| Captain James Hook | |
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| Peter Pan character | |
 1912 illustration byFrancis Donkin Bedford | |
| First appearance | Peter Pan (1904) |
| Created by | J. M. Barrie |
| Portrayed by | Gerald du Maurier (1904 first stage production) |
| In-universe information | |
| Title | Captain |
| Occupation | Pirate |
| Nationality | English |
Captain James Hook is the mainantagonist ofJ. M. Barrie's 1904 playPeter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations, in which he isPeter Pan'sarchenemy. The character is apiratecaptain of thebrig Jolly Roger. His two principal fears are the sight of his own blood (supposedly an unnatural colour) and thecrocodile who pursues him after having previously eaten Captain Hook's hand cut off by Pan. Aniron hook that replaced his severed hand has given the pirate his name.
Hook did not appear in early drafts of the play, wherein the capricious and coercivePeter Pan was closest to a "villain", but was created for a front-cloth scene (a cloth flown well downstage in front of which short scenes are played while big scene changes are "silently" carried out upstage[1]) depicting the children's journey home. Later, Barrie expanded the scene, on the premise that children werefascinated by pirates, and expanded the role of the captain as the play developed. The character was originally cast to be played byDorothea Baird, the actress playingMary Darling, butGerald du Maurier, already playing George Darling (and the brother ofSylvia Llewelyn Davies), persuaded Barrie to let him take the additional role instead,[2] a casting tradition since replicated in many stage and film productions of the Peter Pan story.
According toA. N. Wilson, Barrie "openly acknowledged Hook and his obsession with the crocodile was an English version ofAhab",[3] and there are other borrowings fromMelville.[4]
Barrie states in the novel: "Hook was not his true name. To reveal who he really was would even at this date set the country in a blaze." He is said to be "Blackbeard'sbo'sun" and "the only man of whom Barbecue was afraid".[5] (InRobert Louis Stevenson'sTreasure Island, one of the namesLong John Silver goes by is Barbecue.)[6]
In the play, it is implied that Hook attendedEton College andBalliol College, Oxford,[7][8] and his final words are "Floreat Etona", Eton's motto. In the novel, Hook's last words are a similarly upper-class "bad form", in disapproval of the wayPeter Pan beats him by throwing him overboard. He also has a yellowblood disorder.
The book relates that Peter Pan began the ongoing rivalry between them by feeding the pirate's hand to a crocodile. After getting a taste of Hook, the crocodile pursues him relentlessly, but the ticking clock it has also swallowed warns Hook of its presence.[9]
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Hook is described as "cadaverous" and "blackavised", with "eyes which were of the blue of theforget-me-not" ("save when he was plunging his hook into you, at which time two red spots appeared in them and lit them up horribly") and long dark curls resembling "black candles". He is a very skilledswordsman. In manypantomime performances ofPeter Pan, Hook's hair is a wig and is accompanied by thick bushy eyebrows and moustache. The hook is fixed to his right hand (often changed to the left hand in film adaptations) and is used as a weapon. He is also described as having a "handsome countenance" and an "elegance of ... diction" – "even when he [is] swearing". Barrie describes "an attire associated with the name ofCharles II, having heard it said in some earlier period of his career that he bore a strange resemblance to the ill-fated Stuarts". Hook's cigar holder enables him to smoke two cigars at once. Barrie also stated in "Captain Hook at Eton" that he was, "in a word, the handsomest man I have ever seen, though, at the same time, perhaps slightly disgusting". Although Hook is callous and bloodthirsty, it makes it clear that these qualities make him a magnificent pirate and "not wholly unheroic".
