Peter Pan: Return to Neverland. The classic tale of ‘Peter Pan’ continues in Disney’s sequel Return to Never Land. In 1940 on a world besieged by World War II, Wendy, now grown up, has two children, one of them is her daughter, Jane. She wears her trench coat during the air raid, and later that night, Wendy tries to give her own children hope by telling them of her magical experiences with Peter Pan in Neverland.
However, Jane, Wendy’s daughter, sees it all as make believe and refuses to believe in the tales. That is, until the villainous Captain Hook mistakes her for Wendy and abducts her to Never Land in an attempt to lure and capture Peter Pan. Peter Pan’s quest to return Jane safely home is jeopardized until she can begin to believe in the magic of imagination.
Return to Neverland (also known as Peter Pan 2 or Peter Pan 2: Return to Never Land) is a 2002 American animated musical fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film is a sequel to Walt Disney Feature Animation 1953 film Peter Pan, It is based on J. M. Barrie’s characters Peter and Wendy and is also based on When Wendy Grew Up.
Disney MovieToons / Disney Video Premiere developed than assigned the work for Peter and Jane to Disney Animation Canada. The film was a Peter Pan sequel originally designed as its first theatrical release. In fall 1999, the Canadian unit stopped work on what was then a video release. With Canada’s closure, work on Peter and Jane was moved to Australia and Japan units. Cornerstone Animation was contracted to do animation direction. The film moved back to a Disney MovieToons theatrical release.
The film opened at the third position at the box office behind Crossroads and John Q, earning $11,889,631. Return to Neverland grossed $48,430,258 domestically and $61,432,424 overseas, for an approximate worldwide gross of $109,862,682. With an estimated budget of $20 million, the film made a modestly successful theatrical release. It was before DVD sales, which had been the initially planned market for the film.
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland (2002)
Directed by: Donovan Cook, Robin Budd, Gary Fleder
Starring: Harriet Owen, Blayne Weaver, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie, Andrew McDonough, Jim Cummings, Spencer Breslin, Bradley Pierce, Quinn Beswick
Screenplay by: Temple Mathews
Production Design by: John Kleber
Film Editing by: Anthony F. Rocco
Art Direction by: Wendell Luebbe
Music by: John Flansburgh
MPAA Rating: G for all audience.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: February 15, 2002
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