In the novels, the world of the ghosts is detailed, with complicated relationships that affect the storyline in later books. It's not exactly the same but it's a bit like that. So I think to have Peeves, it would have felt like we were doubling up on that. And he was actually sort of beloved at a certain point, Filch. I think Filch, in a way, became that energy in the movies. I think there were even some technological problems with him initially, and being satisfied with how he looked. Chris Columbus was determined to put him in the first movie.
On a different note, what about some characters in the books who never appeared on screen? What ever happened to Peeves? If they were trying to shed material, you can see why Peeves would be one of the characters who gets cut.Īlternatively, there’s also an interview with Steve Kloves, who wrote all but one of the films, who offers his take on why Peeves was dropped in the final cut: Our first cut of the film was about 3 hours and 20 minutes.Īs other posters have said, Peeves didn’t play a particularly prominent role in the books: although he gets a few lines, he’s not critical to any plot points. Those sorts of things, there was just too much to film.
One of my favourite characters never made the film – Peeves, the annoying, sort of, mischievous poltergeist. I loved the book so much that it was extremely difficult to cut elements out. So why were those scenes cut? There’s an interview with Chris Columbus, who directed the first two films, which makes it sound as if it was justĪpart from casting, what was the biggest challenge putting the film together? Was it the sheer scope of the thing? I’m not aware of that director’s cut being released, or any of that footage being widely available. This would have been Philosopher’s Stone, and he was played by Rik Mayall. Sadly it never made it to the final take although I hear Chris Columbus is going to be making a director's cut in which it will be reinstated. We shot it in Gloucester Cathedral cloisters. It was the scene with Peeves the Poltergeist. The longest scene I've ever shot was on this first film. What's the longest time you've ever spent shooting a scene? I found a few interviews that touch on the topic of Peeves.įirst, there was an interview with BBC Norfolk with Chris Rankin, who played Percy Weasley, where he explains that they actually shot scenes with Peeves, but they were cut from the film: The character wasn’t revived for the later films. They filmed some scenes with Peeves in the first film, but he was cut before the film was released.
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