Warner Bros. Peter Pan origin story Pan has secured its first cast member, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Garrett Hedlund (TRON: Legacy, Inside Llewyn Davis) has joined the project as in the role of Captain Hook.
Hook will be reimagined in the film, starting out as a friend of Pan’s and a crew member aboard Blackbeard’s pirate ship, before turning against his pal and becoming the dastardly villain we all know and love. Ryan Gosling (Only God Forgives, Gangster Squad) had been rumoured as a candidate for the part, while Javier Bardem (Skyfall, The Counselor) and Hugh Jackman (The Wolverine, Prisoners) have both been linked to Blackbeard. As for the lead, it’s been oddly quiet on the rumour front, with Warner Bros. expected to find their Peter Pan through open casting calls.
Pan is being directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Anna Karenina) and is scheduled to cinemas on June 26th, 2015.
Originally published January 23, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
