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Alan Rickman Felt 'Relief' That 'Harry Potter' Kids Thrived Before His Death


Alan Rickman reflected on how talented and grounded the young 'Harry Potter' cast turned out

Alan Rickman died on January 14, 2016, but just seven months before his death, he opened up about seeing his young Harry Potter costars thrive as adults. “I think it’s a relief as much as anything else,” Rickman said of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint ‘s success in a June 2015 episode of Josh Horowitz ‘s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. In his personal journals, published in 2022’s Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman, he recalled seeing Radcliffe become more professional during Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

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