Disney’s latest live-action adaption of Peter Pan will start streaming in April. The company announced that Peter Pan & Wendy will release on 28 April exclusively on Disney Plus and not in cinemas.
Peter Pan & Wendy is described as a “reimagining” of the classic 1953 animated film. It stars Alexander Molony as Peter Pan and Ever Anderson as Wendy. Jude Law has been cast as Captain Hook. The film is directed by David Lowery who last worked with Disney on the 2016 adaption of Pete’s Dragon. He also directed the film The Green Knight in 2021.
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Lowery states that Peter Pan & Wendy is an invigorating retelling of the classic story.
“We wanted to invigorate our retelling with emotional sincerity, an open heart, and a grand yearning for adventure, Hundreds of incredible artists spent many years bringing this film to the screen; I’m excited for audiences to see their work, to go on this ride, and to rediscover an evergreen tale from a new perspective.”
Peter Pan & Wendy is also one of many new films coming from Disney in the months ahead which is based on a classic animated past. Disney also plans to release Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio as well as The Little Mermaid.
Watch the trailer for Peter Pan & Wendy down below. The movie will release on 28 April only on Disney Plus.
