Disney released the director’s first trailer David Loweryhis live action film Peter Pan & Wendywhich will take the audience on a magical and adventurous journey to Neverland!
I was looking forward to this movie, which is a reimagining of it JM Barrie novel and the 1953 animated classic. One of the reasons I’m excited is Lowery, who is a talented director who has directed films such as Pete’s Dragon and The Green Knight. He is an excellent storyteller and I believe he will bring something different and unique to the story of Peter Pan. I like what I see in this first trailer!
“Peter Pan & Wendy is the timeless story of a young girl who, defying her parents’ wishes to go to boarding school, travels with her two younger brothers to the magical Neverland. There, he meets a boy who refuses to grow up, a tiny fairy and an evil pirate captain, and they soon find themselves on an exciting and dangerous adventure far, far away from their family and the comforts of home.”
Speaking about the making of the film, Lowery said: “In production Peter Pan & Wendy, we set out to create a film that honors both JM Barrie’s original text and Walt Disney’s animated adaptation. We wanted to invigorate our narrative with emotional honesty, an open heart, and a great thirst for adventure. Hundreds of incredible artists spent many years bringing this film to the screen. I’m excited for audiences to see his work, take that ride and rediscover an evergreen story from a new perspective.”
He also spoke about his vision, saying that he wanted to “The Revenant with the flying children’ and explained: ‘I hesitate to use the word grounded because it has fairies and flying children. But when I went to talk to the studio about it, I said, ‘What if we stay true to the source material, remove the problematic elements of both the novel and the animated film of course, but then treat it like The Revenant. What if we made The Revenant with flying kids?’ And he was in it. It’s not 100% like that, but it’s kind of the ethos that we’ve managed to make it with… That was kind of the idea, let it be visceral, let it be grounded, still be happy, still be full of exuberance and magic, because that’s I don’t like using the word “grounded”.
Protagonists of the film Ever Anderson as Wendy Alexander Molony as Peter Pan, Jude Law as Captain Hook, and Yara Shahidi he plays Tinker Bell in the movie. He also stars Molly Parker as Mrs. Darling, Alan Tudyk as Mr. Love, Joshua Pickering as John Jacobi Jupe as Michael Alyssa Wapanatank as Tiger Lily, and Jim Gaffigan as Smee.
The movie comes out on Disney+ on April 28, 2023. It’s a shame we won’t get to see it on the big screen. Watch the trailer and let us know what you think!