Actor Channing Tatum, screenwriter Billy Ray and producer Joe Roth are seeking to tell the origin of Peter Pan with a pitch package that went out to studios Tuesday. Not much is known in the way of details, but the project carries the title Peter Pan Begins.
The pitch is the latest in the newest Hollywood development trend that has execs moving beyond comic books and toys and on to classic literature reading lists — and no one is more at the forefront of this lit movement than Roth.
I’m really indifferent about this news. On one hand almost every kid has been exposed to the story and wonder of Peter Pan and has enjoyed one iteration of the character or another whether it was one of the various Disney animations, the weekday afternoon cartoon, or Robin Williams’ portrayal of a middle aged ‘Pan’ which would make the movie easily identifiable and marketable. On the other hand Channing Tatum is more recognized as actor than a producer, and I don’t even want him considering the idea of wearing the green spandex. I’ll pass more news along about this one as it becomes available.
