Disney on awakening over new Peter Pan movie after GIRLS’ inclusion in Lost Boys – with critics already calling it a ‘flop’
- Peter Pan got a ‘woke’ makeover when Lost Boys was supposed to feature girls for the first time
- New version is the latest in a long line of remakes of a classic story
- Critics slammed casting choice because they predicted Disney+ film would ‘flop’
Peter Pan has been given a ‘woke’ makeover with the famous Lost Boys updated to include girls too.
Disney released a trailer for its latest live-action remake Peter Pan & Wendy, but there were a few crucial plot changes from JM Barrie’s original 1902 novel.
In one shot, a group of children can be seen gathering around them as they introduce themselves as “lost boys,” as a little girl adds, “all of us.”
A surprised Wendy remarks ‘but you’re not all boys!’ to which one replies ‘So?’
Critics were quick to criticize the change, with one Twitter user calling it a “flop,” while another commented, “What did they do to my characters?”
The latest Peter Pan remake has raised eyebrows when it was revealed that the Lost Boys, pictured, have been updated to include girls too
A little girl is depicted amidst the crowd of ‘Lost Boys’, as Wendy remarks ‘but aren’t you all boys?’
The remake stars Jude Law as Captain Hook and premieres April 28 on Disney+.
It’s the latest in a long line of creative remakes of the classic story, including a 2020 version titled ‘Wendy’.
Other iterations include Steven Spielberg’s 1991 epic “Hook,” a 2003 version called “Peter Pan,” a 2015 Hugh Jackman-fronted “Pan,” and a 1953 animated film.
Many of the remakes have received unfavorable reviews.
Until now, the Lost Boys consisted of all male characters named: Slightly, Nibs, The Twins, Cubby and Tootles.
But in 2021, it was revealed that Cubby’s character would be renamed Curly, while new characters will feature the female Birdie and Bellweather.
‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ follows the timeless story of a young girl who defies her parents’ wishes to go to boarding school and instead travels to Neverland with her two brothers.
The latest remake premieres April 28 on Disney+ and stars Jude Law as Captain Hook
Critics lashed out at the upcoming film, asking one question: “What have they done with my characters?”
In the magical land, she meets Peter Pan – a boy who refuses to grow up, a little fairy named Tinker Bell and the evil Captain Hook.
Twitter reacted to the latest trailer with concern this week.
One viewer wrote, ‘They’ve done so many Peter remakes, they never end well and add wakefulness.
“Well, that’ll make it flop harder than any of the others.”
Another said: ‘Let me guess, Wendy will be the strong female leader and Peter Pan will play a background role.
‘Oh and why does this movie look so gritty and miserable? It’s a children’s movie.’
A third said, ‘Are you kidding me? What happened to my boy Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tinker Bell? What have they done to my characters?’
It’s not the first time Disney has been accused of pushing a wake agenda in its children’s movies.
Last month, it came under fire for its new cartoon series “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” in which black kids rap about reparations and claim that “slaves built this country.”
A 2003 version of the novel directed by PJ Hogan shows a more traditional casting of the Lost Boys
The 1953 animated version of the classic story is one of the most popular to date. In the photo: the lost boys
Meanwhile, Halle Bailey, 22, received racist backlash from Twitter trolls after she was revealed as “Ariel” in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
The negative reaction to the movie’s official teaser trailer was so severe that YouTube has now turned off the dislike count, but not before it hit more than 1.5 million.
