Pan (2015 film)

Pan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoe Wright
Written byJason Fuchs
Based onPeter Pan
by J. M. Barrie
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20) (London[2])
  • October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) (United States)
Running time
111 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States[4]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million[5]
Box office$128.4 million[6]

Pan is a 2015 American fantasy film[4][7] directed by Joe Wright and written by Jason Fuchs. The film is a prequel to the 1904 play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, released in novel form in 1911 as Peter and Wendy, by Scottish author J. M. Barrie, and focuses on the origin story for Peter Pan and Captain Hook. It stars Hugh Jackman as a fictionalized version of Blackbeard, Garrett Hedlund as Hook, Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily, and Levi Miller as Peter Pan.

Pan's world premiere was held in London on September 20, 2015,[8] and it was theatrically released in the United States on October 9, 2015, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Pan was a box-office bomb, only grossing $128.4 million against a production budget of $150 million, resulting in significant loss for the studio. It also received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the writing, the plot, characterization, the casting of Mara, and the heavy over-reliance on special effects, though the performances and musical score received some praise.

  1. ^ McCarthy, Todd (September 19, 2015). "'Pan': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "World Premiere of 'Pan' in London - Photos". UPI. September 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pan (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Pan (2015)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. ^ McClintock, Pamela (April 21, 2015). "Summer Box Office: What's Behind Warner Bros.' Risky Move to Release Nine Movies". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "Pan (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Pan (2015)". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  8. ^ Pan – World Premiere. Official Warner Bros. UK. September 21, 2015 – via YouTube.