Syfy to Present Peter Pan Prequel

NEW YORK: Syfy is re-teaming with writer and director Nick Willing on Neverland, his original prequel to the classic Peter Pan, to air as a four-hour movie event in 2011.

Neverland will be produced by Parallel Films on behalf of MNG Films in association with Syfy and Sky Movies HD. Neverland stars Rhys Ifans (Pirate Radio, Notting Hill) as James Hook, Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies) as Captain Elizabeth Bonny, Bob Hoskins as Smee (who previously played the character in Steven Spielberg’s feature Hook), Raoul Trujillo (Tin Man) and Charlie Rowe (Pirate Radio) as Peter Pan.

"Nick Willing is a master storyteller who has taken a literary classic and cleverly updated it for a new generation," said Mark Stern, the executive VP of original programming at Syfy and co-head of content for Universal Cable Productions. "Neverland will captivate viewers with a gripping narrative, great characters, and unprecedented film-making techniques."

The mini-series will be distributed by RHI Entertainment.