Rhys Ifans in "Neverland"The lanky Welshman played Jimmy Hook, the man who would later be christened "Captain" in this Syfy miniseries depicting the origin story of Peter Pan. Clean-shaven and with straggly blonde hair, Ifans lacked the swagger and swarthy sex factor of a typical Hook. He did,
Date: Jan 23, 2014
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Miniseries envisions prequel to story of Peter Pan
In the original, Peter cuts off Hook's hand, which is replaced by an iron hook. In the new miniseries, Jimmy Hook is transformed when he becomes attracted to Capt. Bonny and joins her pirate crew on the Jolly Roger.
The revisionist miniseries (8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Syfy; 2 stars) introduces Peter (Charlie Rowe) as an Oliver Twist-like leader of a band of London pickpockets and Jimmy Hook (Rhys Ifans), as their Fagin-like mentor.