Disney has been looking to give a new air to its animated classics with live-action interpretations, some of these are The Lion King, Cinderella and soon The little Mermaidbut before the marine story is going to be released peter pan and wendy in commemoration of the seventy years of the premiere of the animated version.
As every time a classic returns to the screen, it has not been free of curious facts and the occasional controversy, here is a list of five facts that you should know before seeing the movie.
Young actors for the new version
A very delicate issue in each production is choosing the cast, the actors chosen will be the face of the film throughout the recording and subsequent press tour, so they have to be perfect for the role. In this case, Disney decided to hire young actors to give a fresh air to one of the best-known stories in cinema, Alexander Molony will give life to Peter Pan; Ever Anderson Jovovic will do the same with Wendy and Yara Shahidi will be Tinker Bell.
Third time that Peter Pan is flesh and blood
Despite the fact that many fans of the original animated version complained that Disney revived this story, accusing the studio’s lack of creativity, these fans forget that this would be the third live-action adaptation of the story. The first occurred in Hook, the return of Captain Hook produced in 1991, where the talented Robin Williams played an adult version of Peter Pan and the second took place in 2003 called Peter Pan: The Great Adventurewith Jeremy Sumpter playing the title character.
A more adult version of Peter Pan
One of the biggest complaints from critics of this type of film is that they usually do not offer anything new to the already known story, but the director of Peter Pan and Wendy He assured that a much darker version of the story than the one known will be seen on the screen. “We really wanted to understand why Hook hates Peter Pan so much. Where does that anger come from? We did everything possible to build a story for the two characters, as well as a sense of history and mythology, “said David Lowery in an interview with Total Film Magazine.
an inclusive film
For the first time in a live-action Disney movie, it will include an actor with Down syndrome; his name is Noah Matthews Matofsky and will play the leader of the lost children, the Peter Pan gang.
Although it is Noah’s first experience on film, he has already acted in stage productions. In this regard, Jude Law commented that “Neverland is a place that belongs to everyone, so everyone deserves to go.”, so the actor who plays Slightly you are more than invited to be a part of such an important film.
Where and when can you see the movie?
The film will be distributed directly by Disney+ starting on April 28 and will be available worldwide at the same time, so there is no excuse not to enjoy the reinterpretation of the animated classic acclaimed by different generations.
