The Missing Character We Could Finally See In Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Director's Cut

While speaking with The Wrap, Chris Columbus revealed that he's still holding out hope that Warner Bros. might release his original three-hour cut of the film that he first showed studio execs. These cut scenes would have featured Peeves, a mischievous poltergeist in books that pulls all kinds of pranks on the students, including the title character Harry Potter and his friends. "We have to put Peeves back in the movie, who was cut from the movie," Columbus said.

Interestingly enough, Columbus also revealed that the original cut of the movie was popular amongst children in test audiences. "Parents afterwards said it was too long, the kids said it was too short," the director remarked. "I thought, well, the kids presumably have a shorter attention span so this is a good thing."

Interestingly enough, Warner still decided to remove 30 minutes of footage for the final cut. However, given that the company's parent, WarnerMedia, has given fans extended cuts like the Snyder Cut of "Justice League" through their streaming service, HBO Max, perhaps it's not outside the realm of possibility that fans will eventually see the three-hour version of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" on the platform.