The 2003 adaptation of Peter Pan celebrates its 20th Anniversary this weekend, with many fans looking back at the underrated blockbuster with fond memories.
The film struggled at the box office when it first hit screens, despite earning positive reviews for its faithful take on the 1900 novel.
While the film boasted some big names, including Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook, much of its cast was made-up of young unknowns kickstarting their careers.
Since its release, they have gone onto have varying degrees of success, with some rising to even greater heights in Hollywood.
So as Peter Pan fans mark two decades since the fantasy hit screens, MailOnline takes a look at where its cast are now…
Peter Pan – played by Jeremy Sumpter
Jeremy Sumpter landed the role of Peter Pan when he was just 13, and has since gone onto have numerous TV roles
In April, Jeremy revealed he’d become a father for the first time , after welcoming a baby daughter named Lucy Snow with his wife Elizabeth Treadway
Jeremy Sumpter, who hails from Kentucky, started modelling when he was just 11 years old and started acting soon after.
This led to him landing the role of Peter Pan in 2002 when he was 13 – and he took the acting gig extremely seriously.
Not only did he practice sword fighting five times a day, he also learnt gymnastics and weight lifting in order to do most of the stunts himself.
After taking home a Saturn and Young Artist Award for his turn in the film, Jeremy, now 34, quickly embraced his next role a year later.
His turn in TV series Clubhouse was, however, short-lived after CBS cancelled it after just five episodes. He also starred on Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, The Sasquatch Gang, CSI: Miami, Calvin Marshall, You’re So Cupid, Soul Surfer and Death and Cremation.
In April, Jeremy revealed he’d become a father for the first time, after welcoming a baby daughter named Lucy Snow with his wife Elizabeth Treadway.
Captain Hook – played by Jason Isaacs
Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs is one of British TV and film’s most recognisable names, and starred as Captain Hook in the 2003 fantasty
Born in Liverpool, Jason quickly gained fame in the UK, with starring roles in the ITV drama Capital City and guest roles in Inspector Morse.
Major roles include an appearance in in the Bruce Willis blockbuster Armageddon (1998), Schindler’s List (1993) and The Patriot (2000).
After playing Hook in 2003, Jason, 60, landed a major coup as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films and Michael Caffee in the American television series, Brotherhood, and he’s since had a slew of big film and TV roles.
More recently, he transformed into Hollywood icon Cary Grant for an ITX drama, and has also starred in Mass and the war drama Operation Mincemeat.
In Peter Pan, Jason took on the role of the uptight father Mr Darling as well as Captain Hook, as is stated by the original play.
In a recent interview with Yahoo, Jason said he believes the 2003 take on Peter Pan is the most faithful adaptation to date.
He said: ‘It’s an odd thing the Peter Pan movie, because it’s been a huge success since it was made, but when it came out it was catastrophic flop because people thought, ”Oh, I’ve seen that before”. Actually, no one’s ever made a film of Peter Pan before.’
‘So many women tell me that’s actually their favourite film I’ve ever been in, because J M Barrie captured that horrifying moment when, as a girl, you realise the world is looking at you as a woman.’
Wendy Darling – played by Rachel Hurd-Wood
Wendy Darling, who fell in love with Peter Pan, was played by Rachel Hurd-Wood from Streatham, south London
Wendy Darling, who fell in love with Peter Pan, was played by Rachel Hurd-Wood from Streatham, South London.
She landed the role in 2002 when she was 13 after her grandparents saw an advert on TV saying that director, P.J. Hogan, was searching for a ‘young English rose’ to star in the film.
Her parents flew her out to the Gold Coast, Australia, for eight months filming and she received rave reviews for her efforts.
Following that, she starred in Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking in 2004, and had a major role in thriller, An American Haunting.
She spent her teen years in London studying linguistics at University College London and starred in Dorian Gray alongside her studies.
After landing a lead role in 2009 Australian action-adventure film, Tomorrow, When the War Began, which became the highest grossing movie for that year in Australia, she decided to drop her studies to focus on acting.
Rachel, now 33, went on to land more major roles in movies and even a cameo in a music video, but in recent years has focused on motherhood.
She married Scottish actor Russ Bain 2017, and gave birht to their son in 2018, and a daughter in April 2021.
Tinkerbell – played by Ludivine Sagnier
French actress Ludivine Sagnier had been performing in films and TV since 1989 before she landed the role of Tinkerbell (left) and more recently starred in Netflix’s Lupin
French actress Ludivine Sagnier had been performing in films and TV since 1989 and has been nominated for countless awards before she landed the role of Tinkerbell.
Aside from her acting duties, Ludivine, 44, has a daughter, Bonnie, with former partner actor Nicolas Duvauchelle, and is now married to Kim Chapiron, with whom she has two daughters.
Currently she’s starring in the acclaimed French Netflix drama Lupin, and is also set to appear alongside Michael Douglas in an Apple TV+ series about Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
Mrs Darling – played by Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams played Mrs Darling, and has since starred in Hanna, Anna Karenina, Sabotage, Maps To The Stars and The Father
More recently, Olivia took on a controversial new role as Camilla Parker-Bowles in the fifth and sixth series of The Crown
Before starring as The Darling family’s matriarch, Olivia, now 55, had already appeared in a slew of films including The Sixth Sense and The Postman.
Since appearing in the film, she has starred in Hanna, Anna Karenina, Sabotage, Maps To The Stars and The Father.
The actress, 55, married to actor and playwright Rhashan Stone in 2003, and they have two daughters.
More recently, Olivia took on a controversial new role as Camilla Parker-Bowles in the fifth and sixth series of The Crown, depicting her romance and eventual marriage to then-Prince Charles, played by Dominic West.
Curly – played by George MacKay
As a member of Peter Pan’s Lost Boys troupe, George was a relative unknown when he landed the role of Curly, but in 2019 earned acclaim for his role in Sam Mendes’ 1917
As a member of Peter Pan’s Lost Boys troupe, George was a relative unknown when he landed the role of Curly.
However, the actor, now 31, gained worldwide acclaim in 2019 when he starred in Sam Mendes’ gripping war drama 1917.
Since then he has had roles in The Beast, Munich: The Edge Of War and Wolf, and in November married his long-term girlfriend, make-up artist Doone Forsyth.
Mr Smee – played by Richard Briers
Before starring as Captain Hook’s sidekick Mr Smee (left), Richard Briers was already known to British viewers thanks to his role in 70s sitcom The Good Life. He died in 2013
Before starring as Captain Hook’s sidekick Mr Smee, Richard was already known to British viewers thanks to his role in the BBC sitcom The Good Life, which ran from 1975 to 1978.
He also starred in four series of Monarch of the Glen as Hector MacDonald and even had a small role in Spice World as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Richard also earned much recognition for his charity work, becoming President of Parkinson’s UK.
The actor died on February 17, 2013 at the age of 79 after suffering a cardiac arrest, six years after being diagnosed with emphysema.
He was also married to actress Ann Davies, who starred in Doctor Who and Doctors, and his daughter Lucy has also had roles in Our Girl, Red Dwarf, Casualty and Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
