Peter Pan Redux

Peter Pan Redux is a 2024 American animated adventure fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie and the 1953 animated film. It directed by David Lowery, screenplay by Stephen Chbosky, and co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is a full on reimagining of Disney's 1953 animated film of the same name, itself an adaptation of J.M. Barrie classic fairy tale. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Tom Holland as Peter Pan with Ella Purnell, Noah Jupe, Nathan Mack, Gary Oldman, Kevin McNally, Colin Firth, Kate Winslet and Kaley Cuoco as Tinkerbell. It also stars Jayden Lewis, Sean Ryan Fox, Brady Noon, Julia Butters, Megan Richie, Brooklyn Prince, Jadon Sand, and Kirsten Newlands. It would retell all of the events for Disney's Never Land Saga altogether arranged in Chronological Order.
== Plot ==
== Characters (IN PROGRESS) ==
* Peter Pan is a free spirited and adventurous young boy who would not grow up and endure puberty. He can fly, and lives on the island called Neverland. He is described as "a lovely boy, clad in skeleton leaves and the juices that ooze out of trees". It is also stated that he still has all his baby teeth.
* Tinker Bell is a tinker fairy and Peter Pan's companion at the time of his adventures with Wendy Darling and her brothers. She is known for her loyalty to Peter but is very jealous of Wendy and Tiger Lily. In the original play, she is portrayed by a darting light and voiced by a tinkling bell.
* Wendy Moira Angela Darling is a young girl, the eldest child of the Darling family, who is befriended by Peter Pan and flies away to Neverland to be a mother to him and the Lost Boys and share their adventures.
* Captain Hook is a pirate and captain of the Jolly Roger. He is Peter Pan's archenemy and is determined to get revenge on Peter for cutting off his right hand in a battle and feeding it to a crocodile.
* Mr. Smee is the Irish bo'sun, the only non-conformist in Hook's crew. One of two pirates to survive the final battle and "henceforth wandered around the world in his spectacles, making a precarious living by saying he was the only man that Jas. Hook had feared."
* John Napoleon Darling is the middle child, named after Jack Llewelyn Davies.
* Michael Nicholas Darling is the youngest of the three children. In an early draft of the play, the character's name was "Alexander" or "Alex", but was renamed after Michael Llewelyn Davies and Nicholas Llewelyn Davies, who were both born during the play's development.
* George Darling: the father of Wendy, Michael and John. He is a bank clerk and is named after George Llewelyn Davies.
* Mary Darling: the mother of Wendy, John and Michael and wife of George Darling. She is named after Mary Ansell, Barrie's wife.
* Nana: the Newfoundland nurse of Wendy, John and Michael, hired by the Darlings to look after the children.
* Jane: (surname is not given) the daughter of the adult Wendy Darling who appears briefly in Barrie's An Afterthought and the final chapter of Peter and Wendy.
* Margaret: Jane's daughter, mentioned at the end of the story as the one who will go back to Neverland with Peter for spring cleaning.
* Gentleman Starkey: once an usher in a public school "and still dainty in his ways of killing". He and Smee are the sole survivors of the final battle, although he got captured by the Piccaninnies, "who made him nurse for all their papooses".
* Bill Jukes: used to be on the Walrus under Captain Flint, and is heavily tattooed.
* Cecco: a very handsome Italian fellow who was said to have his name in letters of blood on the back of the governor of the prison at Gao".
* Cookson: he is said to be the brother of real-life pirate Black Murphy this was never proved").
* Noodler: not much is known about him, except for the fact that his hands are fixed on backwards, and he is superstitious, like all sailors.
* Skylights (Morgan's Skylights): he is killed off early on the novel "to show Hook's method".
* Black Pirate: it is only stated that he is gigantic and has had many names that still terrify children on the banks of the Guadjo-mo.
* Alf Mason: one of the pirates killed in mortal combat with Lean Wolf early on in the battle between the pirates and Tiger Lily's braves.
* Robert Mullins: he is killed by Peter in the final battle with the pirates.
* George Scourie: another casualty in the battle.
* Chas. Turley ("Chay Turley" in the play): he is said "to laugh with the wrong side of his mouth (having no other)"; another casualty in battle by the Piccaninnies.
* Foggerty: an Alsatian who also died in the above battle.
* Whibbles: he wears an eye patch and is the first casualty in the final battle.
* Ed Teynte: the quartermaster in the novel (but not mentioned in the play), was the first killed in the last battle (instead of Whibbles).
* Black Gilmour (only in play): killed in battle by the Piccaninnies.
* Alan Herb (only in play): "still remembered at Manaos for playing skittles with the mate of Switch for each other's heads"; killed in battle by the Piccaninnies.
