Jude Law as Captain Hook in ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ triggers backlash
nypost.comteaser for the “Peter Pan” remake — which drops on streamer Disney+ Apr. 28 — shows the British actor, 50, remarkably well-disguised in full costume and heavy makeup.
Fans on Twitter gave their thoughts about Law’s character’s look, with one writing that the film “looks dark and bleak and Jude Law as Captain Hook is questionable.”Another complained that Law’s Hook look was desperately “unsexy.” The casting decision triggered rage in others. “You got Jude Law?
As Captain Hook? And you made him look like that? What was the reason?” one yelled.“Honestly, nothing about Jude Law as Hook is making me think ‘an evil guy who can lead a bunch of pirates.’ It’s giving me more ‘wet behind the ears,'” catted another keyboard critic.“The Holiday” actor dons a tattered red coat jacket and black hat and sports long ratty hair and a mustache for the film, a live-action reimagining of the J.M.
Barrie novel and play and Disney’s 1953 animated classic. “In making ‘Peter Pan & Wendy,’ we set out to craft a film that honors both the original J.M.
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