in the upcoming sequel Now You See Me 2.
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Review: 'Eye in the Sky' shows political buffoonery and moral ambiguity
Marcus Goh is a Singapore television scriptwriter. “Eye in the Sky” is a British political thriller about a military drone mission in Nairobi. It stars Helen Mirren (Colonel Katherine Powell), Aaron Paul (2nd Lieutenant Steve Watts), Alan Rickman (Lieutenant General Frank Benson), Barkhad Abdi (Jama Farah), Jeremy Northam (Brian Woodale), Iain Glen (Foreign Secretary James Willett), and Phoebe Fox (Carrie Gershon).