Harry Potter & Sorcerer's Stone 3-Hour Cut Can Finally Offer Justice For Peeves
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's original 3-hour cut can finally offer justice to Rik Mayall's Peeves the Poltergeist, following Return to Hogwarts' touching In Memoriam tribute. J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book, which was published in 1997, includes several moments where Peeves wreaks havoc and torments Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Percy Weasley. Director Chris Columbus did film most of these moments for the first Harry Potter movie, but all Peeves' scenes were eventually cut from the 2 hours and 32 minutes version that reached everyone's screens.
Director Chris Columbus did the incredibly difficult job of turning Rowling's already worldwide popular books (by 2000, the first four books had been released) into movies. The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets were a huge success as they went on to gross a staggering combined $1.8bn. Screenwriter Steve Kloves worked hard to include elements that were most important to fans, and Peeves was a favorite among readers. Columbus initially screened his original three-hour cut in Chicago and said (via The Wrap): "Parents afterwards said it was too long, the kids said it was too short. I thought, well, the kids presumably have a shorter attention span so this is a good thing.” Eventually, almost half an hour of footage was removed for the theatrical release. Peeves the Poltergeist didn't even make the “Ultimate Edition” of the movie that runs seven minutes longer.
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts offered a valuable In Memoriam tribute to all the Harry Potter actors who sadly lost their lives, with a special focus on Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Helen McCrory (Narcissa
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