John Darling is a character who appears in the 2023 live-action film Peter Pan & Wendy.
He is based on both the character of the same name from the play by J.M. Barrie and Disney's 1953 animated film Peter Pan.
Role in the film[]
John is first seen at the Darling family's house playing with Michael pretending to be Peter Pan and Captain Hook to which as Wendy passes by, she continues playing with John continues to which as they continue playing, John's sword suddenly breaks his father George's mirror, which George feels upset for causing too much noise in the nursery, just as the children of the Darling family give the wooden swords to their father. After George leaves, John and Michael get ready for bed while their mother Mary is discussing with her daughter Wendy about the importance of being a good leader. Suddenly, when Peter Pan arrives at the Darling family's house with Tinker Bell, the latter sprinkles Pixie Dust on John, alongside Michael and Wendy who fly out of the Darling family's house and into Neverland, the place where children never grow up.
As John, Wendy, and Michael arrive at Neverland, they are suddenly attacked by Captain Hook and his pirate crew firing cannonballs at them, while Peter attempts to lead them to a safe spot to avoid getting hit by cannonballs. Just as they land at the edge of Neverland, Peter sees the Jolly Roger from a distance, telling Wendy, John, and Michael that Captain Hook is the one leading the attack against them. As Peter is devising a plan to the Darlings to distract Hook, John and the rest of the Darlings are suddenly knocked off the ledge as part of Hook's plans to capture Peter. Suddenly, John and Michael are captured by Captain Hook and his crew as Wendy sees her brothers captured, telling Tiger Lily and the Lost Children about this.
With John and Michael captured by the pirates, Mr. Smee takes them to Hook's cabin which Smee thinks they are dangerous just as Hook hears constant ticking from John's pocket watch which reminds Hook of the Crocodile as Hook addresses a no clocks rule in his cabin. Hook asks John and Michael about how they arrived at Neverland, telling them how they got here without mentioning Peter Pan's name. John tells Smee that he and Michael came with Peter Pan, causing the pirate crew to react in shock, making Hook furious about this and planning to make John and Michael walk the plank to be fed to the Crocodile.
With John and Michael held captive at Skull Rock, Tinker Bell frees the two of them in time thanks to her Pixie Dust just as she escorts Peter, Wendy, John, Michael, and Tiger Lily out of Skull Rock. Having escaped Skull Rock, John follows alongside Michael, Wendy, and the Lost Children into their hideout. Arriving at the hideout, Wendy attempts to tell a bedtime story to the her siblings and the Lost Children to which while discussing with them, she instead sings a lullaby her mother sang to her when she was at home. All of a sudden, John and the rest of the children are captured by Hook and his pirate crew, followed by Wendy who was also captured after the crew arrives at the Lost Children's Hideout, as John, Michael, Wendy, and the Lost Children are imprisoned in their cells.
The next day, Hook orders his crew to send Wendy to walk the plank, followed by John, Michael, and the Lost Children being next; however, Tinker Bell escapes from Smee who trapped her in a lantern and then saves Wendy from falling into the ocean, much to Hook and the other pirates hearing no splash from the ocean as it is shown that Tink saved Wendy from falling into the ocean. Furthermore, John takes part during the battle against Hook's pirates while Peter takes on Hook, alongside Wendy, Michael, the Lost Children, Tinker Bell, and Tiger Lily. Seeing the Jolly Roger about to hit a cliff, John and Michael steer the ship to avoid it. Soon as another pirate fights over the wheel John is controlling, Michael tells Wendy to help him and John get the pirates off their ship, causing the pirates to fall into the ocean while John and Michael hold on tight to avoid falling into the ocean.
With Captain Hook and his crew defeated, John returns to the Darling family's house where he reunites with his parents, followed by Wendy introducing the Lost Children to her parents. The Darlings later see the Jolly Roger floating to return to Neverland as Peter leaves with Tinker Bell.
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