Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie‘s timeless play-turned-novel concerning the boy who by no means grows up, has captured the hearts and imaginations of generations for over a century. Peter’s adventures with the Darling kids and Lost Boys within the magical world of Never Land show he is an iconic hero – and no hero is full with out a nice villain to problem them. Peter’s erstwhile antagonist is none aside from the pirate Captain Hook.
Captain James Hook is without doubt one of the most well-known, iconic pirates in all fiction. The supply materials isn’t any stranger to adaptation, and dozens of actors have had their shot at giving the hook-handed villain their very own private stamp. From TV musicals to animation and past, there is a boatload of interpretations of this iconic pirate on the market.
10 Christopher Walken – ‘Peter Pan Live!’
In the mid-2010s, NBC determined to carry again televised musical theatre as dwell occasion TV. The second outing of those musicals ended up being 2014’s Peter Pan Live!, based mostly on the Fifties stage musical. This manufacturing starred Allison Williams as Pan, and Christopher Walken as Hook.
Though not a complete stranger to musicals (he has a tap-dancing background, which got here in nice use in Pennies From Heaven and Hairspray) Walken as a casting selection for Hook was actually unorthodox. His interpretation was understated to say the least, relatively than foppish or bombastic. It was one other former Hook that bought the higher reviewed efficiency of the printed, Broadway star Christian Borle, who performed Mr. Darling and Smee.
9 Garrett Hedlund – ‘Pan’
Pan, Joe Wright‘s 2015 riff on the story, has a novel twist by giving the characters sudden origin tales. Here, Peter (Levi Miller) is a mysterious twelve-year-old orphan who’s stolen away from the orphanage by flying pirates and results in Neverland, compelled to work in a pixie mud mine for the ruthless Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman.) Peter turns into allied with Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and one other miner, James Hook (Garrett Hedlund) and tries to avoid wasting Neverland together with discovering his true future.
Since Blackbeard is the villain on this tackle the story, Hedlund’s Hook (who has each arms) is extra journey hero than pirate. Joe Wright usually makes movies based mostly on well-known novels, and with Pan he wished to play with folks’s preconceived concepts and expectations. Unfortunately, the movie was a field workplace bomb, so most individuals have not even seen Hedlund’s heroic Hook.
8 Colin O’Donoghue – ‘Once Upon A Time’
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ABC’s fairytale drama Once Upon A Time places dozens of beloved traditional characters in a Stephen King-esque Maine city and wraps all the things in intrigue and fantasy. Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) and her son Henry dwell in Storybrooke, the place they uncover all of the townsfolk are fairytale characters cursed to be displaced to the true world – together with Emma, whose dad and mom are Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas.) Emma’s future is to interrupt the curse and return everybody’s recollections of their enchanted lives.
Captain Hook is a recurring, fan-favorite character on the sequence. Played by Colin O’Donoghue, Killian Jones/Captain Hook begins out as a roguish villain in season two earlier than turning into Emma’s charming romantic curiosity for almost all of the sequence’ run. This Captain Hook is the definition of the “attractive villain” trope!
7 Tom Hiddleston – ‘The Pirate Fairy’
Disney’s animated Fairies movies observe the adventures of Peter Pan’s fairy Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) and her fairy mates in Pixie Hollow. The Pirate Fairy follows Tink and her mates as they seek for Zarina (Christina Hendricks,) a fairy who as soon as lived in Pixie Hollow however has been taken in by a band of pirates. One of the pirates is younger Captain James Hook (Tom Hiddleston,) posing as a lowly cabin boy.
Hiddleston’s Hook is a younger incarnation of the pirate. He’s wily and crafty sufficient to trick the fairies into stealing their fairy mud, however possesses a roguish appeal that makes him considerably sympathetic – not in contrast to so many different Hiddleston roles. Plus he sings, which is a deal with!
6 Tim Curry – ‘Peter Pan and the Pirates’
From Dr. Frank N. Furter to Pennywise, Tim Curry is tailored for villains. He additionally has expertise enjoying pirates (Muppet Treasure Island) and cartoon voice appearing (The Wild Thornberrys.) It’s no shock in any respect to know that Curry supplied the voice to Captain Hook within the Saturday morning cartoon Peter Pan and the Pirates.
