Peter Pan & Wendy (film)

In Edwardian London, Wendy Darling spends her last night at home with her parents and her two younger brothers, John and Michael, before leaving for boarding school the next day. She is unhappy with her departure and feels she does not want to grow up. Having heard Wendy's wish, a free-spirited boy named Peter Pan arrives to take her to Neverland where she will never have to grow up. With the help of his companion, fairy Tinker Bell, Wendy, John, and Michael fly to Neverland. Upon arriving, they are attacked by a ship of pirates, led by Captain Hook, who wants revenge on Peter for cutting off his right hand and throwing it to a crocodile. Wendy becomes separated from Peter and her brothers and meets Tiger Lily and the Lost Boys. She witnesses the pirates capturing John and Michael to drown them at Skull Rock. Peter fights Hook, while Wendy, Tiger Lily, and the Lost Boys save John and Michael. Hook and the pirates are chased away by the crocodile. Peter is proud of his victory, but is scolded by Wendy for his recklessness, and the Lost Boys tell her that he has a complicated history with Hook. Retreating to Peter's hideout, Wendy sings a lullaby to the Lost Boys, which accidentally reveals their location to the pirates. Wendy learns from Peter that Hook was once "the very first Lost Boy" and his best friend James, until he left Neverland and grew up to be a pirate. Hook's crew captures the Lost Boys, Tinker Bell and the Darling children, while Hook ambushes Peter, who seemingly falls to his death. Instead of feeling joy, however, Hook feels empty and unsatisfied. He reveals to Wendy that the reason he left Neverland was because he missed his mother and wanted to find her. Eventually, he got lost at sea and was rescued by his first mate, Mr. Smee, and the pirates who raised him. When he returned to Neverland, Peter could not accept how much he had changed, and the two became arch-enemies. While Tiger Lily finds and nurses Peter back to health, Hook forces Wendy to walk the plank, but she flies away with Tinker Bell's pixie dust and the happy thought of wanting to grow up. Tinker Bell flies the ship into the air with pixie dust, helping the Lost Boys break free and battle the pirates. Peter arrives to confront Hook, and after a long duel, finally apologizes to him for being a bad friend, but Hook does not want their rivalry to end. When Wendy turns the ship on its back, causing the pirates to fall down into the sea, Peter attempts to save Hook, encouraging him to fly, but without happy thoughts, he falls into the sea while losing his hook. Afterward, the Lost Boys decide they all want a real home, so they fly back to London on the ship with the Darlings. Arriving home, Wendy introduces the Lost Boys to her parents. Peter reveals the Darlings' house was his old home until one day he ran away after an argument with his mother, and never came back. Wendy suggests he stay, but Peter feels he is not ready to grow up. He bids farewell to Wendy and the Lost Boys, and returns to Neverland with Tinker Bell. Back in Neverland, Hook and Smee are revealed to have survived the fall. As they hang on to floating obstacles in the sea, Hook sees Peter returning on the ship and smiles civilly. == Cast ==

Development and pre-production . In April 2016, it was announced that Walt Disney Pictures was developing a live-action adaptation of the 1953 animated film Peter Pan. David Lowery signed on as director, with a script he co-wrote with Toby Halbrooks. The pair previously worked together on the 2016 remake of Disney's ''Pete's Dragon''. By October of the same year, the fourth draft of the script had been completed with a fifth draft underway. Lowery stated that "the number-one priority is getting the script right". In December 2019, Lowery stated that he and Halbrooks had written an additional "draft-and-a-half" at that point, adding that it would have to have "a few more drafts to go" before it was ready to be filmed. He described working on the film as "challenging" due to both his personal love for the original film and its popularity among fans. Joe Roth joined the film's production team as an additional producer. Casting Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson were reported to have been cast as Peter Pan and Wendy Darling, respectively, in March 2020. Law would be confirmed in September, with Yara Shahidi cast to play Tinker Bell. In October 2020, Alyssa Wapanatâhk was confirmed to play Tiger Lily. In January 2021, Jim Gaffigan joined the cast as Mr. Smee. On March 16, 2021, Alan Tudyk, Molly Parker, Joshua Pickering and Jacobi Jupe were announced to play Mr. Darling, Mrs. Darling, John Darling and Michael Darling, respectively, as principal photography officially began. Filming Production for Peter Pan & Wendy took place in Vancouver, British Columbia. Filming began on March 16, 2021. Additional filming took place on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, in August 2021. Scenes were also filmed in the Faroe Islands. Reshoots took place in Vancouver, from February 2 to 8, 2022. The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland were an additional location used for Neverland. Visual effects The visual effects were handled by Framestore and DNEG. == Release ==

The film was originally set to be released on Disney's streaming service, Disney+, but was later rumoured to be released theatrically. The film was released on Disney+ on April 28, 2023. ==Reception==

Viewership Whip Media, which tracks viewership data for the more than 25 million worldwide users of its TV Time app, revealed that Peter Pan & Wendy was in the top five of the most-streamed films in the U.S. from April 30 to May 5. The streaming aggregator Reelgood, which tracks real-time data from 20 million U.S. users for original and acquired content across SVOD and AVOD services, reported that the film was among the ten most-streamed programs in the U.S. from April 27 to May 4. JustWatch, a guide to streaming content with access to data from more than 20 million users around the world, announced that Peter Pan & Wendy ranked among the top ten most-streamed films during the week of May 7. Analytics company Samba TV, which gathers viewership data from certain smart TVs and content providers, reported that Peter Pan & Wendy was the second most-streamed program in the U.S. from April 26 to May 2. The film was watched by 762,000 U.S. households during the first two days following its release. It particularly resonated with Gen Z and older millennial viewers, both of whom over-indexed in viewership compared to the national average. Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on U.S. television screens, calculated that the film garnered 477 million minutes of watch time from April 24 to April 30, ranking as the second most-streamed film during that week. In the following week, from May 1–7, the film recorded 245 million minutes of watch time, making it the sixth most-streamed film that week. Critical response Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com, gave the film two and a half stars out of four, writing: "Peter Pan & Wendy ultimately settles for 'everybody misses their mother', a sentiment that's true for most people, but is a slim reed to hang such a big film on, especially one with other problems." Benjamin Lee of The Guardian, gave the film three stars out of five, saying: "Jude Law's full-throated performance as Captain Hook is the most distinctive thing in a passable but unnecessary Disney live-action remake." Ben Travis of Empire gave the film three stars out of five, and wrote: "David Lowery’s second Disney reimagining is artfully constructed and full of interesting ideas. But for a film about the energy and imagination of youth, it often feels trapped in its own head." Robbie Collin of The Telegraph gave the film five stars out of five, and said: "David Lowery's take on JM Barrie's classic is top-to-bottom wonderful – and the perfect antidote to the recent, dire Super Mario Bros. film." Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a negative review, writing: "Even if he could grow up, J.M. Barrie's age-defying scamp must feel like he's trapped in a time loop, so often has he been revived. This straight-to-streaming take ranks among the least imaginative." Tara Bennett of IGN gave the film a six out of ten, and wrote: "A handsome remake that forgot to have fun." Accolades == See also ==