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{{short description|2004 children's book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson}}
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| name = Peter and the Starcatchers
| author = [[Dave Barry]], [[Ridley Pearson]]
| name = Peter and the Starcatchers
| image = Peter Starcatchers.gif
| illustrator = [[Greg Call]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| caption = First edition
| author = [[Dave Barry]] <br /> [[Ridley Pearson]]
| publisher = Hyperion Books for Children
| release_date = 2004
| illustrator = Greg Call
| pages = 452 (hardcover edition)
| language = English
| isbn = ISBN 0-7868-5445-6
| publisher = [[Hyperion Books for Children]]
| followed_by = [[Peter and the Shadow Thieves]]
| pub_date = 2004
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]] & [[Paperback]])
| pages = 452 (hardcover edition)
| isbn = 0-7868-5445-6
| congress = PZ7.B278 Pe 2004
| oclc = 56111836
| followed_by = [[Peter and the Shadow Thieves]]
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''Peter and the Starcatchers'' is a best-selling [[children's novel]] that was published by [[Hyperion Books]], a subsidiary of [[Disney]], in 2004. Written by [[Dave Barry]] and [[Ridley Pearson]], the book provides a backstory for the character [[Peter Pan]], and serves as a prequel to [[J. M. Barrie]]'s novel ''[[Peter and Wendy]]''. It was illustrated by artist [[Greg Call]].
'''''Peter and the Starcatchers''''' is a [[children's novel]] that was published by [[Hachette Books#Hyperion Books|Hyperion Books]], a subsidiary of [[Disney]], in 2004. Written by [[Dave Barry]] and [[Ridley Pearson]], and illustrated by Greg Call, the book is a reinterpretation of the character [[Peter Pan]], who first appeared in [[J. M. Barrie]]'s novel ''[[The Little White Bird]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/books/review/peter-and-the-starcatchers-next-stop-neverland.html|title='Peter and the Starcatchers': Next Stop, Neverland|date=November 14, 2004|author=Michael Gorra|website=New York Times|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref>


The book is followed by two sequels, also set before the famous adventure with Peter and Wendy: ''[[Peter and the Shadow Thieves]]'' (2006) and ''[[Peter and the Secret of Rundoon]]'' (2007). A series of five [[Never Land Books|Never Land]] [[chapter book]]s has begun, the first two of which are ''Escape from the Carnivale'' and ''Cave of the Dark Wind''. In May 2008 the writers announced a fourth book: ''Peter and the Sword of Mercy''.<ref>[http://www.ridleypearson.com/appearances.html Pearson's web site]</ref><ref>[http://www.davebarry.com/books.html Barry's web site]</ref>
The book is followed by four sequels: ''[[Peter and the Shadow Thieves]]'' (2006), ''[[Peter and the Secret of Rundoon]]'' (2007), ''[[Peter and the Sword of Mercy]]'' (2009), and ''[[The Bridge to Never Land]]'' (2011). A series of [[Never Land Books|Never Land]] [[chapter book]]s for younger readers is based on the novels.


== Plot ==
In 2005, Disney hired [[Jay Wolpert]] to adapt the book to film, reportedly to use [[3D animation]].[http://www.movieweb.com/news/35/10135.php] In Ridley Pearson's May 2007 newsletter, he announced that Disney had begun production of a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] adaptation.
In 19th century London, orphaned boys Peter, James, Thomas, Prentiss, and Tubby Ted are shipped out on the decrepit ship ''Never Land''. While searching for food, Peter encounters a mysterious trunk and its guardian, Molly Aster, a girl about his age. Meanwhile, the feared pirate Black Stache hears of a similar trunk containing a great treasure on board another ship, the ''Wasp''. Black Stache manages to run down and board the ''Wasp'', and Leonard Aster, Molly's father, attempts and fails to escape with the trunk. Black Stache opens the trunk only to find it filled with sand. Black Stache and Aster realize that the trunk is a decoy and the treasure is on board the ''Never Land''. Aster jumps overboard and escapes.


