Flushed Away (2006) Original version

Not sure if this has been discussed before, but I can't find much discussion of it anywhere. The original version of Flushed Away by Aardman / Dreamworks featured a slightly different story, and two characters not seen in the final version. The characters were hamsters named Gilbert and Sullivan, and can be seen in the original trailer for the film found on the Over the Hedge DVD ( youtu.be/R9aAIgKtwOU?feature=shared ) The characters also appeared in the videogame adaptations of Flushed Away ( youtu.be/8ezsdjbNPuI?si=zTfnaNQ5hALIBj1a ), as well as several animation reels and work in progress drafts, ( youtu.be/tbKoNQVcDsY?si=PZMRFnP4lTeSOMWd ) showing that they ended up getting scrapped very late in development. The common theory is they were removed because Roddy, the protagonist, is supposed to be alone in his house, without them, he has more of a reason to connect with Rita. According to some online comments, the version of the film featuring Gilbert and Sullivan actually leaked, somehow, and was available via bootleg DVD and VCD releases. Some people have claimed to have seen this version of the movie, likely on these bootlegs. A reddit comment mentions that the bootlegs featuring this version of the film were sold as "Flushed Away 2" ( www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/s/eCTf99SPeB )