{"id":228341,"date":"2026-01-11T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/228341\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:56:07","slug":"emma-thompson-reveals-that-one-of-alan-rickmans-best-performances-created-the-biggest-issues-in-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/228341\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Thompson reveals that one of Alan Rickman\u2019s best performances created the biggest issues in his career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of the biggest highlights of his career were when Alan Rickman was causing problems for the hero of the story, but according to Emma Thompson, he wasn\u2019t particularly a fan of playing the villain. In an interview with GQ<\/a>, Thompson recalled sharing the screen with her late friend, who played Colonel Brandon in the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility, and how thrilled he was to be the big bad for a change.<\/p>\n

“Alan Rickman, God rest him, he was so happy to be playing someone heroic and nice,\u201d she explained. “Because he was so fed up with people wanting him to be the Sheriff of Nottingham.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Easily grouped in with some of the most beloved performances in his career after Die Hard\u2019s Hans Gruber and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films, Rickman was on full scene-stealing mode in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves back in 1991. Calling off Christmas and threatening to cut Kevin Costner\u2019s heart out with a spoon, it was enough to earn him a BAFTA nomination for the performance.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, though, just as viewers relished seeing Rickman metaphorically twirl his mustache on occasion as the villain of the piece, some of his best works also featured him as the hero with a heart. Besides his turn in Sense and Sensibility as Colonel Brandon, there were also the likes of the noble boyfriend from beyond the grave in Truly, Madly, Deeply, Metatron from Kevin Smith\u2019s Dogma, or by Grabthar\u2019s hammer, Alexander Dane, aka Dr. Lazarus in Galaxy Quest.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, audiences might\u2019ve flocked to see him play the villain of the piece, but whether he was a good or bad guy, there\u2019s no doubt we were always guaranteed a great performance when it came to Alan Rickman. To see some for yourself, check out our list of his most memorable performances here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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