nomad2010 wrote:If you google his name some photos pop up of him when he was clearly a little younger. Super cute kid, but not sure what his ethnicity is.
It seems he's from New Zealand:
Variety reports that Alexander Molony will play Peter Pan and Ever Anderson will play Wendy. Anderson is the daughter of Milla Jovovich and director Paul W. S. Anderson. She will be playing a younger version of the titular Natasha Romanoff in Marvel's Black Widow.
Meanwhile, Molony is more or less a newcomer — having mostly acted on stage. He hails from New Zealand and serves as the voice of the titular character in Disney Channel's Claude. You can see both of the young actors below — Molony on the left and Anderson on the right.
Actually I totally agree with you Disney Duster.. I'd have appreciated if they kept a 'Peter Pan' adaptation as close and historically accurate to its source material as possible. If some feel a need for something different, why, oh, WHY not consider creating an ORIGINAL story instead as the best option?? Oh, well..
It's a good thing the original story already exists in the definitive live-action adaptation and the most faithful to the source material.
I've been saying from the beginning that Disney could never give this story the proper adaptation it deserves so I haven't had high hopes for it. The casting is interesting because the kids look really small and so it seems they'll actually be children in the film and not pre-teens although maybe by the time of filming that'll change. On one hand, their young ages are more accurate to the source material but on the other hand it means there isn't a romantic angle between Peter and Wendy which is essential to their dynamic.
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Clindor wrote:
Actually I totally agree with you Disney Duster.. I'd have appreciated if they kept a 'Peter Pan' adaptation as close and historically accurate to its source material as possible. If some feel a need for something different, why, oh, WHY not consider creating an ORIGINAL story instead as the best option?? Oh, well..
It's a good thing the original story already exists in the definitive live-action adaptation and the most faithful to the source material.
I've been saying from the beginning that Disney could never give this story the proper adaptation it deserves so I haven't had high hopes for it. The casting is interesting because the kids look really small and so it seems they'll actually be children in the film and not pre-teens although maybe by the time of filming that'll change. On one hand, their young ages are more accurate to the source material but on the other hand it means there isn't a romantic angle between Peter and Wendy which is essential to their dynamic.
True and totally agree on this JeanGreyForever. The 2003 film is a great adaptation of 'Peter Pan', very different from the 1953 film, very well done. Probably the most faithful indeed.
Great casting. Good acting.
JeanGreyForever wrote:
It's a good thing the original story already exists in the definitive live-action adaptation and the most faithful to the source material.
I've been saying from the beginning that Disney could never give this story the proper adaptation it deserves so I haven't had high hopes for it. The casting is interesting because the kids look really small and so it seems they'll actually be children in the film and not pre-teens although maybe by the time of filming that'll change. On one hand, their young ages are more accurate to the source material but on the other hand it means there isn't a romantic angle between Peter and Wendy which is essential to their dynamic.
True and totally agree on this JeanGreyForever. The 2003 film is a great adaptation of 'Peter Pan', very different from the 1953 film, very well done. Probably the most faithful indeed.
Great casting. Good acting.
I watched it as a child because I was the right age when it came out but I wasn't a huge Peter Pan fan then for it to stick with me. It wasn't until the past few years or so that I heard so many Disney fans complain about Walt's Peter Pan being dated and one of his weakest efforts and they all recommended this film over it and I'm so glad they did.
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Clindor wrote:
True and totally agree on this JeanGreyForever. The 2003 film is a great adaptation of 'Peter Pan', very different from the 1953 film, very well done. Probably the most faithful indeed.
Great casting. Good acting.
I watched it as a child because I was the right age when it came out but I wasn't a huge Peter Pan fan then for it to stick with me. It wasn't until the past few years or so that I heard so many Disney fans complain about Walt's Peter Pan being dated and one of his weakest efforts and they all recommended this film over it and I'm so glad they did.
Actually in my case, I was already a teenager when this film came out, so I missed it despite remembering seeing promotion for the movie (and being unsure about its quality yet). It wasn't until YEARS after in my late teenage years, and thanks to a friend who's a Peter Pan nerd, that I saw it for the first time: ..and found a GREAT deal of good values about it !
Tsom, it'd be cool if as my friend once upon a time you explained your opinion instead of silently facepalming me. I still want to be a friend regardless if you don't because you think I'm racist. At least I am an honest person if you think I'm a racist one.
Thanks for the back-up Clindor, and I agree, we need more great original stories with non-white characters!
You know, I was in high school when Peter Pan 2003 came out JeanGreyForever and Clindor. I was not so interested to go to the theater to watch it, but since JeanGrey recommended it, I am going to watch it soon. I am still reading the book. I think I can finish it tomorrow during the day maybe and then watch the movie on Prime this weekend. I hope so anyway.