Molly tells Peter that the trunk contains "starstuff," magical dust of extraordinary power that falls from the heavens. Molly's family is revealed to be members of a secret society known as the Starcatchers, tasked with keeping Starstuff out of the wrong hands. Molly enlists Peter to assist in throwing the trunk overboard before Black Stache arrives.
==Plot==


Black Stache and his men race against a monster storm to intercept the ''Never Land''. Attempting to dispose of the trunk with Molly, Peter is thrown overboard just as the storm hits. Having come into contact with Starstuff from the trunk, Peter flies back and hurls the trunk overboard. Molly and the orphans escape the ''Never Land'' and wash up on a nearby island.
The story begins on a ship the ''Never Land''. A young [[orphan]] boy, Peter, and his four friends, Prentiss, James, Thomas, and Tubby Ted, have been sent from St. Norbert's Home for Wayward Boys to board the ship, and soon find out they are going to serve as slaves to ruthless King Zarboff III of Rundoon. Living in terrible conditions, Peter and his friends plot for a way to escape. However, while on the ship, Peter (the future Peter Pan and the novel's hero) meets a young girl named Molly Aster. Cocky Peter is thrown off his guard by the spirited Molly - he also develops an affection for her, drawn to her by her striking green eyes. Peter encounters Molly several times while wandering the ship, and finds her somewhat mysterious.


All the children are captured by the local natives, known as the Mollusks, and their leader Fighting Prawn. The Mollusks decide to feed the children to Mister Grin, a large crocodile. Molly uses starstuff to help the group and Mister Grin to fly out of the enclosure. The trunk is found by the crew of the ''Never Land'' and its first mate, Slank. Slank reveals that he is in league with the Others, rivals of the Starcatchers who want the Starstuff for themselves.
Soon, strange things begin happening on the ''Never Land''. While foraging for food, Peter has discovered an old, battered chest on board, (and above it a flying rat) and finds that Molly and the crewmen Slank and Alf know things about it that he does not. Peter soon confronts Molly and she tells him, after realizing she cannot keep the secret much longer, that she is an apprentice to a group of strange people - Starcatchers. Molly explains that the job of Starcatchers is to gather "starstuff" that falls from [[comet|shooting stars]] and protect it from people called "the Others", who will misuse its wonderful powers. Peter does not believe her at first, but Molly goes on to prove starstuff's power by showing Peter that she has the ability to fly. Molly attributes much of the violence in the world to struggles over starstuff. She tells Peter that people like [[Attila the Hun]], the evil dictator, abused starstuff to gain power, and she says that [[centaurs]] and [[sea serpents]] were originally animals mutated by starstuff's powers. She also says that the genius of artists like [[Leonardo da Vinci]] was due to starstuff. She says Peter must help her protect the starstuff on board.


Aster and a group of Starcatchers soon arrive on the Island, accompanied by ships of the British Navy, and Aster deduces that Peter has a high tolerance to Starstuff and instantly stops aging while retaining the ability to fly. The Mollusks and the pirates converge on the group, and a fight ensures, wherein Fighting Prawn is mortally wounded and Peter severs Black Stache's hand, which is eaten by Mister Grin.
Meanwhile, the pirate Black Stache has planned and plotted to capture a naval ship named ''The Wasp''. ''The Wasp'' is the fastest ship on the sea, and in order to catch it, Stache raises a gigantic, [[corset]]-shaped sail he calls "The Ladies". He speeds up to catch the ship, captures it, and renames it the ''Jolly Roger''. He does not know that Molly's father, the great Starcatcher Leonard Aster, was on board with a decoy starstuff trunk. Leonard escapes the capture of Black Stache, but the ''Never Land'' does not.


