Article: New `Peter Pan' brings Barrie's story to life.(VARIETY / FREETIME)

Byline: Colin Covert; Staff Writer

Los Angeles, Calif. -- For Jason Isaacs, the most demanding moments of filming "Peter Pan" weren't the hours-long "wedgies" he endured while suspended on cables for Captain Hook's flying scenes, or being whacked in the face with a hefty metal sword when co-star Jeremy Sumpter got too rambunctious during Peter's dueling stunts.

Isaacs, who scowled his way into audiences' hearts as the hissable redcoat Major Tavington in "The Patriot" and Lucius Malfoy in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," plays Hook and his mirror image, uptight Edwardian bank officer Mr. Darling. In each role, he was required to ignore the ...

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