Jude Law explains why he stayed in character as Captain Hook while filming Peter Pan & Wendy
Jude Law explains why he stayed in character as Captain Hook during the filming of Peter Pan & Wendy
- The 50-year-old actor said he decided it would be better to stick Hook around the child actors he worked with on the Disney+ film all the time.
- “A lot of the reactions you see are their reactions to me for the first time,” Jude said
- Peter Pan & Wendy which begins streaming on Disney+ on Friday
Jude Law explained why he stayed in character as Captain Hook while filming Peter Pan & Wendy on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The 50-year-old actor said he decided it would be better to stick Hook around the child actors he worked with on the Disney+ film all the time.
“A lot of the reactions you see are their reactions to me for the first time,” Jude said.
Jimmy, 48, asked if the kids ever met Jude.
“They met Jude at the end and I did what any adult should do to bribe kids, I rented an ice cream truck,” Jude said. “I drove him to the spot.”
In character: Jude Law explained why he stayed in character as Captain Hook while filming Peter Pan & Wendy on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Captain: The 50-year-old actor, seen in a still as Captain Hook, said he decided it would be better to stay as Hook all the time around the child actors he worked with on the Disney+ film
Jude said the script for the live-action reimagining of Peter Pan included more of Hook’s backstory.
“You understand a little more why Hook is the way he is,” Jude said. ‘How he came to Neverland, his and Peter’s relationship and how it really began. And so you really get into… a little bit of the damage done to him, and why he’s as horrible as he is.”
Jude said he had to learn sword fighting with his left hand for the film. He also kept the hook on all day and milked it.
Jimmy played a clip from Peter Pan & Wendy that will stream on the Disney+ service on Friday.
Jude had a new mustache that he said he grew himself because he played a cop in the 80s in a new movie he starts filming in a few weeks.
Jimmy asked him if he just wrapped Star Wars: Skeleton Crew and tried to get more information from him about it.
“There are wonderful twists and revelations,” said Jude, who also shared that he was not allowed to talk about details of the series.
‘It’s an adventure for children, but not in a children’s world. The danger is real and it was great,” he added.
Jude said they shot in Manhattan Beach, California, and it was a really great experience.
Bribed children: “They met Jude at the end and I did what any adult should do to bribe children, I rented an ice cream truck,” said Jude. ‘I drove him to the spot’
New mustache: Jude sported a new mustache that he said he grew himself because he played a cop in the 80s in a new movie he starts filming in a few weeks