* Canary Robb (only in play): killed in the above battle.
* Lost Boys: a gang of young boys who fell out of their prams and were not claimed by their parents, so Peter brought them to the Neverland. It is implied there has been a succession of lost boys over time.
* Great Big Little Panther: the Chief of the Piccaninny tribe and the father of Tiger Lily.
* Tiger Lily: the chief's daughter, often described as a princess (in her own right), who is captured by the Pirates and left to drown on Marooners' Rock before being rescued by Peter Pan.
* Crocodile (Tick-Tock in Disney's movie): Hook's other nemesis and the only thing which he fears. It ate Hook's hand when Peter cut it off in battle and craves for the rest of him. The clock swallowed by the crocodile warns Hook of its proximity. In Peter and Wendy, the crocodile is briefly referred to by the feminine pronoun "she", a point overlooked in subsequent adaptations.
* Mermaids are half woman and half fish; they live in the sea but are often seen in the Mermaids' Lagoon in Neverland. They're vain, unfriendly and care for their looks and good appearance. They can be dangerous creatures (especially at night) who dislike all humans (except Peter Pan) and act very spitefully towards Wendy.
* Liza: the maid in the Darling household.
* Maimie Mannering : a little girl who is helped and befriended by Peter Pan in Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and considered to be Wendy's literary predecessor. Although enjoying Kensington Gardens and her friendship with Peter when she stays behind one day after Lock Out time, she comes to realise that her mother is very worried about her so she must return. When she grows up, she continues to think of Peter, dedicating presents and letters to him. To remember Maimie, Peter rides the imaginary goat she created for him.
* Jane: Wendy's daughter. She is portrayed in as a cynical, no-nonsense, down-to-earth girl who tries to act very grown up. She refuses to believe her mother's stories about Peter Pan. Unlike Wendy, she is not interested in playing "mother" for the Lost Boys and spends most of her time in Neverland just wanting to leave.
* Danny: Danny is Jane's little brother. He believes entirely in his mother's stories about Peter Pan and is very similar to his uncle Michael (from the original Disney film adaptation), even to wearing footed-pajamas.
* Edward: Edward is Wendy's husband and the father of Jane and Danny. He is called to serve in the British army during World War II, and returns at the end of the film. He is depicted as a warm and caring man.
* Nana II: a St. Bernard owned by Jane's family who could be a descendant of the original Nana.
* The Octopus: a gigantic orange octopus who replaces the Crocodile for some unknown reason as Captain Hook's enemy who wants to eat him because he enjoys his taste. He makes "plip-plop" noises with his eyes and suckers reminiscent of the Crocodile's ticking. In the end, he sinks Hook's ship and chases Hook and his crew (who he mistakes for fish) into the distance.
* Queen Clarion (Anjelica Huston) is the Fairy Queen of Pixie Hollow. She is slender and taller than hand-size with a light shimmering long yellow dress, a light golden shimmering large yellow butterfly shaped wings, tiaras for different occasions, fair skin, blue eyes, and light brown hair in an up-do style.
* Bobble and Clank (Rob Paulsen and Jeff Bennett, respectively) are a pair of intelligent yet bumbling tinker sparrow men who form a brotherly relationship with Tinker Bell.
* Chloe (Brenda Song), a garden fairy of Thai descent. She is small, slender, and hand-sized with brown hair, brown eyes, fair skin, and pointy ears. She wears a pink sports dress and leggings.
* Fawn (America Ferrera, Angela Bartys and Ginnifer Goodwin) an animal-talent fairy. She is small, slender, and hand-sized with an orange and brown dress, amber curl shoes, fair skin, light freckles, braided light brown hair, amber eyes, pointy ears, and clear fairy wings on her back.
* Iridessa (Raven-Symoné) is a light-talent fairy. She is small, slender, and hand-sized with a sunflower petal dress, yellow shoes, dark skin, black hair in a round up-do, brown eyes, pointy ears, and clear fairy wings on her back.
* Nyx (Rosario Dawson) an incredibly loyal and devoted scouting-talent anti-hero in Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast. She wears brown sleeveless shirts and leggings, with gray-and-black striped undershirts and boots, olive green waist sashes, and black wrist bracers. She protects all of Pixie Hollow from any dangers or threats, also leads a team of fellow scout fairies who follow her commands without question. She is known to be quite tough and the kind of person who will fight until the fighting is done. She never backs down and will do whatever it takes to ensure the safety and wellbeing of Pixie Hollow and its people.