The Captain Hook on this tackle the story is much more chilly and harsh than in Barrie’s story. This Hook would not seem like most different variations of the character (he has a white powdered wig relatively than raven-black curls) and would not worry a lot, not even ticking clocks. Curry even gained an Emmy for his voicework within the sequence, which solely lasted for a 12 months.
5 Jude Law – ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’
David Lowery‘s 2016 live-action remake of Disney’s Pete’s Dragon was a considerate, moody journey grounding the whimsical fantasy in trendy realism. Lowery’s set to do it once more together with his new Disney+ Peter Pan and Wendy, adapting the Barrie story and including welcome variety to the solid.
Jude Law‘s Captain Hook is primed to be a extra intense and bitingly sarcastic tackle the traditional villain. Despite the grimness of the preliminary appears on the character, Law’s Hook is for certain to be enjoyable to observe in addition to menacing. His sidekick Mr. Smee is performed by comic Jim Gaffigan, so nice banter between the 2 is bound to abound.
4 Jason Isaacs – ‘Peter Pan (2003)’
2003’s large display Peter Pan is a nostalgic movie for a lot of millennials. Though a box-office failure, this cinematic retelling of the story stays well-liked because of its glorious solid and romantic-leaning screenplay. Jeremy Sumpter‘s Peter Pan was a teen heartthrob, and standing in his manner as Captain Hook is Jason Isaacs in very superb kind.
Isaacs was already beloved for taking part in a villain in a household fantasy – Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter– so his casting is impressed. Isaacs’ Hook is dirty but debonair, and genuinely terrifying to kids. It’s a portrayal hewing very near Barrie’s description of the pirate within the novel, and is all of the extra memorable due to it.
3 Hans Conried/Corey Burton – ‘Walt Disney’s Peter Pan’
Disney’s animated adaptation of Peter Pan supplied the world with a number of the most easily-identifiable imagery regarding the story, particularly its character designs. The Mouse House’s interpretation of Captain Hook is without doubt one of the best-loved Disney Villains. Hans Conried voiced Hook within the 1953 movie; in subsequent Disney tasks akin to Kingdom Hearts, Hook is voiced by Corey Burton.
Disney’s Hook is a extra outrageously comedian tackle the character, oozing with vainness. Below the bloodlust and fabulous crimson coat, he is a coward deep down. Disney’s Hook always faces a humorous finish on the jaws of the crocodile (or tentacles of an octopus,) however all the time survives to battle Peter Pan one other day.
2 Cyril Ritchard – ‘Peter Pan’ (NBC)
A TV film of the favored 1954 Broadway musical, the 1955/1956/1960 display model of Peter Pan is a devoted and enjoyable adaptation of the Barrie play with traditional songs. Recreating her Tony-winning efficiency, Mary Martin performs the boy who would not develop up. Fellow Tony winner Cyril Ritchard reprises his onstage flip as Mr. Darling and Captain Hook within the TV film as nicely.
Ritchard performs Hook as a mincing fop; in consequence, his performace is enormously entertaining to observe. He performs Hook’s specialty numbers with the relish of a cartoon villain. Having his stage efficiency preserved for posterity on a still-popular broadcast solidifies his Captain Hook as one of the crucial memorable.
1 Dustin Hoffman – ‘Hook’
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Screenwriter J.V. Hart‘s ardour for Barrie’s authentic model of Captain Hook – Eton scholar turned gentlemanly-yet-ruthless pirate – is on full show in Steven Spielberg‘s divisive however beloved 1991 movie Hook. Robin Williams performs Peter Banning, an overworked lawyer who should journey to Never Land to avoid wasting his kids from the clutches of Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman.) Along the best way, Peter learns from the Lost Boys reconnect together with his interior boy who by no means grows up and develop into Pan once more.
Hoffman performs the pirate captain as if he is going by means of a midlife disaster that may solely be solved by kidnapping the youngsters of his mortal enemy. In a nod to his Eton training, he always calls out issues as “good kind” or “unhealthy kind,” however is not afraid to play soiled in duels. Hoffman’s Hook is threatening and hilarious in equal measure, a memorable efficiency worthy of getting the entire movie named after his character.