| Captain James Hook | |
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.png) Captain Hook as he appears in theWalt Disney version ofPeter Pan | |
| First appearance | Peter Pan (1953) |
| Created by | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Pirate |
| Affiliation | Disney Villains |
| Children | Harriet Hook (daughter;Descendants only) CJ Hook (daughter;Descendants only) Harry Hook (son;Descendants only) Hazel Hook (daughter;Descendants only) |
| Voiced by |
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| Portrayed by | Jude Law (Peter Pan & Wendy) Joshua Colley (Descendants: The Rise of Red) |
In the animated filmPeter Pan (1953), Captain Hook is a far more comical villain than the original character: he is seen as a vain and dastardly coward with a childish temper who is prone to crying out in terror. During the film's early development, the story department analysed Hook's character as "a fop... Yet very mean, to the point of being murderous. This combination of traits should cause plenty of amusement whenever he talks or acts".[10]
Frank Thomas was the directing animator of Hook.[11][12] According to Disney's Platinum release bonus features, Hook was modeled afterCharles II of England.[13][14][15][16] One director insisted that Hook should be a darker villain with no comedic traits; but this was refused for fear of frightening a juvenile audience, and Hook became a comical villain, equally matched with Peter Pan.[10]
ActorHans Conried set the tone for Disney's interpretation of Hook, as he was the original voice for the Captain, as well as, in the tradition of the stage play, Mr. Darling, and performed live-action reference for the two characters.[17] In subsequent Disney animation, Hook is voiced byCorey Burton.[18]
Hook seeks revenge on Peter Pan for having fed the crocodile his left hand and refuses to leaveNeverland prior to this revenge.[17] Throughout the film, Hook is supported byMr. Smee. After promisingTinker Bell not to lay a finger (or a hook) on Peter Pan, he plants a bomb in Peter's hideout (instead of Barrie's vial ofpoison). At the conclusion of the film, Hook is chased by the crocodile into the distance, with the rest of the crew trying to save Hook.Walt Disney insisted on keeping Hook alive, as he said: "The audience will get to liking Hook, and they don't want to see him killed."[10]
In the sequelReturn to Never Land (2002), Hook mistakes Wendy's daughter Jane for Wendy and uses her as bait to lure Peter Pan to his death. After this fails, he promises to take Jane home if she will help him find the island's treasure, and "not to harm a single hair on Peter Pan's head". This last promise is kept when he pulls a single hair from Peter's head, declaring "the rest of him is mine". At the end of the film, he and the crew are pursued into the distance by a giant octopus.
Captain Hook is one of the Disney Villains who have a main focus in the direct-to-video anthology filmOnce Upon a Halloween.
Captain Hook's origins are explored in theDisney Fairies filmThe Pirate Fairy, in which he is voiced byTom Hiddleston.[19][18] In the story, a young James years before he lost his hand, pretended to be a pirate ship's cabin boy and befriended the rebellious fairy Zarina, who had left Pixie Hollow after being dismissed as a dust-keeper when her unauthorised experiments with pixie dust led to a disaster. James foresaw the great potential of the pixie dust and let Zarina think she had the authority over pirates.
InThe Simpsons short filmWelcome to the Club, Captain Hook (voiced byKevin Michael Richardson) appears along with other Disney Villains trying to convinceLisa Simpson how fun it is to be a villain.[20] He also appears in the short filmThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
Jude Law portrays Captain Hook in the live-action filmPeter Pan & Wendy, which adapts material from the 1953 animated film.[21][22] Unlike the animated version, his hook is his right arm. Unlike Barrie's original play and laterPeter Pan adaptations, in which the same actor play Hook and Mr. Darling, the latter's role is performed by a different actor,Alan Tudyk.[23] In this version, Hook is revealed to be an old friend of Peter's and the first Lost Boy, but he left Neverland because he missed his mother. Years later, he returned to Neverland as a pirate, being rejected by Peter because he had grown up.[24]
Joshua Colley plays a teen Hook in the live-action filmDescendants: The Rise of Red, from theDescendants franchise.[25] His teenage son Harry (portrayed byThomas Doherty) appears in the previous films of the franchiseDescendants 2 andDescendants 3, Captain Hook being only mentioned.
