![]() It’s certainly not a particularly accessible or mainstream version of “Pan” with Joe Wright, who tends to be more of an auteur, throwing in musical numbers and other things that make it seem more like Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! That’s a great film, mind you, but I don’t think anyone going into Pan will be expecting a musical even for only a couple of scenes. I’m guessing that reviews aren’t going to be very good, even though I personally probably won’t review it, and that could hurt the movie for anyone who might not be sure if it’s for them from the marketing. moved this from a plum summer release to this rather weak October date, because it’s basically ended up in the middle of the Hotel Transylvania 2 juggernaut and next week’s Goosebumps, both which will have more appeal with family audiences. The first sign of trouble was when Warner Bros. It’s been a while since we’ve had a full-on fantasy epic, which might work in the movie’s advantage especially since it’s a family film that can bring in younger boys and girls, although releasing it in October isn’t a good sign of confidence. That last casting has caused some controversy among the PC crowd who felt that she should have been Asian or Native American or someone more ethnic than Mara. It also stars Garrett Hedlund ( TRON: Legacy) as a very different younger version of Captain Hook from when he was just known as “James,” and Rooney Mara ( The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo) as Tiger Lilly. Newcomer Levi Miller plays Pan, but he has some formidable box office help from Hugh Jackman, playing the villainous Blackbeard-his second attempt at a baddie following his role in the recent Chappie. So along comes Pride & Prejudice and Atonement director Joe Wright, working from an acclaimed spec script by Jason Fuchs, to reinvent Peter Pan with an origin prequel that explains how he got to Neverland even if it leaves a lot of questions open. Barrie biopic Finding Neverland, starring Johnny Depp, fared much better.) Most recently, “Peter Pan” was on the small screen as a live musical as well. Hogan’s 2003 version didn’t fare as well, unable to make back its $100 million budget even with it grossing twice as much overseas as domestically. There’ve been lots of attempts to bring the character back to theaters with Steven Spielberg’s 1991 Hook being one of the more inventive attempts and it in turn became a worldwide blockbuster. ![]() Barrie’s early 20th Century creation Peter Pan has been the fodder for many films, books and musicals, especially since it became public domain and after Walt Disney’s 1953 animated film, which turned Pan and his supporting cast into mainstays for children of all ages. ![]() What It’s About: Telling the story of how Peter Pan (Levi Miller) ended up in Neverland where he teamed with James Hook (Garrett Hedlund) and Tiger Lilly (Rooney Mara) to take on the oppressive Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman). Panĭirector: Joe Wright ( Atonement, Hanna, Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina)Ĭast: Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Nonso Anozie, Amanda Seyfried, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar, Levi Miller, Jack Charles, Taejoo Na, Kathy Burke, Kurt Egyiawan, Lewis MacDougall, Leni Zieglmeier October grinds along with another new wide release and another expansion of a movie previously released limited-get used to it, we’ll be seeing a lot of that this month-but it seems like Ridley Scott’s The Martian will hold onto the top spot and Hotel Transylvania 2 probably isn’t going anywhere either.
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