> I've read that Rowlings let Rickman in on it fairly early so he could understand the motivation and avoid just being a rock-monster. I read that too. I just

> I've read that Rowlings let Rickman in on it fairly early so he could understand the motivation and avoid just being a rock-monster. I read that too. I just went and found a source for it too: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/harry-potter-alan-rickman-looks-back-on-decade-of-dark-magic/#/0 http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/harry-potter-alan-rick.... It contains this amusing tidbit: > “It was quite amusing, too, because there were times when a director would tell Alan what to do in a scene and he would say something like, ‘No I can’t do that – I know what is going to happen and you don’t,’” said “Potter” producer David Heyman. “He had a real understanding of the character and now looking back, you can see there was always more going on there – a look, an expression, a sentiment — that hint at what is to come … the shadow that he casts in these films is a huge one and the emotion he conveys is immeasurable.”