Captain Hook made a special guest cameo onRaw Toonage in the episode hosted byDon Karnage (air pirate ofTaleSpin), wherein he challenged Karnage to a sword fight for a treasure chest and won.[26]
Hook also appeared frequently onHouse of Mouse, and its two direct-to-video filmsMickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse andMickey's House of Villains, acting as a major antagonist in the latter.[18]
In theDisney Junior seriesJake and the Never Land Pirates, Hook serves as the main antagonist, with his mother, Mama Hook, herself exclusive to the Disney Junior series, keeping him "honest" if he gets tempted.[18]
Captain Hook (フック船長,Fukku Senchō) appears in the video game seriesKingdom Hearts. He is voiced in Japanese byChikao Ohtsuka untilBirth by Sleep, after which he is voiced byNaoya Uchida. His English voice actor isCorey Burton.[18]
An animatronic version of Captain Hook appears inEpic Mickey, wherein he has been converting his crew into animatronic, cyborg version of themselves (referred to in the game as Beetleworx) and is waging an attack against the non-converted pirates. Smee requests thatMickey Mouse find a way to save Hook and stop this machine that is turning pirates into Beetleworx. Players can either fight Hook by themselves and earn a thinner upgrade (and a "bad ending") or free theSprite and have Pete Pan (a version ofPete dressed as Peter Pan) defeat him and earn a paint upgrade (and a "good ending" showing Pete Pan and Captain Hook in a duel). InEpic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Hook has disappeared entirely, leaving his crew leaderless and having been run out of Tortooga byBlackbeard and Pete Pan having joined up with the Mad Doctor after losing his purpose. Some of Hook's clothes and items have been left behind in Ventureland, which the crew members seek to assert their authority to take over leadership of the other pirates and lead them to take back their home.
The Cartoon World's version of Hook appears inEpic Mickey: Power of Illusion as the first boss, having fallen under the control of Mizrabel to fight Mickey. Upon his defeat, he comes to his senses and offers his help to Mickey's quest to bring the toons back to the Cartoon World.
Captain Hook appears at theWalt Disney Parks and Resorts as ameetable character along withMr. Smee alternating betweenFantasyland andAdventureland. He also appears as a figure during the dark ridePeter Pan's Flight.
InFantasmic! at Disneyland, there is a scene in which we see Captain Hook and Peter Pan duelling aboard theJolly Roger (portrayed by theSailing ShipColumbia). This is replaced by a short re-enactment of Disney'sPocahontas atDisney's Hollywood Studios.
At Disney World'sDream-Along with Mickey show, Hook, along with Smee, is one of the villains that crashes Mickey's party. This happens when Peter and Wendy appear to makeGoofy's dream for some adventure come true and play a game of "Pretend to Be Pirates" withDonald Duck, who pretends to be the captain until the real Hook appears and challenges Peter to a duel. At first, Hook's appearance seems to take place for no reason other than to add some action to the show but is revealed to actually be working for Maleficent, who is insulted after not being invited to the party. He is defeated byMickey Mouse, who leads the audience in a chant of "Dreams come true!", and scares off the villains.
At the Disney Villains Mix and Mingle Halloween Dance Party atMickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Hook is summoned up by Maleficent along with the other villains, and co-hosts along with her, revealed by him being the only one of the villains besides her to sing and also being the villain that dances with her.
Captain Hook was also featured in theDisney on Ice 2013 show 'Let's Party' as part of the Halloween celebration section, which takes the format of a party hosted byJack Skellington where all the 'main' Disney villains attend (theEvil Queen andJafar being two other notable villains in the scene) and they plan to captureMickey Mouse to plunge everyone into unhappiness.
Occasionally, Hook appears in theScrooge McDuck universe ofcomic books as the nemesis ofMoby Duck, awhaler cousin ofDonald Duck.[36]
In theKingdom Keepers series bookDisney at Dawn (2008), Captain Hook was snooping around Ariel's Grotto, having been sent by the Overtakers in investigate the meaning in Jess playing songs over the park speakers.
In theDescendants franchise novelsIsle of the Lost (2015) and its sequelRise of the Isle of the Lost (2017), Captain Hook appears as one of the villains who live imprisoned on the titular island. He is also the father of Harriet (eldest daughter), Harry (middle son), and CJ (youngest daughter).