* Periwinkle (Lucy Hale) is a frost-talent fairy. She is Tinker Bell’s fraternal twin sister born of the same baby's first laugh and match. She is small, slender, and hand-sized with fair skin, ice-blue eyes, snow white hair, pink blushing cheeks, and pointy ears and wears an aqua strapless dress that shimmers like ice and aqua blue-colored shoes with white puffs on her toes and has clear sparkly fairy wings on her back, which are identical to Tinker Bell's.
* Rosetta (Kristin Chenoweth and Megan Hilty) is a garden-talent fairy. She is small, slender, and hand-sized with a rose petal dress in three shades of pink, fair skin, red shoes, shoulder-length red hair with curled ends, green eyes, pointy ears, and clear fairy wings on her back.
* Silvermist (Lucy Liu) is a water-talent fairy. She is small, slender, and hand-sized with a dark blue-green lily single-strapped dress, blue shoes, fair skin, long loose black hair, brown eyes, pointy ears, and clear fairy wings on her back.
* Terence (Jesse McCartney) (not to be confused with the Terence from Red's group, is a pixie dust "sparrow man" of French-Celtic descent He also her best friend. He is small, slender, and hand-sized with blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, and pointy ears and wears an acorn top hat.
* Vidia (Pamela Adlon) is a fast-flying-talent fairy. She has black ponytailed hair, gray eyes, pointy ears, fair skin and wears a purple vest with pink feathers, purple pants and ballet shoes and has clear wings on her back.
* Zarina (Christina Hendricks) an alchemist who dabbles in piracy with Hook for a while, she appears in the movie The Pirate Fairy.
* Gwendolyn Jane Mary Darling Carlisle is a human girl whom Peter Pan brings to Never Land, and a descendant of Wendy Darling. She lives with her parents and grandmother in the same house that Wendy had lived in so long ago. She appears in the book "Fairies and the Quest for Never Land"
*Gunnery Sergeant Red John Cardinal: Before he left to explore the Never World, Peter recruited a group of humans from the United States of America and gave them unique powers and abilities, Red is the leader of the pack and is able to fire a red blast to topple down enemy forces such as vehicles and towers. He is from Washington D.C
* The Blues: A trio of troublesome, rowdy brothers from Los Angeles. They are a world famous music trio.
** Jay Blue (Jayden Lewis) Leader, Head Singer, and oldest of the Blues. Jay has been shown at times to be quite self-absorbed and greedy, but at others to be selfless, and giving. Jay is an emotional roller coaster, his enthusiasm endless, and despair bottomless. The term "look before you leap" does not apply to Jay, who is spontaneous and impulsive. Jay is the oldest of the three Blues. He is the Junior Drill instructor. He is known for commanding those in his age range.
** Jake Blue (Sean Ryan Fox) The middle brother of the Blues. Captain Hook's main pirate rival. He is shown using a telescope and steering the ship in the opening. He had a wooden sword called the Forever Sword (cut from the Forever Tree), which was given to him by Peter Pan. He has also briefly used a transformable Mega-Mecha Sword and golden Destiny Sword. As a captain he later uses a metal one called the Mighty Captain's Sword. It is able to cut through metal padlocks, heat up to cut through ice bars, shoot heat beams, and deflect cold or energy blasts. Both cutlasses have a crossguard on the hilt, but his newer metal sword has a larger pommel and no knuckle-bow on the side. Jake also acquires an invisibility ring, and has used Izzy's pixie dust to fly.
** Jim Blue (Brady Noon) Youngest of the Blues. He is gullible, trusting, and usually holds the swing vote between his brothers, often deciding on their course of action. Not much else is known despite being a Lieutenant.
* Chuck Bolt (Josh Gad) A Kansas City quarterback who is a lot faster than the other birds combined.
*Bomb Davidson (Magic Johnson) A successful Spotify artist and rapper who can somehow explode.
*Samantha Leghorn (Julia Butters) A young blonde girl from rural Dallas around Jay's age. She usually has a southern aesthetic and usually hopes for the perfect time to play her guitar. She has an enormous crush on Jay, her boyfriend. Her ability is putting enemies in a trance with her puppy eyes and causing them to fall asleep.
**Her mother, Ms. Leghorn is voiced by Chloe Grace Moretz.
* Izzy Rose (Megan Richie) Jake's girlfriend. She as second-in-command to her boyfriend Jake. She has a small sack of pixie dust, which was given to her at an unknown point by Tinker Bell and her friends. The team uses the pixie dust only for emergencies. She is the same age as the Blues and Samantha. She is from San Francisco.
* Zoe Wilson-Heikkinen (Brooklyn Prince) Jim's girlfriend, and Terence and Matilda's daughter, she is from Portland and is mostly seen around Jim most of the time. She can stomp enemies and knock them out.