Why wasn't Rik Mayall's Peeves cast in Warner Bros Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone film?

Why wasn't the poltergeist Peeves in the Harry Potter movies? The actor cast for the film role, Rik Mayall, once provided insight into the cut role.

The Harry Potter movies left out this key character, but the upcoming HBO TV series can give the actor playing him a second chance.

Rik Mayall was due to have played Peeves the poltergeist in the Harry Potter movies but was cut from the franchise, it has been revealed.

Rik Mayall was cast as Peeves in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, but his scenes were cut. This was confirmed by an uploaded video that revealed the comedic actor speaking on his part (via ...

Harry Potter director backs release of three-hour Philosopher’s Stone cut with Rik Mayall’s character added in Original version of the film featured roughly half an hour of extra footage ...

The best-known film of comedian and actor Rik Mayall – who sadly died two years ago today aged just 56 – was of course ‘Drop Dead Fred’, where he played the anarchic imaginary best friend to Phoebe ...

He even shot a lengthy scene in which Harry and friends encounter Peeves in a hallway, with the late Rik Mayall (The Young Ones) voicing the character with great bravado, only to cut it altogether.

The best-known film of comedian and actor Rik Mayall – who sadly has died aged just 56 – was of course ‘Drop Dead Fred’, where he played the anarchic imaginary best friend to Phoebe Cates. What his ...