Peter uses the starstuff in Aster's locket to save Fighting Prawn, who spares the group, allows the Starcatchers to leave the island with the starstuff, and lets the orphans stay on the island. As Peter and Molly bid farewell to one another, Aster uses starstuff to turn a bird into a fairy, Tinker Bell, to watch over Peter. Peter promises to come to London shortly to visit, and he and the boys begin to settle on the island. The story ends with Peter discovering a washed-up plank with the printed name of the ''Never Land'', which he decides to nickname the island.
When the ''Never Land'' is attacked by Black Stache during a massive [[thunderstorm]], the decrepit ship wrecks on the rocks surrounding a small island. The few survivors - including Molly, Peter, and the orphans, are separated, but they individually take shelter on the island. The sailor Alf helps to guide the orphans, but they are soon captured by the [[Mollusk]] Tribe native to the island, and nearly fed to the tribe's neighbor, [[crocodile]] Mr. Grin. Soon Molly and Peter realize that the trunk of starstuff has disappeared, and together they embark on a search for it. At the same time, the seaman Slank, who is actually an "Other", is trying to get control of the starstuff. Even Black Stache has caught wind of its magic powers. Molly and Peter try to find the magic trunk, but break away when they have an argument. Many adventures ensue while the two are apart - Peter is nearly fed to the Crocodile, Molly is captured by Slank and Stache, Peter is repeatedly wounded but saved by mermaids. After a climactic battle with the villains, Peter cuts off Stache's left hand, which is eaten by Mr. Grin. Slank and his cohort Little Richard are defeated as well, but during the battle, the tribe's leader, Fighting Prawn, is accidentally wounded. Luckily, Peter has a small amount of remaining starstuff, which he uses to heal the Mollusk chief.


== Adaptations ==
Thanks to Molly and Peter's efforts, the trunk of starstuff is saved, returned to the Starcatchers and Molly's surviving father. Peter however, in his surviving exposure to the starstuff, has gained the permanent ability to fly. It is also uncertain as to whether or not he will ever age. Peter learns he will be an outcast, and even though Molly will return to London, he decides to stay on the island, so he can be the person he "really is" and not "a freakshow". The orphan boys decide to remain with him, and Leonard Aster creates a fairy, which they name Tinker Bell, to protect Peter. Peter is soon taught by the natives how to build a house, and he learns to survive on the island, which he names "Never Land" after finding a plank that said "Never Land" from the ship that wrecked on its rocks as he watches the ship containing Molly sail back to England.
In 2005, [[Disney]] hired [[Jay Wolpert]] to adapt the book to film, reportedly using [[3D animation]].<ref name="Movienews">{{cite web|date=May 17, 2012|title=Disney moves forward on Peter and the Starcatchers|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/35/10135.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216084625/http://www.movieweb.com/news/35/10135.php|archive-date=February 16, 2007|work=Movie News}}</ref>


A [[Peter and the Starcatcher (play)|play with music adaptation]] of the book debuted in winter 2009 at [[La Jolla Playhouse]] as part of an arrangement with [[Disney Theatrical]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=2008-07-28|title=Can He Fly? Disney and La Jolla Will Test Wings of Starcatchers — a Peter Pan Prequel|publisher=Playbill.com|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119891.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2008-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731234159/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119891.html|archive-date=2008-07-31}}</ref> It was re-staged Off-Broadway in 2011 and opened on Broadway on April 15, 2012, at the [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]].
==Characters==
Many of the characters from ''Peter and the Starcatchers'' are brand new characters created for the novel. However, a few characters are also mentioned in ''Peter and Wendy''.


On May 17, 2012, [[Walt Disney Pictures]] announced that a film version of the book would be written by Jesse Wigutow.<ref name="Movienews" /> On August 20, 2012, ''[[The Hunger Games (movie)|The Hunger Games]]'' director [[Gary Ross]] agreed to direct the movie. Filming was expected to begin in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Foreman|first=Liza|date=August 21, 2012|title='Hunger Games' director signs with Disney|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> As of {{Currentyear}}, nothing else is known to have taken place.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomlison|first=Adam|title=Q&A|url=http://decoy.tvpassport.com/q_a/q-i-heard-disney-was-going-make-movie-peter-and-starcatchers-series-books-dave-barry-and-ridley-?subid=national-00001|access-date=September 21, 2015|publisher=TV Media}}</ref>
*'''[[Peter Pan|Peter]]''' - Peter is the clever, cocky leader of a band of orphans on board the ''Never Land''. Described as orange-haired and blue-eyed, he is approximately fourteen years old. Peter gained leader status by being able to spit the farthest. Peter learns to fly by being exposed to a large amount of starstuff and surviving. By the end of the novel, Peter is stranded as an outcast on Mollusk Island, with the fairy Tinker Bell and his orphan friends. He does not earn the surname "Pan" in this novel.

