Joe Wright to Helm 'Pan'

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Hugh Jackman!

 

[danoyse]

Hugh Jackman!

Yeah! t:

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Yeah! t:

Hugh Jackman as a pirate is close to the best idea ever.

 

[danoyse]

Hugh Jackman as a pirate is close to the best idea ever.

I know, I love it!

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Hell yeah, I like that! I'm genuinely excited to see what they do with this

 

[Quasimod0]

Hugh Jackman as black beard?! I'm sold! And its good to hear that hook is in the movie too.

 

[flickchick85]

Love this casting!

 

[Crockett]

I've got to admit I'm still not thrilled that Wright picked this for his next project but anything Wright does have my attention, Hanna had a moody fairy tale dreamscape vibe to it so I'll be curious to see him go even further on the fantastical.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I wasn't interested until they cast Hugh Jackman as an evil pirate.

The makers of POTC are kicking themselves right now for not thinking of this.

 

[mclay18]

I'm liking the idea of Jackman doing something different. Makes me wonder who will play Hook and Pan.

 

[Wheels]

I will watch anything with Jackman. Even the bad stuff.

 

[Octoberist]

Garrett Hedlund is HOOK’

EXCLUSIVE: Garrett Hedlund has come away with the offer to play the lead role of Hook in Pan, the new take on the J.M. Barrie classic that Joe Wright is directing for Warner Bros. This was a coveted role and it came down to Hedlund and Boardwalk Empire‘s Jack Huston (currently in American Hustle), with Ezra Miller from The Perks Of Being A Wallflower also in the mix. The script is by Jason Fuchs, and Greg Berlanti is producing under his Berlanti Productions banner, and Sarah Schechter is overseeing for Warners. In Fuchs’ script, an orphan is taken to the magical world of Neverland, where he becomes the savior of the natives and leads a rebellion against evil pirates. Hugh Jackman reportedly will play Blackbeard, the captain of the bad guys, and Javier Bardem has also been mentioned for that role. Warner Bros has set a June 16, 2015, release date for the 3D-shot film.

Hedlund starred in Tron Legacy, and more recently in Inside Llewyn Davis and plays a big role in the Angelina Jolie-directed Unbroken for Universal Pictures. He’s repped by WME.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/gar...ed-pan/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Brother Jack]

I would have preferred Jack Huston, easily.

 

[Octoberist]

Actually Garett has drastically grown as an actor. He's improving. But it should've been Jack Hutson who always has that dark vibe anyway.

 

[craigdbfan]

Jack Huston also visually looks more like Hook or at least the Disney version. Odd casting decision as Hedlund is quite literally the opposite of what I would think Hook to look like.

Jackman or Bardem as Blackbeard is some inspired casting though.

 

[Sawyer]

I know, you guys, it's like...... can the movie people even make actors look different than they normally look?

 

[craigdbfan]

I hear 60% of the time, it works every time.

 

[louiebling$]

Not excited for this casting as I really don't see him fit the part but Wright is pretty spot on with his previous casting decisions


I really want to see who is playing Pan

 

[Crockett]

Hedlund over Huston, say what?

 

[Rowsdower!]

Honestly couldn't care less about this movie but perhaps if Hedlund accepts this role, then they'll keep him in mind for the Flash if they do decide to make that movie.

 

[terry78]

See, as movie geeks you should be excited about someone outside the box as opposed to the obvious choice. But we're just hypocritical like that.

 

[Dark_Lord]

Hugh Jackman Cast As Blackbeard In Warner Bros’ ‘Pan’

Warner Bros is getting its Peter Pan movie in ship-shape. It has just announced it has set Hugh Jackman to play Blackbeard in Pan, the Joe Wright-directed update of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan tale. He joins Garrett Hedlund, who we scooped this week landed the role of Captain Hook after being in the mix with Boardwalk Empire‘s Jack Huston and Perks Of Being A Wallflower‘s Ezra Miller. The script is by Jason Fuchs, and Greg Berlanti is producing under his Berlanti Productions banner with Paul Webster. Sarah Schechter is overseeing for the studio.

In Fuchs’ script, an orphan is taken to the magical world of Neverland, where he becomes the savior of the natives and leads a rebellion against the evil pirates led by Blackbeard. Javier Bardem at one time was offered this part, but Jackman was later rumored to be in the mix, and now it is final. For the record, that makes a pretty formidable acting duo playing the same historical figure: John Malkovich is set as Blackbeard in NBC’s upcoming pirate drama series Crossbones from Neil Cross.

The studio said today that the pic remains untitled, though it does have a July 17, 2015 release date after it was shifted last week to take the slot previously held by the studio’s Superman Vs. Batman movie. The move keeps Pan from being sandwiched between Fox’s Fantastic Four and Paramount’s Terminator reboot and took the pic off the the same date as Ted 2 from Universal.

Jackman, repped by WME, just wrapped shooting on Fox’s X-Men: Days Of Future Past, and his most recent pic in theaters was the Warner Bros’ thriller Prisoners.

“Hugh Jackman always delivers indelible performances that resonate with audiences,” said Greg Silverman, Warners’ President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, in announcing the deal. “We know he will create a Blackbeard who will be a powerful presence in this original Peter Pan adventure.” Added Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution: “There is a reason that Hugh is known and loved the world over. He is uncompromising in his dedication to every role, and we are all thrilled to be working with him again.”


Deadline.com

 

[green]

Nice. Jackman as Blackbeard should be great.

 

[DACrowe]

I wish they would make a real Blackbeard movie. That would be very interesting.

 

[green]

I wish they would make a real Blackbeard movie. That would be very interesting.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/john-malkovich-to-star-in-nbc-series-crossbones/

Malkovich is playing him in a new series for NBC called Crossbones.