Another wrote: "There is no doubt that the late Alan Rickman did a fabulous job, seriously I can't imagine any other person portraying Snape, but Tim Roth was several years younger than the late Alan Rickman, who would have been more accurate to the original character.".
I can see that he would do a great job as Snape, but I would rather see him as Lupin just because I don't think that role was done justice.
A post to the r/TodayILearned subreddit reads: "Today I learned that Tim Roth was offered the role of Snape before Alan Rickman.
One wrote: "Tim Roth is a fantastic actor and I have no doubt he would have crushed it as Snape.".
A third wrote: "Yes, I think Tim Roth would’ve been a great Snape.
