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Here’s a quick shot of Alan Rickman on the set of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.  He’s looking very Snapeish indeed in this shot.  HBP is due out November 21, 2008.  I think it’s been my second favorite intallment of Harry Potter so far (Goblet of Fire being the first) and I’m hoping that it translates well to the big screen.

Rickman may not have hit the radar of some of the younger movie goers out there until he became the character Severus Snape.  But he’s actually a prolific actor both in film and on the stage and he directs as well. 

He is however often cast as the villian and why not when he’s so good at it.  You may recognize him as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, Elliot Marston in Quigley Down Under, Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, or more recently as Judge Turpin in Sweeny Todd.

He also starred in the movie Bottle Shock with Chris Pine (Just My Luck, Smokin’ Aces) and Bill Pullman (Independence Day, Lake Placid),  The indy film will be released on August 8th and tells the story of the Napa wine industry.

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