Michael Darling is a major character who appears in the 2023 film Peter Pan & Wendy, which is the live-action remake of the original 1953 animated feature film.
Role in the film[]
Michael is first seen playing at the Darling family's house playing with John pretending to be Peter Pan and Captain Hook to which as Wendy passes by, she exchanges Michael to make Wendy play with John. As John's sword suddenly breaks his father George's mirror, 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, Michael and John 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 Michael (who takes his teddy bear with him), alongside John and Wendy who fly out of the Darling family's house and into Neverland, the place where children never grow up.
As Michael, John, and Wendy 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, Michael and the rest of the Darlings are suddenly knocked off the ledge as part of Hook's plans to capture Peter.
With Michael and John captured by the pirates, Mr. Smee takes them to Hook's cabin where Hook asks Michael and John 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 Michael and John walk the plank as the crew sets sail for Skull Rock.
With Michael and John 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, Michael, John, and Tiger Lily out of Skull Rock. Having escaped Skull Rock, Michael follows alongside John, 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, Michael 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 Michael, John, 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 Michael, John, 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. Peter then returns to the ship where he gives Michael his teddy bear back thanks to Tiger Lily who revived him. Furthermore, Michael takes part during the battle against Hook's pirates while Peter takes on Hook, alongside Wendy, John, the Lost Children, Tinker Bell, and Tiger Lily. Seeing the Jolly Roger about to hit a cliff, Michael and John 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, which Wendy tilts the ship to cause the pirates to fall into the ocean while Michael and John hold on tight to avoid falling into the ocean.
With Captain Hook and his crew defeated, Michael 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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