In thePirates of the Caribbean novelPirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom byA. C. Crispin, Captain Hook is mentioned as "James" in conversation, confirmed by Crispin to be a Disney "in" joke.[37][38][39][40]
Captain Hook appears inPeter Pan (1924), portrayed byErnest Torrence.
| Captain James Hook | |
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| Created by | Steven Spielberg |
| Portrayed by | Dustin Hoffman |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Hook |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Pirate |
Captain Hook appears inHook, portrayed byDustin Hoffman.[41] Looking for purpose in his own life Hook kidnaps the children of the adult Peter to lure his arch-enemy back to Neverland and gives the middle-aged man three days to rekindle his spirit. Hook has been left feeling depressed and suicidal since Peter Pan forfeited his eternal youth and left Neverland to start a family with Wendy's granddaughter Moira and took on the new identity of Peter Banning (Robin Williams). After his initial arrival in Neverland, Banning make an unsuccessful first attempt to get Hook to release his children by offering money but Hook refuses, shooting Peter's checkbook. Hook worries he has nothing left to accomplish; he has long since killed the crocodile and made a quiet clock tower out of its corpse. Despite killing the crocodile, he remains terrified of the sound of ticking clocks and has become increasingly paranoid of the crocodile coming back, often destroying clocks to cope. At Smee's suggestion, Hook attempts to persuade Peter's children that their father never loved them, in order to coerce them to stay in Neverland. He is successful with Jack, Peter's son, who soon sees Hook as the attentivefather figure that Peter has never been, and Hook eventually sees Jack as a potential heir. Peter's daughter, Maggie, mistrusts Hook immediately and refuses to be swayed, reminding Hook of her father's past defiances. Hook decides to hold Maggie hostage until Peter's failure to rescue her ruins her faith in him. This backfires when Peter and the Lost Boys rescue her immediately. Jack sees Hook stab Rufio to death in a duel and realises how much his father cares for the Lost Boys, rejecting the murderous Hook and embracing Peter once again. As Peter leaves the ship with his children and the Lost Boys, Hook orders him to come back. Maggie tells him off, stating Hook needs a mother to straighten his bad attitude. After Hook vows to kidnap future generations of children in Peter's family, Peter and Hook engage in a final duel amidst a circle of Lost Boys, Peter taunting Hook about the idea that the ticking clocks he fears are not reminders of the crocodile, but a reminder of time ticking away. After a close call where Tinker Bell deflects an attack with the hook, the crocodile clock tower seemingly comes to "life" and eats Hook when it falls on top of him.
Hook's missing hand is his left and his stump takes other attachments, including a baseball mitt and a pointer. He dresses very elegantly in a gold-trimmed red coat, matching hat, and a wig that hides his balding head. He wears a ceremonial captain's sword at his side, but uses a proper duelling sword when fighting Rufio and Peter. Hook's physical appearance in the film is heavily influenced by Disney's portrayal, though with more elaborate clothing trim and his moustache is curled, shaped like a hook. He is closer to Barrie's characterisation as a gentleman pirate than in Disney's version; for instance, he frequently describes certain behaviours as "good form" or "bad form" (although he is willing to violate these rules when it suits him, such as trying to stab Peter in the back during their climatic duel). Hoffman claimed to have based the character's voice and mannerisms on conservative columnistWilliam F. Buckley Jr.
In addition to playing the titular character, Hoffman also provided the airline pilot's announcement in the scene where the Bannings fly from San Francisco to London for Christmas, as a reference to the traditional element of casting one actor in a dual-role of Captain Hook and George Darling in the original play
| Captain James Hook | |
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| Created by | P.J. Hogan |
| Portrayed by | Jason Isaacs |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Hook |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Pirate |
Captain Hook appears inPeter Pan (2003), portrayed byJason Isaacs. In the climactic duel, he learns to fly, almost defeating Peter Pan, but the Lost Boys' taunts weaken the enthusiasm needed to fly, and he falls into the crocodile's mouth, accepting his fate.
Captain Hook appears in theShrek franchise. InShrek 2, he plays piano in the Poison Apple Tavern, singing "Little Drop of Poison" byTom Waits and "People Ain't No Good" byNick Cave. InShrek the Third., he appears as a secondary antagonist voiced byIan McShane.
