''Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare'' is an upcoming British

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written and directed by Scott Jeffrey. It is the third installment in The Twisted Childhood Universe (TCU) and serves as a horror retelling of J. M. Barrie's '' Peter Pan''. The film stars Martin Portlock as the titular character and Megan Placito as Wendy Darling, with Kit Green, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney,

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, Nicholas Woodeson, Kierston Wareing, Olumide Olorunfemi, and Campbell Wallace in supporting roles. It follows Wendy as she embarks on a quest to find her brother

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, who has been abducted by Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. First announced in November 2022 as a ''Peter Pan''-based horror film, the film was subsequently revealed to be set in the TCU shared continuity. The cast was announced between January and June 2024, with Banham reprising her role from '' Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2'' (2024) as Mary Darling. It was produced by Jagged Edge Productions in association with ITN Studios, and filming took place in

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. ''Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare'' is scheduled to be theatrically released in 2024.

Premise

Wendy Darling goes on a quest to find her brother

, who has been abducted by Peter Pan and Tinker Bell.

Cast

* Martin Portlock as Peter Pan * Megan Placito as Wendy Darling * Kit Green as Tinker Bell * Peter DeSouza-Feighoney as Michael Darling *

as Captain James Hook *

as Mary Darling * Nicholas Woodeson as Steven * Kierston Wareing as Roxy * Olumide Olorunfemi as Tiger Lily * Campbell Wallace as John Darling

Development

In November 2022, a '' Peter Pan''-based live-action horror film, titled ''Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare'', was announced to be in development for ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions, with Rhys Frake-Waterfield producing. Frake-Waterfield has stated that the film will depict the character Tinker Bell as a "heavily obese" recovering drug addict. The film was written and directed by Scott Jeffrey. In February 2023, the film was additionally revealed to be set in the same continuity as '' Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey'' (2023) and its sequel. By January 2024, Martin Portlock, Megan Placito, Kit Green, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, and

were cast as Peter Pan, Wendy Darling, Tinker Bell, Michael Darling, and Captain James Hook, respectively. By June 2024, Nicholas Woodeson, Kierston Wareing,

, Olumide Olorunfemi, and Campbell Wallace were added to the cast. Banham reprises her role from ''Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2'' as

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's hypnotherapist Mary Darling.

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began on May 9, 2024 in

, which Jeffrey confirmed via his social media.

Release

''Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare'' is scheduled to be released in 2024.

References

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