The personal journals of late actor Alan Rickman will soon be published and among his writings are his thoughts on the Harry Potter franchise. Titled Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman, the book contains the writings from Rickman’s journals that he’d kept over the course of 25 years. During this period of time, the actor had collected 27 diaries with all of them compiled into a single book.
Of course, Rickman touches on his time in the Harry Potter movie series in which he memorably played the role of Severus Snape. An excerpt from the book has been released in a new article by The Guardian that reveals the actor considered walking away from the franchise during his battle with prostate cancer, resulting in the removal of his prostate in 2006. Just weeks after his release from the hospital, Rickman penned a diary entry noting his decision to stay on board as Snape.
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Rickman returned for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix along with its three additional sequels before ending his run in the role in 2011. For a 2008 entry about his return in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Rickman also wrote:
Alan Rickman Shared His Thoughts on Snape’s Demise
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In 2009, Rickman also wrote about his return in the final two movies in the series, both chapters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He touches on working with the director and producers along with some concerns he had about what was in store for Snape.
Rickman also detailed how he thought more about the death of Snape after getting home from the shoot and having his significant other Rima Horton, who he’d marry in 2012, point something out that gave him a different perspective.
Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman will go on sale on Oct. 18, 2022.
