The 2003 adaptation of Peter Pan celebrates its twentieth anniversary this weekend and many fans look back on the underrated blockbuster with fond memories.
When the film was first released in theaters, it struggled at the box office, despite positive reviews for its faithful interpretation of the 1900 novel.
While the film featured some big names, including Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook, much of the cast was made up of young unknowns starting their careers.
Since their release, they have had mixed success, with some achieving even greater success in Hollywood.
As Peter Pan fans reflect on the twenty years since the fantasy hit hit cinemas, MailOnline takes a look at where the cast are now…
Peter Pan – played by Jeremy Sumpter
Jeremy Sumpter landed the role of Peter Pan at the age of 13 and has since played numerous television roles.
In April, Jeremy announced he had become a father for the first time after giving birth to a baby girl named Lucy Snow with wife Elizabeth Treadway
Kentucky native Jeremy Sumpter began modeling at the age of 11 and began acting soon after.
This led to him being cast as Peter Pan in 2002, when he was 13 years old – and he took the role as an actor very seriously.
Not only did he practice sword fighting five times a day, but he also learned gymnastics and weight lifting to perform most of the stunts himself.
After Jeremy, now 34, took home a Saturn and Young Artist Award for his role in the film, he quickly moved on to his next role a year later.
However, his role in the TV series Clubhouse was short-lived as CBS canceled it after only five episodes. He also starred in CyberSeduction: His Secret Life, The Sasquatch Gang, CSI: Miami, Calvin Marshall, You’re So Cupid, Soul Surfer and Death and Cremation.
In April, Jeremy announced that he had become a father for the first time after giving birth to a baby girl named Lucy Snow with his wife Elizabeth Treadway.
Captain Hook – played by Jason Isaacs
Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs is one of the most recognizable names in British television and film, starring as Captain Hook in the 2003 fantasy film
Born in Liverpool, Jason quickly rose to fame in the UK, starring in the ITV series Capital City and a guest role in Inspector Morse.
Lead roles include appearances in the Bruce Willis films Armageddon (1998), Schindler’s List (1993) and The Patriot (2000).
After playing Hook in 2003, Jason (60) got his big break as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films and Michael Caffee in the US TV series Brotherhood and has since played a number of major film and TV roles .
He recently transformed into Hollywood icon Cary Grant for an ITX drama and also starred in Mass and the war drama Operation Mincemeat.
In Peter Pan, Jason played the troubled father, Mr. Darling and Captain Hook, adopted, as mentioned in the original play.
In a recent interview with Yahoo, Jason said he believes the 2003 version of Peter Pan is the most faithful adaptation to date.
He said: “It’s strange that the Peter Pan film exists because it was a huge success from the time it was made, but when it came out it was a disastrous flop because people thought: ‘ Oh, I have it.’ I’ve never seen that before.” “Actually, nobody has ever made a Peter Pan movie.”
“A lot of women tell me that it’s actually their favorite film I’ve ever been in, because JM Barrie captured that terrible moment when you realize as a girl that the world sees you as a woman.”
Wendy Darling – played by Rachel Hurd-Wood
Wendy Darling, who fell in love with Peter Pan, was played by Rachel Hurd-Wood from Streatham, South London
Wendy Darling, who fell in love with Peter Pan, was played by Rachel Hurd-Wood from Streatham, south London.
She got the role in 2002, when she was 13, after her grandparents saw an advert on television saying that director PJ Hogan was looking for a “young English rose” for the film.
Her parents flew her to the Gold Coast in Australia for eight months of filming, and she received critical acclaim for her efforts.
She then starred in 2004’s Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking and had a leading role in the thriller An American Haunting.
She spent her teenage years in London studying linguistics at University College London, where in addition to her studies she also appeared in acting in Dorian Gray.
After landing a lead role in the 2009 Australian action-adventure film Tomorrow, When the War Began, which became the highest-grossing film in Australia that year, she decided to drop out of university to pursue a focus on acting.
Rachel, now 33, has had other starring roles in films and even a cameo in a music video, but has focused on motherhood in recent years.
She married Scottish actor Russ Bain in 2017 and gave birth to their son in 2018 and a daughter in April 2021.
Tinkerbell – played by Ludivine Sagnier
French actress Ludivine Sagnier has appeared in films and on television since 1989, before landing the role of Tinkerbell (left) and most recently starring in the Netflix series Lupine
French actress Ludivine Sagnier has been acting in films and television since 1989 and was nominated for numerous awards before landing the role of Tinkerbell.
In addition to her acting duties, Ludivine, 44, has a daughter, Bonnie, with her former partner, actor Nicolas Duvauchelle, and is now married to Kim Chapiron, with whom she has two daughters.
She currently stars in the acclaimed French Netflix drama Lupine and will also star alongside Michael Douglas in an Apple TV+ series about founding father Benjamin Franklin.
Mrs. Darling – played by Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams has Mrs. Darling and has since starred in Hanna, Anna Karenina, Sabotage, Maps To The Stars and The Father.
More recently, Olivia played a controversial new role as Camilla Parker-Bowles in the fifth and sixth seasons of The Crown.
Before appearing as the matriarch of The Darling family, Olivia, now 55, appeared in a number of films including The Sixth Sense and The Postman.
Since appearing in the film, she has appeared in Hanna, Anna Karenina, Sabotage, Maps To The Stars and The Father.
The 55-year-old actress married actor and playwright Rhashan Stone in 2003 and has two daughters.
More recently, Olivia played a controversial new role as Camilla Parker-Bowles in the fifth and sixth seasons of The Crown, which depicted her romance and eventual marriage to then-Prince Charles, played by Dominic West.
Curly – played by George MacKay
A member of Peter Pan’s Lost Boys, George was a relative unknown when he landed the role of Curly, but in 2019 he received criticism for his role in Sam Mendes’ 1917.
A member of Peter Pan’s Lost Boys troupe, George was a relative unknown when he landed the role of Curly.
However, the now 31-year-old actor rose to global fame in 2019 when he starred in Sam Mendes’ gripping war drama “1917”.
Since then, he’s had roles in “The Beast,” “Munich: On the Edge of War” and “Wolf,” and in November he married his longtime girlfriend, makeup artist Doone Forsyth.
Mr. Smee – played by Richard Briers
Before he was Captain Hook’s sidekick Mr. Smee (left) appeared, Richard Briers was already known to British viewers for his role in the 1970s sitcom The Good Life. He died in 2013
Before he was Captain Hook’s sidekick Mr. Smee appeared, Richard was already known to British viewers for his role in the BBC sitcom The Good Life, which ran from 1975 to 1978.
He also appeared in four series of Monarch of the Glen as Hector MacDonald and even had a small role in Spice World as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Richard was also widely recognized for his charity work and became President of Parkinson’s UK.
The actor died of cardiac arrest on February 17, 2013, aged 79, six years after being diagnosed with emphysema.
He was also married to actress Ann Davies, who starred in Doctor Who and Doctors, and his daughter Lucy also had roles in Our Girl, Red Dwarf, Casualty and Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
Source: Daily Mail
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