With 70 years between Disney’s animated iteration of Peter Pan and today, it was about time the House of Mouse revisit J. M. Barrie’s classic fairytale. In David Lowery’s Peter Pan & Wendy, the story turns on a deeper backstory for Captain Hook beyond a simple vendetta. Among the emotional stakes explored between Jude Law’s version of the pirate and Alexander Molony’s Peter Pan, it's all in the details of the character’s look, which CinemaBlend learned about while speaking to Law and the writer/director.
In particular, why does this version of Captain Hook have two eye colors? If you’ve experienced Peter Pan & Wendy with a Disney+ subscription, you probably noticed Law’s version has one blue eye and one pitch black eye. Law told us the story behind the choice with these words:
