Scripts from Christmas favorites ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Love Actually’ up for auction

By Dean Murray

Christmas movie fans can read along with their festive favorites as Alan Rickman's personal scripts from seasonal classics "Die Hard" and "Love Actually" go up for auction.

The Propstore sale is offering the heavily annotated scripts from these and other films, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Sense and Sensibility and from his iconic turn as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series.

The scripts include fascinating handwritten notes for iconic villain roles such as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Sheriff of Nottingham in the Robin Hood film.

Stephen Lane, Propstore CEO, said: "The Alan Rickman Archive offers a remarkable insight into the mind of one of Britain’s most respected actors.

"Each piece in this collection tells part of his story, reflecting not only the films he made but also the dedication, humor, and creative spirit that defined his career."

The three-day live London auction will run from December 5 through 7.

Top lots from the Alan Rickman Archive include:

• DIE HARD (1988) The Alan Rickman Archive: Heavily-Annotated Personal Shooting Script, Revised Script Pages and Production Ephemera est. £30,000 - £60,000 ($39,600 - $79,200)
• ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) The Alan Rickman Archive: Bound Primary Hand-Annotated Shooting Script and Photo est. £10,000 - £20,000 ($13,200 - $26,400)
• LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) The Alan Rickman Archive: Personal Hand-Annotated Shooting Script, Letters from Richard Curtis, Crew Items and Production Ephemera est. £3,000 - £6,000 ($3,960 - $7,920)
• HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002) The Alan Rickman Archive: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman and Cast-Autographed Script Page est. £3,000 - £6,000 ($3,960 - $7,920)
• SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995) The Alan Rickman Archive: Hand-Annotated Shooting Script, Handwritten Notes, and Production Ephemera est. £4,000 - £8,000 ($5,280 - $10,560)