Captain Hook appears inPan, portrayed byGarrett Hedlund. He works with Peter Pan to escape from Blackbeard's mines in Neverland and joins forces with the native tribe. Although initially only interested in leaving Neverland, Hook is attracted to Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and assists her and Peter in personally dueling Boatswain Bishop as Tiger Lily fights Blackbeard during the final confrontation in the fairy kingdom. At the film's conclusion, he joins Peter and Tiger Lily in rescuing other children including Peter's confidant Nibs from Peter's old orphanage back in London. Hook in this film is different from the original character, and is portrayed as a pioneer-era American without any connection with Eton, Blackbeard, or piracy in general.
Captain Hook appears inCome Away, portrayed byDavid Gyasi. This version is a ruthless pawnbroker and lower crime lord who is the son of theMad Hatter, the paternal grandfather ofAlice andPeter Pan, making CJ their paternal uncle and the paternal great-uncle of the Darling children,Wendy, Michael and John. CJ takes care of his father who is showingsenility and thus only recognizes Jack; Alice and Peter's father as his son who CJ has always resented having grown up in his older brother's shadow. He also seems to blame Jack for the death of David who CJ seemed to view as his favorite nephew, so when Jack comes to his brother to help call off variousdebt collectors, CJ showing loyalty to his crime lord superiors crushes Jack's right hand leaving it to beamputated. Peter in response seeks out a group ofstreet urchins to then rob his uncle of the gold coins he's safe guarding for the various criminal underworld factions before cutting off CJ's left hand in a sword duel (when CJ catches them in the act) before fleeing to partsunknown pursued by CJ and his cohorts.
Captain Hook appears inWendy, portrayed by Kevin Pugh, with Gavin Naquin portraying his younger self. Wendy here is the youngest to two twin older brothers James and Douglas, who are taken to Neverland by Peter, who here is made ageless after a deity saved him from a disaster that killed his family by sharing her powers with him making him untouched by time. This deity who is known as "mother" stops the kids who dwell there from growing up provided they retain faith in her otherwise she lets them rapidly ages into middle age adults. When Douglas seems to drown James starts losing faith, finding his right hand start to age prematurely prompting Peter toamputate it, but despite this James continues to grow old and rallies the other adults to kill and consume "mother" in an effort to retain their lost youth with a restored fishing boat. When Wendy discovers Douglas survived from seemingly drowning both help Peter revive "mother" after she is harpooned and temporary dies. James now with a makeshift hook in place of his right hand can no longer return home with his siblings and their friends, so stays to play with Peter as his new "enemy" Captain Hook, thereby allowing him to live out the rest of his days with the spirit of a child.
Iain Glen plays Hook in the 2022 filmThe Lost Girls.[42]
Captain Hook appears inPeter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, portrayed byCharity Kase. In the film, he was abducted by Peter 15 years ago, and is depicted as a heavily mutilated individual, chained and his hand replaced with a hook.[43]
Captain Hook appears inPeter Pan (1976), portrayed byDanny Kaye.
Captain Hook appears inPeter Pan: The Animated Series, voiced byChikao Ohtsuka. This version's personality is far closer to the original character from Barrie's novel. Apart from wanting to destroy Pan, he is also eager to become Neverland's first king. Hook has a second hook-hand which resembles a crab claw.
Captain Hook appears inPeter Pan and the Pirates, voiced byTim Curry.[18] This version harkens closer to the original depiction of the character, being ruthless and cunning.
Captain Hook appears inFunky Fables, voiced byGarry Chalk.[18]
Captain Hook appears inChildren's Party at the Palace, portrayed byAnthony Head.
Captain Hook appears inOnce Upon a Time, portrayed byColin O'Donoghue.[44]
Hook is born Killian Jones, who becomes captain of the Jolly Roger after his brother's death. His hand is cut off by the dark tricksterRumpelstiltskin as revenge for Hook running away with his wife. In order to find a way to kill Rumplestiltskin, Hook travels to Neverland, where he spends over 100 years before escaping back to the Enchanted Forest. Hook teams up with Cora, theQueen of Hearts, and they travel to the Land Without Magic after the curse is broken.
