Neverland 

Raised on the streets of turn-of-the century London, orphaned Peter and his pals survive by their fearless wits as cunning young pickpockets. Now, they've been rounded up by their mentor ... See full summary »

Stars:

Keira Knightley, Charlotte Atkinson, Anna Friel

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Keira Knightley	...	Tinker Bell 2 episodes, 2011
Charlotte Atkinson	...	Tinker Bell 2 episodes, 2011
Anna Friel	...	Elizabeth Bonny 2 episodes, 2011
Charlie Rowe	...	Peter 2 episodes, 2011
Cas Anvar	...	Gentleman Starkey 2 episodes, 2011
Bob Hoskins	...	Mr. Smee 2 episodes, 2011
James Ainsworth	...	Tootles 2 episodes, 2011
Patrick Gibson	...	Curly 2 episodes, 2011
Rhys Ifans	...	Jimmy Hook 2 episodes, 2011
Thomas Patten	...	The Twins 2 episodes, 2011
Chase Willoughby	...	Nibs 2 episodes, 2011
Brandon Robinson	...	Slightly 2 episodes, 2011
Q'orianka Kilcher	...	Aaya 2 episodes, 2011
Michael Yare	...	Pirate 2 episodes, 2011
George Aguilar	...	Kaw Chief 2 episodes, 2011
Raoul Max Trujillo	...	Holy Man 2 episodes, 2011
Jermaine Nelson	...	Kaw Youngster / ... 2 episodes, 2011
Jose Navarro	...	Kaw Scout 2 episodes, 2011

Storyline

Raised on the streets of turn-of-the century London, orphaned Peter and his pals survive by their fearless wits as cunning young pickpockets. Now, they've been rounded up by their mentor Jimmy Hook to snatch a priceless, some believe, magical treasure which transports them to another world. Neverland is a realm of white jungles and legendary mysteries of eternal youth, where unknown friends and enemies snatched from time welcome the new travelers with both excitement and trepidation. These groups include a band of 18th century pirates led by the power-mad Elizabeth Bonny, and the Native American Kaw tribe led by a Holy Man, which has protected the secret of the tree spirits from Bonny and her gang for ages, and that has meant war. But as the fight to save this strange and beautiful world becomes vital, Hook, Peter, and the ragamuffin lost boys consider that growing old somewhere in time could be less important than growing up, right here in their new home called Neverland.

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Plot Keywords:

smee character | disability | peter pan character | growing up | native american | 

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Taglines:

Journey Back To Where It All Began.

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Kalandok Sohaországban

Filming Locations:

Blessington Lakes, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parallel Film Productions, MNG Films, Syfy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bob Hoskins previously played Smee in Hook (1991).

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Goofs

Captain Bonnie notes that Orion is "in the wrong place" and Polaris is not visible. From anywhere far enough away that Polaris is not visible, Orion would also not be visible, or the parts of it that were visible would not remotely resemble Orion as we see it from Earth.

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Alternate Versions

In the director's commentary on the Vivendi Entertainment DVD, Nick Willing refers to two version of the film: one for Sky Movies (which he also calls the British version) that he mentions (at 2:01:50) cut out the moment when Hook reveals to Peter that he killed Peter's father; the other for the Syfy Channel, who he mentions (at 2:45:14) wanted to end the movie on Peter and on an up-note, so their version switched the last two scenes of the screenplay and ends with Peter's return to the Lost Boys with gifts while the Sky Movies version ends with Hook looking directly at the camera after Peter returns.

User Reviews

A pleasant surprise!!!

Last night we rented NEVERLAND from RedBox and upon coming home I spot previewed the titles before my wife came down, and since it advertised several SCIFI channel films, such as the dreadful RIVERWORLD, I thought I had chosen poorly. (See IndyJones and Last Crusade). So when we began to dig into this, the casting of Bob Hoskins as Smee was a surprise jolt!!! An homage to HOOK by old Spielberg. OK, good casting. Then Kiera Knightly as voice of Tinkerbell. OK, a knod over to Pirate of the Carribbean. Better still.

Then we forgot the world for 4 hours straight!!! We never do that, but this one HOOKS you, pun intended, and takes the viewer for a surprisingly intelligent ride into fact and fantasy. I shall not give plot points away, enjoy this one yourself, but it is even better than the PETER PAN of a few years ago. It catches all of the plot points that BEGAN the story quite well. Rhys Ifan is almost a younger David WARNER in every respect and Charlie Rowe makes Pan a living, breathing young boy straight out of the world of Dickens in Edwardian London. Anna Friel - a charming, sexy counterpoint to the pirate legend. And Hoskins, only a six day shoot as Smee, bring a welcome touch of nostalgia for the show.

We did not get tired at all. 4 hours right through which we never do, only Sir Francis Urqhart in the classic HOUSE OF CARDS trilogy was so compelling. And this is a smart tale too. Again, intelligent thought and writing here.

Find it, clear the decks, grab some rum and splice the main brace for a wonderful evening just off the second star to the right straight on till morning.