Steven Spielberg’s 1981 film Hook is considered the best adaptation of JM Barrie’s Peter and Wendy. The film presented a different take on the children’s fairy tale and offered a different experience from other iterations. A popular rumor suggested that Tom Hanks was the first choice for the role of an older Peter Pan. However, the Philadelphia actor clarified that the story is different.
Robin Williams in Spielberg’s The Hook
Hook focuses on the story of a lawyer played by the late Robin Williams, who learns that he is the older Peter Pan. When his children are kidnapped by Captain Hook in revenge, he returns to Neverland and joins forces with the Lost Boys and Julia Roberts’ Tinker Bell. Steven Spielberg’s iteration of the fairy tale initially divided audiences, but later became a cult classic.
Was Tom Hanks the first choice to play Peter Pan in Hook?…
