Nonso Anozie Joins Live-Action Peter Pan FilmPosted by Wilson Morales
April 24, 2014
Nonso Anozie, who was recently seen opposite Chris Pine in ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,’ has joined the cast of Warner Bros. Pictures’ live-action ‘Peter Pan,’ which will begin principal photography on April 28.
Offering a new take on the origin of the classic characters created by J.M. Barrie, the film follows the story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny—to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.
Director by Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice”), the film stars Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard; Garrett Hedlund as Hook; Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily; Adeel Akhtar as Smee; and newcomer Levi Miller as Peter.
Amanda Seyfried rounds out the cast as Mary, alongside Jack Charles as The Chief/Tiger Lily’s father; Taejoo Na as Kwahu; Nonso Anozie as Bishop; Kathy Burke as Mother Barnabas; Kurt Egyiawan as Murray; Lewis MacDougall as Nibs; and newcomer Leni Zieglmeier as Wendy Darling.
Wright is directing the as-yet-untitled Peter Pan adventure from a screenplay by Jason Fuchs. Greg Berlanti, Paul Webster and Sarah Schechter are producing, with Tim Lewis serving as executive producer.
Filming will take place at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden. The film is set for a worldwide release on July 17, 2015.
Anozie, known for his role as Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO series Game of Thrones, also played the role of Samson in the History Channel’s television miniseries The Bible; and worked with Harrison Ford and Viola Davis in 2013’s Ender’s Game. The British native most recently starred with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers in NBC’s Dracula series and will be working with Kenneth Branagh again in his upcoming film, Cinderella.
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