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Of the stories written about Peter Pan, several have gained widespread notability. These works are based on books, films, animation, etc. All of wihch feature the characters from Peter Pan.
Infant Peter flies from his home, makes friends with fairies, and takes up residence in Kensington Gardens. It is a "book-within-a-book" that was first published in Barrie's The Little White Bird.
Peter brings Wendy and her brothers to Never Land, where he has a climactic showdown with his nemesis, Captain Hook. This story was originally told in Barrie's stage play and novel, and repeatedly adapted in various media.
Peter has grown up, forgotten about his life in Never Land, and has a wife and children of his own. While the family is in London visiting a now elderly Wendy, Captain Hook abducts Peter's children to lure him back for a final duel to the death. A film by Steven Spielberg.
During World War II, Wendy's slightly war-hardened daughter Jane is taken to Neverland by Captain Hook, but Peter saves her and asks her to be the Lost Boys' new "mother." This is a film that was created by Disney.
Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, Peter and the Sword of Mercy Peter leaves a London orphanage for a series of adventures, which offer an origin story for Captain Hook, fairies, his abilities, and the Lost Boys. The novels were written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson.
Wendy, John, and most of the Lost Boys return to Neverland, where Peter Pan has begun to take Captain Hook's place. This is a novel by Geraldine McCaughrean, and serves as an official sequel to Peter and Wendy.
We all know that the tale of Peter Pan and Wendy Darling is a great story. The story of J. M. Barrie himself is also a fascinating one, recounted and dramatized numerous times. But dig a little deeper: Peter Pan's lesser-known "origin story" is also an entertaining one, and so are Barrie's other works.
The Little White Bird is a novel by J. M. Barrie, published in 1902, ranging in tone from fantasy and whimsy to social comedy with dark aggressive undertones. The book attained prominence and longevity due to several chapters written in a softer tone than the rest of the book, in which it introduced the character and mythology of Peter Pan. Those chapters were later published separately as Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens as a children's book. The Peter Pan story began as one chapter of a longer work and during the four years that Barrie worked on the book prior to publication, grew to an "elaborate book-within-a-book" of over one hundred pages.
Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up is the play which introduced the characters of Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinker Bell, Wendy Darling, etc. to a large audience. Peter Pan had appeared in J. M. Barrie's book The Little White Bird, but this is the work that became a sensation, capturing the public's imagination. It was followed by a reprint of Peter's first appearance, various print adaptations (including Barrie's novel Peter and Wendy).
In modern times, people sometimes refer to Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens as a
"prequel" to Peter and Wendy, but this is a little misleading. Although
it was published following the popular success of the play Peter Pan, or
The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, it was actually written – and published,
as part of a larger book – before the play. Also, they weren't really written in
continuity with each other. Kensington Gardens asserts that Peter is one week old,
and will never have a birthday, but in Peter and Wendy he is clearly school-age,
has been for at least a generation, and always will be. Peter's personality is
different, matching his age. The setting and characters of the first book are not
mentioned or even alluded to in the "sequel", and the magic of flight is explained
differently. They do contain some common elements, however. Both include a girl
who takes a fancy to Peter, and both have scenes of a little house being built
around her as she sleeps, suggesting that Barrie approached the second work more
as a second version of the Peter Pan story.
Peter and Wendy is the title of Barrie's 1911 novelization of it. Both tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pirate Captain Hook. The play and novel were both inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family. The novel follows the play closely, but includes a final chapter not part of the original play.
Peter Pan in Scarlet is a novel by Geraldine McCaughrean. It is an
official sequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy, authorised by
Great Ormond Street Hospital, who were given the rights to the character and
original story by the author. McCaughrean was selected following a competition
launched in 2004, in which novelists were invited to submit a sample chapter and
plot outline. The book continues the story of the Lost Boys, the Darling family,
and Peter Pan, in 1926 during the reign of George V, following World War I.
The Starcatchers series of books by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson are prequels to the famous play about Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. The first was written as a stand-alone prequel to the original work, but two follow-ups were promptly announced when it was successful. These three were originally presented as a triogy, but a fourth, taking place years after the third, was then announced.
Broadway In Chicago and threesixty° entertainment announced the spectacular new threesixty° stage production of PETER PAN, J M Barrie’s classic story performed in a state-of-the-art theater tent for a limited eight-week engagement beginning Friday, April 29, 2011. Conceived by an award-winning creative team and featuring 23 actors, stunning puppets, epic music, dazzling flying sequences and the world’s first 360-degree CGI theater set, PETER PAN is an extraordinary experience.
One of the most striking elements of this new production is the setting in which it is presented. The threesixty° Theatre, a 1,300 seat theater tent, allows for performance "in the round" and will stand at the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center North at 650 W. Chicago Avenue (at Halsted).
The entire interior of the tent is lit with more than 15,000 square feet of Hi-Resolution video three times the size of Imax screens so that both cast and audience are immersed in a CGI Neverland. When Peter and Wendy fly to Neverland, the audience flies with them over 400 square miles of virtual London.