*'''Molly''' - [[Molly Aster]] is the heroine of the novel. She is daughter to the new ambassador to Rundoon, the famous Starcatcher Leonard Aster. Molly is an independent, strong-minded fourteen-year-old. Though surviving the wreck of the ''Never Land'' (and saving Peter in the process), while on Mollusk Island she is kidnapped by the pirate Black Stache. She is later rescued by Peter. After helping to retrieve the starstuff, Molly joins her father and sails back to her hometown in London. Molly can apparently speak the porpoise language, although she is not very fluent.

*'''[[Lost Boys (Peter Pan)|The Lost Boys]]''' - The Lost Boys (first called Lost Boys in ''Peter and the Shadow Thieves'') were originally orphans from St. Norbert's Home for Wayward Boys. James is leader to Thomas, Prentiss, and Tubby Ted when Peter is not around.

*'''[[Captain Hook|Black Stache]]''' - Black Stache is a disgusting, filthy pirate, captain of the ship ''The Sea Devil''. He eats raw meat and keeps a very dirty cabin, earning the nickname of "Rat Breath" by his crew. Stache is very resourceful, capturing the naval ship ''The Wasp'' by using a corset-shaped sail. Black Stache is actually the future Captain Hook - his hand is cut off by Peter near the end of the novel.

*'''[[Smee]]''' - Mr. Smee is the idiotic first mate of the ship ''The Sea Devil'', and Black Stache's assistant.

*'''Slank''' - Mr. Slank is the evil first-mate and second-in-command of the ship ''The Never Land''. Slank is one of the "Others" who use starstuff corruptly, and he and his giant sidekick Little Richard try to steal the trunk of starstuff throughout the novel. Slank eventually escapes the wrath of Peter, but does not manage to get hold of the starstuff.

*'''Alf''' - Alf is the elderly sailor from the ship ''The Never Land'' who helps Peter in saving the starstuff. Alf is one of the first characters to experience the power of starstuff in chapter two of the novel.

*'''Fighting Prawn''' - Fighting Prawn is the chief of the Mollusk Tribe. He harbors a great hatred for Englishmen, after he and his tribemembers were mistreated by those who arrived on the island. Fighting Prawn was accidentally stabbed and nearly killed, but Peter healed him with a bit of starstuff.

*'''Teacher''' - Teacher is leader of the mermaids on Mollusk Island, one of the first to form as the result of starstuff. She is a particularly beautiful, blond mermaid, although she does not speak English. She and her fellow mermaids help Peter several times while he is on the island, including diverting the paths of the villains.

==Differences from the works of Barrie==

Although ''Peter and the Starcatchers'' and its follow-ups are presented as prequels to ''Peter and Wendy'', they have a number of continuity differences with the original novel, particularly contradicting the material in ''[[The Little White Bird]]'', Barrie's prior story about Peter's early adventures. Most of these differences are established in the first book in the series. The following table identifies distinct differences between the works of Barry and Pearson, and those of Barrie. (P&SC=''Peter and the Starcatchers'', P&ST=''Peter and the Shadow Thieves'', P&SR=''Peter and the Secret of Rundoon'', LWB=''The Little White Bird'', P&W=''Peter and Wendy''.)

