According to Deadline, Walt Disney Pictures is going ahead with a live-action version of Peter Pan, which the studio made as an animated classic in 1953. Director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) will helm the new version from a screenplay by Toby Halbrooks, after their own live-action remake Disney’s Pete’s Dragon opens on August […]
Following rumors of the actor’s involvement with the project late last year, Warner Bros. Pictures has today officially confirmed that Hugh Jackman will play the villain, the pirate Blackbeard, in Joe Wright’s upcoming Untitled Peter Pan film. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, […]
On the heels of the successful airing of “The Sound of Music Live!” in December, NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt announced today that the network will present a new television production of the classic musical “Peter Pan” as a live telecast on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. Multi-award-winning producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who produced […]
It was reported earlier this week that Joe Wright (Hanna, Atonement) was in negotiations to direct a new untitled Peter Pan Origin Film, and now comes word that Warner Bros. is eying Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall) for the lead villain role – the pirate Blackbeard. Jason Fuchs will be providing the […]
Joe Wright (Hanna, Atonement) is targeting a new film take on J.M. Barrie’s classic character, Peter Pan. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Ice Age: Continental Drift scribe Jason Fuchs will be providing the screenplay for the project with “Arrow” executive producer Greg Berlanti producing. A similarly themed “origin story” take on the property is […]
For most people, Peter Pan is an early Disney animated classic that really needs to be pulled off of the shelf and dusted more often than it needs to be pulled off and watched. Fans should be pleased to learn Peter Pan will be coming to Blu-ray for the first time on February 5. The […]
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