Captain Hook appears inNeverland, portrayed byRhys Ifans. He is introduced as "Jimmy", a fencing teacher and leader of a small group of juvenile pickpockets including Peter Pan with whom he has developed a father-son relationship (that over time shatters completely due to events in Neverland culminating in the demise of Peter'sconfidant). Jimmy is seeking a mysterious orb, which Peter and his gang have discovered unbeknownst to him. In the course of the miniseries, "Jimmy" in avertedly causes Peter's right hand boy to die, where it is then revealed that "Jimmy" actually killed Peter's father because he was in love with Peter's mother, with the watch that Hook owns having once belonged to Peter's father; the watch is lost with Hook's hand in their final confrontation when the crocodile swallows both.
Captain Hook appears inPeter Pan Live!, portrayed byChristopher Walken. Compared to the 1954 musical on which it was based, this show sought to "strengthen and deepen" the portrayal of Captain Hook.[45] Hook and his pirate crew perform songs from the original musical, such as "Hook's Tango", in addition to new songs such as "Vengeance" and "Only Pretend".[46]
Captain Hook appears inPeter and Wendy, portrayed byStanley Tucci. Hook is shown to be just as being somewhat equally naïve as Peter Pan; since this disliking of children is due to his own somewhat turbulent childhood; where he was sent away to Eton by an unloving family so therefore in some ways he needs Wendy as much as Peter. He even reads out aloud to crewmembers his recounts of his hated school days but still refuses to believe his family didn't love him. He is shown to punish his crew for the slightest infractions killing one for accidentally spitting on his boots. Culminating in an ending similar to the book, only this time the crocodile drags him through an opening after bursting through the bottom hull to seize him, with said hook breaking off while James uses it to cling to the side of the hull.[47]
Geraldine McCaughrean'sauthorized sequel toPeter Pan gives Peter a new nemesis, while bringing back the old favourite.
Ravello, acircus man in a constantly ragged woollencoat, volunteers to become Peter's valet in the search for thetreasure. Ravello provides a red coat (that formerly belonged to Hook) and a bad influence, influencing Peter increasingly to become more and more like Captain Hook. He sees himself not as a living person; he never sleeps and eats onlyeggs. He is revealed in the middle of the book to be the old James Hook, who escaped thecrocodile when the animal's stomach contractions broke thevial ofpoison Hook kept with him at all times. The poison killed the crocodile, and Hook used hishook to claw his way out, but he wasmutated by thestomach acid into an uglier man with a scarred visage—vastly different in appearance from the noble pirate. He then assumed a new identity of Ravello, owner of a travelling circus, complete withlions,tigers, andbears.
A clue to Ravello's true identity is given when one of the Lost Boys asks Ravello his name: he thinks for a while as if trying to remember, and finally says the name his mother gave him was Crichton, but that names given by mothers don't mean anything.
According to the 2007 novelCapt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth, Captain Hook was the illegitimate son of a nobleman, "Lord B", and an unnamed woman Hook has never met (implied to be the Queen). Disowned by Lord B., James Matthew is reared by a Shakespearean actress he calls Aunt Emily, and unwillingly attends Eton College as an Oppidan scholar, where he is an avid reader of Shakespeare and Shelley, and his motto is "Knowledge is Power". He describes many things as first-rate – "Topping Swank", and punctuates his sentences with "The End". He is very interested in theFrench Revolution.
In the novel, James has only a few friends including Roger Peter Davies, whom he nicknames "Jolly Roger" (the name of his ship in later life), and the spider "Electra". A seventeen-year-old Colleger, Arthur Darling (named after Arthur Llewelyn Davies) is his rival in studies, fencing, sports, and the attentions of the visitingOttoman Sultana Ananova Ariadne. When James successfully woos Ananova, their affection sets off political outrage that affects the noble position of Lord B., who arranges for James to leave Eton on his trading ship, theSea Witch. Upon leaving, James defeats Arthur in a final duel and burns his own school records to leave no traces of his behaviour. On theSea Witch, he befriendsboatswain Bartholomew Quigley Smeethington, generally calledSmee, frees the slaves aboard ship, overthrows the ship's captain (killed by Electra), and murders the quartermaster with a metal hook.
