Harry Potter Weasley twins stars reveal iconic comedian almost starred in films

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Harry Potter films - and which comedy legend could have appeared in the series.The twins shared behind the scenes secrets from the famous film series on celebrity video platform Cameo, to celebrate World Book Day on March 3, 2022.Before the hugely successful book series became films, both James and Oliver Phelps were fans of the novels - and one in particular holds fond memories.In an exclusive video for Harry Potter fans, Fred actor James Phelps explained that his favourite book from the series is Prisoner of Azkaban, as he was reading the third book while auditioning for the films in the Summer of 2000.He said: "It actually always takes me back so you know the smell that books have?

Books have this amazing unique smell right? That smell always takes me back to The Prisoner of Azkaban, no matter what book it is I'm reading."That will always take me back to that specific book and that specific summer, when let's face it, my life changed forever."And the story is awesome obviously."Meanwhile, George actor Oliver Phelps said it was difficult to choose a favourite as they were all "fantastic".However, he explained: "Goblet of Fire was always a really, really good one to read - mainly because when it came out you saw the size of thing and you were like, that's going to take a while to read, but just flying through because it was such an immersive read."After landing the roles of Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films, James and Oliver rose to fame across the world as the lovable duo.However, James has revealed that there is another character from the book that he would have loved to have played, but sadly the character did not make the cut - Peeves the Ghost - saying: "That’s the one character I wish could have.