Pan 2015 Movie Magazine

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WELCOME ABOARD, ADVENTURERS!

INSIDE:

Discover the origin of Peter Pan

Get to know the cast!

Meet the Pan screenwriter

EVERY LEGEND HAS A BEGINNING.

In theaters October 9, 2015

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WHAT IS AN ORIGIN STORY?

MEET LEVI MILLER Australian actor Levi Miller is making his major film debut as Peter in the movie Pan. Scholastic recently sat down with Levi to talk about Pan and books!

Every legend has a beginning and reading an origin story—the history of how a hero ended up with his or her amazing abilities—can be even more wonderful than the original story.

Q: Can you talk a little bit about the movie?

Levi: There’s not much I can tell you about now, but I can tell you that Peter is a young boy who’s lived in an orphanage. There’s a lot of adventure in the film and Peter’s part of it.

In the new live-action film Pan, Peter (actor Levi Miller) is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with a rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life, those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors, and fairies called Neverland.

Q: Some fans have strong feelings about movies based on books. Do you prefer to read the book first before the movie, or does seeing the movie inspire you to read the book?

Levi: Yes, I do prefer to read the book before seeing the movie because you can learn more about the story with books.

Scottish author Sir James Barrie’s now world-famous character, Peter Pan, first appeared onstage in his play in the early 1900s and then again in Barrie’s 1911 book Peter and Wendy.

Q: What book would you recommend to a kid your age?

Levi: Definitely The Hunger Games!

But when Pan director Joe Wright read the script written by Jason Fuchs he knew he was looking at an all-new window into this classic story. Although it might seem like an adaptation, it’s actually a prequel that shows how Peter, Hook, Tiger Lily, and the other characters became the icons we know and love today. Mr. Wright explained it like this, “For me it was really a kind of reframing of the Peter Pan story. As long as we stayed true to the heart of Barrie’s book…then I felt we were free to move as we felt, and we did.” He continued, “I think the only way to really write and direct films is just to follow your own imagination.”

Q: Imagine you’re by yourself with the most awesome book in the world…in the most perfect place to read that you can imagine anywhere in the world and you have all the time in the world. Where are you?

Levi: I think I would be in a medieval castle in an old library.

MORE PAN FACES TO WATCH!

WATCH THE TRAILER NOW

Click to tell us about your favorite origin story!

Actress Rooney Mara was born in New York, and has appeared in the films The Social Network, Her, and more. She has won awards for her work, and was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Garrett Hedlund was in the film version of Friday Night Lights, Unbroken, and more. He recently played writer Jack Kerouac’s friend Dean in On the Road.

©2015 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved.

Take the BOOK EXPLORER QUIZ for recommendations just for you!

Learn more about Pan—set for a worldwide release in 3D and 2D beginning October 9, 2015, at panmovie.com

Hugh Jackman is no stranger to action and adventure film roles. The Australian stage and film actor is well-known for his work as Wolverine in the popular X-Men films, Van Helsing, and more.

✶

WHAT IS AN ORIGIN STORY?

MEET LEVI MILLER Australian actor Levi Miller is making his major film debut as Peter in the movie Pan. Scholastic recently sat down with Levi to talk about Pan and books!

Every legend has a beginning and reading an origin story—the history of how a hero ended up with his or her amazing abilities—can be even more wonderful than the original story.

Q: Can you talk a little bit about the movie?

Levi: There’s not much I can tell you about now, but I can tell you that Peter is a young boy who’s lived in an orphanage. There’s a lot of adventure in the film and Peter’s part of it.

In the new live-action film Pan, Peter (actor Levi Miller) is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with a rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life, those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors, and fairies called Neverland.

Q: Some fans have strong feelings about movies based on books. Do you prefer to read the book first before the movie, or does seeing the movie inspire you to read the book?

Levi: Yes, I do prefer to read the book before seeing the movie because you can learn more about the story with books.

Scottish author Sir James Barrie’s now world-famous character, Peter Pan, first appeared onstage in his play in the early 1900s and then again in Barrie’s 1911 book Peter and Wendy.

Q: What book would you recommend to a kid your age?

Levi: Definitely The Hunger Games!

But when Pan director Joe Wright read the script written by Jason Fuchs he knew he was looking at an all-new window into this classic story. Although it might seem like an adaptation, it’s actually a prequel that shows how Peter, Hook, Tiger Lily, and the other characters became the icons we know and love today. Mr. Wright explained it like this, “For me it was really a kind of reframing of the Peter Pan story. As long as we stayed true to the heart of Barrie’s book…then I felt we were free to move as we felt, and we did.” He continued, “I think the only way to really write and direct films is just to follow your own imagination.”

Q: Imagine you’re by yourself with the most awesome book in the world…in the most perfect place to read that you can imagine anywhere in the world and you have all the time in the world. Where are you?

Levi: I think I would be in a medieval castle in an old library.

MORE PAN FACES TO WATCH!

WATCH THE TRAILER NOW

Click to tell us about your favorite origin story!

Actress Rooney Mara was born in New York, and has appeared in the films The Social Network, Her, and more. She has won awards for her work, and was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Garrett Hedlund was in the film version of Friday Night Lights, Unbroken, and more. He recently played writer Jack Kerouac’s friend Dean in On the Road.

©2015 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved.

Take the BOOK EXPLORER QUIZ for recommendations just for you!

Learn more about Pan—set for a worldwide release in 3D and 2D beginning October 9, 2015, at panmovie.com

Hugh Jackman is no stranger to action and adventure film roles. The Australian stage and film actor is well-known for his work as Wolverine in the popular X-Men films, Van Helsing, and more.

PEEK INTO THE SECRET WORLD OF PAN! IN THEATERS OCTOBER 9, 2015 In Pan, Peter tries to uncover the truth about why his mother left him as he pursues amazing adventures and finds his rightful place in the magical Neverland. Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and a new friend named James Hook (Garrett Hedlund), Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—and become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan.

Right: “We’ll meet again.

In this world, or another.”

–Mary, Peter’s mother

Left: “I told you it would happen tonight. I was right!” –Peter

Right: “Your chance to live: Your fiercest fighter against ours.” –Tiger Lily

Left: “Brave heroes of Neverland!

Behold these traitors–I entrust their fate to your gracious whim.”

–Blackbeard

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