{| class="wikitable"
!|
!| ''Barry and Pearson''
!| ''Barrie''
|-
!| Peter's origin
|| Peter is an orphan from St. Norbert's Home for Wayward Boys. He is shipwrecked on the island of Neverland. (P&SC) He is later revealed to be the son of a Mr. Pan, who is a Watcher for starstuff. (P&SR)
|| Peter flies away when he is a baby and has adventures in [[Kensington Gardens]]. He flies to Neverland after being "abandoned" by his mother. (LWB)
|-
!| Peter's appearance
|| Peter is approximately twelve to fourteen years old. He wears rags. (P&SC)
|| Peter still has all his baby teeth. He wears clothing made of leaves. (P&W)
|-
!| Peter's personality
|| Peter feels a great sense of responsibility for his friends. He is also attracted to girls, particularly Molly and the mermaid Teacher. (P&SC)
|| Peter is very careless, spending his time on adventures and play, and he never feels guilty for anything. He never notices that he is adored by Wendy Darling, Tiger Lily, Tinker Bell, and the mermaids, thinking of girls (if at all) as mother figures. (P&W)
|-
!| the Lost Boys
|| Peter's original companions are from St. Norbert's Orphanage and were shipwrecked on Neverland. (P&SC) They leave for England after stating that "they are going to be men". (P&SR) The Lost Boys of Barrie's story are rescued from slavery in Rundoon. (P&SR)
|| The Lost Boys were children who fell out of their carriages in Kensington Gardens, but not claimed within seven days. (P&W)
|-
!| Captain Hook / Black Stache
|| Black Stache is described as greasy and dirty, with a pock-marked face, black eyes and terrible breath, and a long stringy mustache and hair. His ''left'' hand is cut off by Peter in self-defense. (P&SC)
|| Captain Hook is a tidy and dandified gentleman, with bright blue eyes, shiny dark curls, and a swarthy complexion. He copies the clothing of King [[Charles II of England|Charles II]], is somewhat musical, a magnificent storyteller, and loves sweet music and flowers. His ''right'' hand is purposely cut off by Peter in a battle. (P&W)
|-
!| Tinker Bell
|| A small green bird is immersed in a bag of starstuff, mutating into a fairy the crew names Tinker Bell. (P&SC)
|| Tinker Bell, like all other fairies, was born either from the shattered laugh of the first baby, or from the first laugh of a new baby. (P&W)
|-
!| starstuff / fairy dust
|| Starstuff, a greenish powder found from stars, mutates humans and animals on contact, causes extreme greed, contributes to the genius of various artists, and has wonderful healing properties. Allows people to fly in limited amounts. (P&SC)
|| Implicitly produced by fairies. Allows people to fly if they also think happy thoughts. (P&W)
|-
!| flight
|| Peter gained permanent flying ability by over-exposure to starstuff. (P&SC)
|| Peter &ndash; like all infants &ndash; was part bird, which allowed him to fly away. Later, the fairies helped him fly. (LWB) For others to fly, they must think happy thoughts and have access to fairy dust. (P&W)
|-
!| not growing up
|| Peter was mutated by over-exposure to starstuff. (P&SC) Peter is sad that his friends are growing older while he is not, and wishes he could age along with them. (P&ST)
|| Peter escaped from growing up at the age of seven days. (LWB) He simply refused to grow up. (P&W)
|-
!| shadows
|| Shadows are animate extensions of one's soul reflecting the owner's feelings, and without them humans are rendered zombie-like and unable to fly. (P&ST)
|| Peter's shadow is like a piece of laundry after it's removed from him, and he flies to Neverland and back without it. (P&W)
|-
!| Neverland
|| Neverland is a physical island that can be reached by ship. Starstuff is responsible for all the strange creatures and conflicts in Neverland. (P&SC)
|| Neverland is a metaphor for a child's make-believe and dreams, which also shape the island and give it its magic. (P&W)
|-
!| mermaids
|| The mermaids are fish mutated by starstuff into semi-human form. They do not speak English and, for a time, have sharp fish-like teeth. (P&SC)
|| The mermaids are simply imagined creatures, the original inhabitants of their lagoon. They are more like human women, lazily combing their hair in the sun and playing ball games with bubbles.(P&W)
|-
!| Indians
|| The [[Mollusk]] Tribe, resembling islanders of the Pacific or [[East Indies]], with marine names (e.g. Fighting Prawn). (P&SC)
|| The [[Piccaninny]] Tribe, resembling [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]], with corresponding names (e.g. Great Big Little Panther). (P&W)
|-
!| George Darling
|| 14-year-old George learns of Neverland and shadows from his friend Molly. (P&ST)
|| Mister Darling ridicules the idea of a lost shadow until he is shown Peter's. (P&W)

|}


== References ==
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For the stage adaptation of the novel, see Peter and the Starcatcher.
Peter and the Starcatchers
First edition
AuthorDave Barry
Ridley Pearson
IllustratorGreg Call
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHyperion Books for Children
Publication date
2004
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages452 (hardcover edition)
ISBN0-7868-5445-6
OCLC56111836
LC ClassPZ7.B278 Pe 2004
Followed byPeter and the Shadow Thieves 

Peter and the Starcatchers is a children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of Disney, in 2004. Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, and illustrated by Greg Call, the book is a reinterpretation of the character Peter Pan, who first appeared in J. M. Barrie's novel The Little White Bird.[1]

The book is followed by four sequels: Peter and the Shadow Thieves (2006), Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (2007), Peter and the Sword of Mercy (2009), and The Bridge to Never Land (2011). A series of Never Land chapter books for younger readers is based on the novels.

