Reportedly, Rik Mayall was cast to play the part of Peeves, but his scenes were cut out of the final version. In the Harry Potter novels, Peeves is a poltergeist that haunts Hogwarts. That included cutting an appearance of Peeves from the cut that would make it to theaters. RELATED: ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Heading Back to Hogwarts for 20th Anniversary SpecialĪrmed with this fact, a half-an-hour of the film hit the cutting room floor in the theatrical cut of the Sorcerer’s Stone.
