‘Epic’ Alan Rickman video goes viral

Acclaimed thesp Alan Rickman stars in this overwrought spoof video called 'Epic Tea Time with Alan Rickman'.

It sees the actor making a cup of tea but shot in super-slow motion capture. Sounds daft, but throw in a tense 'Inception' soundtrack and Rickman flipping the table over and you have bizarre, slightly scary viral genius.

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Check out his eyes 3 minutes and 55 seconds in.

Watch the video below:

Could this prompt a new collaboration between Rickman and Christopher Nolan? We hope so.