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Peter Pan (2003)

Peter Pan poster
Directed by
P. J. Hogan
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, pirate film, children's film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 2,785 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy who never grows up takes a girl and her brothers to a magical island where they meet fairies, mermaids, and pirates. Peter leads them on adventures while the villainous Captain Hook tries to capture him.

whimsicaladventurousnostalgicromanticplayfuldreamlikelightheartedchildlike

What happens

Peter Pan is a 2003 fantasy adventure film directed by P. J. Hogan and written by Hogan and Michael Goldenberg. The screenplay is based on the 1904 play and 1911 novel Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. Jason Isaacs plays the dual roles of Captain Hook and George Darling, Olivia Williams plays Mary Darling, while Jeremy Sumpter plays Peter Pan, Rachel Hurd-Wood plays Wendy Darling, and Ludivine Sagnier plays Tinker Bell. Lynn Redgrave plays a supporting role as Aunt Millicent, a new character created for the 1953 film. After completing the script, Hogan and Goldenberg were given approval by Great Ormond Street Hospital, which held the rights to Barrie's story. Principal photography took place in Australia at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast, Queensland from September 2002 to May 2003. Peter Pan premiered at the Empire in Leicester Square, London on 9 December 2003, and was theatrically released by Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Revolution Studios in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2003 and in the United States on 25 December 2003. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances (particularly those of Sumpter, Hurd-Wood, and Isaacs), visuals, romantic feel, and James Newton Howard's musical score. However, it was a financial failure, grossing $122 million worldwide, against an estimated budget of $130 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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