The Tribune is thrilled to be hosting such an outstanding family
production on the grounds of the Freedom Center. "This location allows us the
opportunity to showcase unique and exciting events in the heart of our great city,"
said Tony Hunter, President, Chicago Tribune Media Group.
The threesixty° PETER PAN first captivated audiences in London, where it started performances on May 26, 2009 in Kensington Gardens, where J M Barrie was first inspired to write the story. It played a sixteen-week sold-out engagement to 200,000 people – including a Royal Gala for the Prince’s Trust for Children and the Arts, attended by their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (Prince Charles and Camilla). In addition,an impressive parade of international celebrities enthusiastically attended with their families throughout the summer. The U.S. premiere was on April 27, 2010, at Ferry Park on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
Peter Pan has inspired numerous films. These included fairly direct adaptations, creative reinterpretations, movies inspired by the story, sequels to the original story, and a series of spin-offs. Only one feature film was personally authorized by J. M. Barrie (the 1924 silent film); four later films (Disney's, Hook, Return to Neverland, and Hogan's) were authorized by Great Ormond Street Hospital. The Tinker Bell direct-to-DVD films are also authorized by GOSH.
Peter Pan is a 1924 silent adventure film released by Paramount Pictures, the first film adaptation of the play by J. M. Barrie. It was directed by Herbert Brenon and starred Betty Bronson as Peter Pan and Mary Brian as Wendy Darling. It also featured Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook, Virginia Browne Faire as Tinker Bell, and groundbreaking Chinese American actress Anna May Wong, as the Indian princess Tiger Lily. The film was celebrated at the time for its innovative use of special effects (mainly to show Tinker Bell and the flying sequences). In 2000, the United States Library of Congress deemed it "culturally significan"" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The Lost Boys is a 1987 American coming of age action-horror film about two young Arizonans who move to California and end up fighting a gang of teenage vampires. Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film stars Jason Patric, Corey Haim, and Kiefer Sutherland, and co-stars Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes. Sutherland plays a Peter Pan figure who leads his Lost Boys in a neverending party. The film's tagline is "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire."
Hook is a 1991 family fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars
Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins and Amber Scott.
Hook acts as a sequel to Peter Pan's original adventures, focusing on a grown-up
Peter who has forgotten his childhood. Now known as "Peter Banning," he is a successful
corporate lawyer with a wife and two children. Hook kidnaps his two children, and
he must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit as Peter Pan in order to
challenge his old enemy.
Peter Pan is a 2003 film released as a joint venture of Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios. P. J. Hogan directed a screenplay co-written with Michael Goldenberg which is based on the classic play and novel by J. M. Barrie. Jason Isaacs plays the roles of Captain Hook and George Darling, Olivia Williams plays Mrs. Darling, while Jeremy Sumpter plays Peter Pan, Rachel Hurd-Wood portrays Wendy Darling, and Ludivine Sagnier plays Tinker Bell. Noted actress Lynn Redgrave plays a supporting role as Aunt Millicent, a new character created for the film. Contrary to the traditional stage casting, it featured a boy in the title role, though this was not the first time for that, even on film. P.Jl Hogen's Peter Pan was recently released on Bluray, April 2011.
Neverland is a 2011 prequel to well-known Peter Pan and Wendy story, to be shown in two parts on the Syfy Channel. This production is presented as an "origin story" for Peter Pan, much like Peter and the Starcatchers... and also ignoring the fact that J. M. Barrie wrote one: Kensington Gardens.
Disney had been trying to buy the film rights to Barrie's play since 1935. He finally received them four years later, after he came to an arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, to whom Barrie had bequeathed the rights to the play. His studio started the story development and character designs in the early-1940s, and intended Peter Pan as a follow-up to Bambi, but the Second World War forced the project to be put on hold. Just like Pinocchio before it, the original pre-war character designs for Peter Pan were very different from the final product. The original version had Nana go to Neverland with Pan and the Darling children, and had a much darker ending. It was not until after the war that the actual production of the film commenced.
Walt Disney's Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. It is probably the most familiar version of the story. This is due its popularity with larger audiences than would be inclined to read the book or see a stage production, and the repeated re-releases of the film and other exploitation by Disney in the decades since its debut.
Return to Never Land is a 2002 animation film sequel to the 1953 film, produced by the DisneyToons studio in Sydney, Australia and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The original Return to Never Land DVD & Video was released on June 18, 2002. It included digitally animated sequences and an all-new voice cast. Return to Never Land was re-released on DVD on November 27, 2007.
The Tinker Bell films are a series of computer-animated direct-to-DVD feature films starring
the Disney interpretation of Tinker Bell and a host of fairy characters created by Disney as
part of their Disney Fairies franchise.
Tinkerbell fans would be happy to know, the newest Run Disney event will be the Tinkerbell Half Marathon, held at Disneyland in California January 27-29, 2012. This women-specific race weekend will feature several fun activities in addition to the half marathon, including a Neverland Family Fun Run 5k. A new Tinker Bell “wings” medal will be presented to all the runners.