Plot

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In 19th century London, orphaned boys Peter, James, Thomas, Prentiss, and Tubby Ted are shipped out on the decrepit ship Never Land. While searching for food, Peter encounters a mysterious trunk and its guardian, Molly Aster, a girl about his age. Meanwhile, the feared pirate Black Stache hears of a similar trunk containing a great treasure on board another ship, the Wasp. Black Stache manages to run down and board the Wasp, and Leonard Aster, Molly's father, attempts and fails to escape with the trunk. Black Stache opens the trunk only to find it filled with sand. Black Stache and Aster realize that the trunk is a decoy and the treasure is on board the Never Land. Aster jumps overboard and escapes.

Molly tells Peter that the trunk contains "starstuff," magical dust of extraordinary power that falls from the heavens. Molly's family is revealed to be members of a secret society known as the Starcatchers, tasked with keeping Starstuff out of the wrong hands. Molly enlists Peter to assist in throwing the trunk overboard before Black Stache arrives.

Black Stache and his men race against a monster storm to intercept the Never Land. Attempting to dispose of the trunk with Molly, Peter is thrown overboard just as the storm hits. Having come into contact with Starstuff from the trunk, Peter flies back and hurls the trunk overboard. Molly and the orphans escape the Never Land and wash up on a nearby island.

All the children are captured by the local natives, known as the Mollusks, and their leader Fighting Prawn. The Mollusks decide to feed the children to Mister Grin, a large crocodile. Molly uses starstuff to help the group and Mister Grin to fly out of the enclosure. The trunk is found by the crew of the Never Land and its first mate, Slank. Slank reveals that he is in league with the Others, rivals of the Starcatchers who want the Starstuff for themselves.

Aster and a group of Starcatchers soon arrive on the Island, accompanied by ships of the British Navy, and Aster deduces that Peter has a high tolerance to Starstuff and instantly stops aging while retaining the ability to fly. The Mollusks and the pirates converge on the group, and a fight ensures, wherein Fighting Prawn is mortally wounded and Peter severs Black Stache's hand, which is eaten by Mister Grin.

Peter uses the starstuff in Aster's locket to save Fighting Prawn, who spares the group, allows the Starcatchers to leave the island with the starstuff, and lets the orphans stay on the island. As Peter and Molly bid farewell to one another, Aster uses starstuff to turn a bird into a fairy, Tinker Bell, to watch over Peter. Peter promises to come to London shortly to visit, and he and the boys begin to settle on the island. The story ends with Peter discovering a washed-up plank with the printed name of the Never Land, which he decides to nickname the island.

Adaptations

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In 2005, Disney hired Jay Wolpert to adapt the book to film, reportedly using 3D animation.[2]

A play with music adaptation of the book debuted in winter 2009 at La Jolla Playhouse as part of an arrangement with Disney Theatrical.[3] It was re-staged Off-Broadway in 2011 and opened on Broadway on April 15, 2012, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

On May 17, 2012, Walt Disney Pictures announced that a film version of the book would be written by Jesse Wigutow.[2] On August 20, 2012, The Hunger Games director Gary Ross agreed to direct the movie. Filming was expected to begin in 2013.[4] As of 2025, nothing else is known to have taken place.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Michael Gorra (November 14, 2004). "'Peter and the Starcatchers': Next Stop, Neverland". New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Disney moves forward on Peter and the Starcatchers". Movie News. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007.
  3. ^ Jones, Kenneth (2008-07-28). "Can He Fly? Disney and La Jolla Will Test Wings of Starcatchers — a Peter Pan Prequel". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  4. ^ Foreman, Liza (August 21, 2012). "'Hunger Games' director signs with Disney". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ Thomlison, Adam. "Q&A". TV Media. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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