Hope you enjoy the book when you finish it and eager to hear your thoughts about it. Whenever you get around to watching the movie, I'd love to know what you think about that in comparison to the Disney movie and the book. I'm sure you and so many others are sick and tired of hearing me gush about it lol.
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“Peter Pan and Wendy” and “Shrunk” were in pre-production and meeting with actors for remaining parts and and it was advised to put those on hiatus as well before the productions got closer to start dates.
Disney Duster wrote:Lol no it's ok. I just watched The Sweatbox tonight. Can't finish Peter Pan tonight, but will try to finish Peter Pan this weekend.
That's all right, take your time. I still need to watch The Sweatbox myself one of these days. I've seen snippets but I never came around to watching the whole thing.
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Hm, thanks Sotiris. It's wise to g on hold for now.
JeanGreyForever, The Sweatbox is great, well worth watching the whole thing! You really ge to see Disney's, and Sting's, creative art-making processes! And it's fascinating!
I'll be sure to watch the whole thing when I can then because that's been on my list for a while now but I always forget about it.
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I just finished Peter Pan! My, that was beautiful and sad! And...I really doubt Disney will do the book justice. It's just got a such a deep and melancholy look at the loss of childhood, plus romance between children, that I don't think Disney would pursue. Wendy's actress is 12 which is really the perfect age to fit the character from the book I think, but I don't know what age Alexander is. He looks a little young for the part, but we'll see. Anyway, kids play house all the time, and get crushes on each other even at ages like 8, so the kid romance could still work I think.
I'm so glad you loved the book! It really is so poignant and moving in a way the Disney film never could and that's why I've said from the beginning that I've had very little faith in any remake from Disney which will probably try and copy the original animated film as much as possible. Even the live-action 2003 film got some flack at the time for pairing up two children together especially with Wendy going through a sexual awakening, so I definitely can't see Disney going that route ever. Which unfortunately means they are going to lose the essence of the story which is the Peter-Wendy dynamic. Hence why the story was titled Peter and Wendy from the very beginning (and later on, Peter Pan and Wendy before finally becoming abridged to just Peter Pan).
It really shocks me that so many people here were taken aback and even offended by the title change as if this was a personal attack against them because it wasn't 100% like the film from their childhoods (the responses in the Mulan and TLM live-action threads show more of the same attitudes). Clearly such people really need to revisit the glorious source material which so many more devoted Disney fans than me have preferred over the animated film and thanks to them, I was exposed to the original as well.
Is this why nobody bothered to change the title of this thread because it's that personally offensive to them? It's high time Wendy gets her due in the title especially when most fans neglect her in favor of Tinker Bell instead.
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I like the Marc Davis design for Tinker Bell and that is truly iconic and I think a large part of why she became a Disney symbol. However, as a character, whether in the book or Disney film, she has a terrible personality although I still prefer this Tink anyday over the neutered Disney Fairies franchise one. And by franchise, I mean the version in the movies and not the original books who was actually true-to-self.
It's funny how Tinker Bell has eclipsed almost every Disney character that exists but in the book, she's killed off at the end without any fanfare and Peter doesn't even remember her.
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DisneyFan97 wrote:the indians will likey be cut LOL
They have to be. The thing is, Tinker Bell and the mermaids are as misogynist as those characters are racist, but I don't expect Tinker Bell to be changed. They literally try to murder Wendy over a little boy.
Listening to most often lately:
Taylor Swift ~ ~ "The Fate of Ophelia"
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Taylor Swift ~ "CANCELLED!"
So, I saw Peter Pan 2003 and...well...it was ok. I liked parts of it, I really did, but when I read the book I felt so much emotion for the characters and then the ending battle was so scary. The movie kind of was too light and comedic for my tastes. Peter had a great actor, at least in terms of nailing the innocence and cockiness while still being likeable, though he couldn't cry for real it seems. It's ok that's usually hard for young children to do. Wendy was ok, didn't reall engage me. I liked Hook. I did like some additions like the aunt and Mr. Darling's personality and the added scenes before they go to Neverland, as well as the changes to the Cinderella story they told. I thought they did the "I believe in fairies" scene pretty well and I thought Peter and Wendy dancing was romantic. Some of the scenes looked beautiful, too, but they stole things from the Disney film like imprisoning Tinker Bell and making the ship fly. But I dunno, I think they were trying to balance the fun, light, happy tones with the melancholy tones and it didn't work as a whole. I must say, I prefer the Disney version. It feels more cohesive. But neither has lived up to the book.
I like Tinker Bell's personality even in Disney's version, but I more so like her as a mischievous Disney program host, lol.
DisneyFan97, that's cool that you like the Tinker Bell films, a lot of people do.
the indians will likey be cut LOL 
