david lowery is returning to the disney liveaction realm for peter pan wendy following on from 2016s petes dragonthe cast includes ever anderson as wendy and alexander molony as peter pan but lowerys film has an ace up the sleeve of its billowing pirate coat in the form of jude law who plays crocodilefearing sea dog captain hookin sync from their very first zoom meeting the pair had to fully flesh out a two dimensional character for liveaction we really wanted to understand why hook hates peter pan so much lowery tells total film magazine in the latest issue which features fast x on the cover where does that anger come from we did our best to build out a story for the two characters and a sense of history and a sense of mythologybut why law you want someone who can lean into the moustachetwirling when its appropriate but then also break your heart when you need that to happen as well lowery smiles i cant think of anyone better to straddle those two things in the same way that he straddles the crocodiles jaw oh snap lowery also reveals more about his take on peter and wendy pointing out that the story ultimately is and always has been wendys even calling pan incidental to wendys journeyi really wanted to do something different with peter he says peter in the animated movie tricks us into thinking that we like him but hes an incredibly unlikeable character in our film he is very serious to a fault about what he thinks is the most important thing in the world which is not growing up it becomes a sticking point between him and wendyorder the april 2023 issue of total film featuring fast x online herelove total film subscribe through this link to save money and never miss an issue againpeter pan wendy arrives on disney plus this april 28 for much more on the movie grab a copy of the new issue of total film magazine when it hits shelves and digital newsstands this thursday march 30 check out the covers belowimage credit total filmuniversalif youre a fan of total film why not subscribe so that you never miss an issue youll get the magazine before its in shops with exclusive subscriberonly covers like the one pictured above and with our latest offer you can get a free pair of noisecancelling true wireless earbuds worth 7999 head to magazinesdirect to find out more ts and cs applyimage credit total filmuniversal