ThroughoutCapt. Hook, author J.V. Hart relates events in James Matthew Barrie's life and the lives of the Llewellyn Davies children. The narrative expands upon details of Barrie's original play and novel but ascribes James's unusual colouring and yellow blood to a blood disorder, makes James's long dark hair natural, rather than the usual wig, and has James titled "Hook" after murdering the quartermaster of theSea Witch, rather than in reference to his prosthetic hand.
In the novelPeter and the Starcatchers byDave Barry andRidley Pearson, Captain Hook is distinguished byhalitosis, beady black eyes, a pock-marked face, and perpetual filth of his person and surroundings contrasting strongly with J. M. Barrie's Etonian gentleman. The novel, which takes place before the Captain meets Peter Pan, calls Hook "Black Stache" for his prominent moustache, and his ship is called theSea Devil; he captures theJolly Roger, originally a British ship called theWasp, later. Black Stache is renamed "Captain Hook" in the second instalment,Peter and the Shadow Thieves. In Barry and Pearson's book, his left hand is accidentally cut off by Peter.
In Rick Ellis' theatrical adaptation of the Barry-Pearson novel, Black Stache (portrayed in the original production byChristian Borle, who won aTony Award for the role) is a witty, poetical, but psychotic pirate prone tomalapropisms and the occasionalpratfall. Similar to the Disney film character, Black Stache resembles both a dangerous villain and a comic buffoon. The last of a line of villains, he seeks to become a great villain by fighting a great hero, and finds one in Peter. His hand is cut off not by Peter, but accidentally severed when he slams the lid of a trunk in a fit of rage.
One of conceptual consultantJames Ward Byrkit's concept art for the 2007 filmPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End showed a pirate similar to Captain Hook as one of the Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court.
InA. C. Crispin's 2011 novelPirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom, during a conversation between Captain Teague and Pirate Lord Don Rafael: "You'll never guess who I encountered at Oporto a few months ago. [...] James. [...] He's lost a hand. [...] he said it wasn't so bad, the hook was as good as a dagger in a fight. [...] He didn't look a day older, not a day. [...] James was a lot more...subdued. [...] The taberna keeper's little lad came round to collect our plates, and when he turned and saw he, for just a second he looked—scared. No, worse than that. Terrified. [...] Can you imagine that? Afraid! Of a young boy!"[39][40] It was confirmed by the author Crispin that "James" is indeed Captain Hook from J.M. Barrie'sPeter Pan. Crispin figured that since thePirates franchise had a couple Disney "in" jokes (such as Gillette's comment about "a little mermaid" inPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), that she'd include the mention of "James" as a joke.[37][38]
InLeonard Bernstein'smusical version,Boris Karloff starred as Mr. Darling/Captain Hook andJean Arthur played Peter.
Most notably,Cyril Ritchard played Captain Hook in the 1954 musical adaptation which starredMary Martin as Peter Pan.George Rose played the role in the 1977 revival which featuredSandy Duncan as Pan.
The role of Captain Hook in the musical adaptation ofFinding Neverland is played by the same actor playingCharles Frohman. The role was originated in Leicester by Oliver Boot. In theAmerican Repertory Theater try out the role was played byMichael McGrath.Kelsey Grammer originated the role in the Broadway cast and replacements for the role in the production includeAnthony Warlow,Terrence Mann, andMarc Kudisch.Tom Hewitt played the role in the first US national tour.
Alongside other inflatable villains such asLord Voldemort, theQueen of Hearts,Cruella de Vil, andThe Child Catcher, Captain Hook made an appearance during theopening ceremony of theXXX Olympiad in London, representing one of the villains of British children's literature.
She will join Jude Law, who is set to play Captain Hook, and Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson, who will play Peter and Wendy, respectively.
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