
Meanwhile, Joe Wright's Pan attempted an origin story for the character.

Steven Spielberg's Hook, which starred the late, great Robin Williams as Peter Pan, imagined a world where the boy who never grew up did exactly that. Many other studios have made their own versions for both the big and small screens, with a lot of them trying to approach the material from a different perspective. There have been several attempts at bringing the classic tale into live-action, with the story of Peter Pan having been told multiple times over the years. While details regarding the live-action remake are scarce at present, the title, Peter Pan & Wendy seems to suggest that Wendy's role will be expanded. The story of Peter Pan follows Peter and his friend Tinker Bell, a fairy, who whisk away siblings Wendy, John and Michael to the island of Never Land, where Captain Hook seeks vengeance against Peter for cutting off his hand.

The Disney classic, Peter Pan, was released way back in 1953, and remains the most successful adaptation of J.M. This will of course be far from the first time that Peter Pan's arch enemy Captain Hook has been portrayed in live-action, and should the deal close with Law, he will be stepping into the pirate boots and hooked-hands of Dustin Hoffman, Jason Isaacs, and, most recently, Garret Hedlund, who played a young version of the villainous pirate in 2015's Pan, which was, well, panned by critics. Sources have also said that the release is expected to be theatrical and will not go straight to the Disney+ streaming route, unlike some of the recent live-action remakes.
