''Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare'' is an upcoming British
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horror film
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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,
Charity Kase
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,
Teresa Banham
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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
Michael
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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
London
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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
Michael
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Given name "Michael"
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, 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
*
Charity Kase
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as
Captain James Hook
*
Teresa Banham
Teresa Banham, also known and credited as Theresa Banham (born 1964) is a British television and theatre actress perhaps best known for playing the role of the Broadfell Prison Governor in the first part of the ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special, ...
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
Charity Kase
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were cast as
Peter Pan,
Wendy Darling, Tinker Bell,
Michael Darling, and
Captain James Hook, respectively.
By June 2024,
Nicholas Woodeson,
Kierston Wareing,
Teresa Banham
Teresa Banham, also known and credited as Theresa Banham (born 1964) is a British television and theatre actress perhaps best known for playing the role of the Broadfell Prison Governor in the first part of the ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special, ...
, Olumide Olorunfemi, and Campbell Wallace were added to the cast. Banham reprises her role from ''Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2'' as
Christopher Robin
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's
hypnotherapist Mary Darling.
Principal photography
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Personnel
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began on May 9, 2024 in
London
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,
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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