Bobby Moynihan Is in Talks to Play Mr. Smee in Live-Action Disney Film Peter Pan

Posted on September 28th, 2018

Bobby Monyihan Is in Talks to Play Mr. Smee in Live-Action Disney Film, Peter Pan
Bobby Monyihan is set to play Captain Hook's comedic mate to life!

A comedian actor, 41, is in early talks to play as Mr. Smee in a live-action remake of the Disney classic, Peter Pan, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The remake comes 65 years after the original animated film captivated audiences in February 1953. The original centered around the comedic mate of Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, (voiced by Bill Thompson) is, ultimately, a kind-hearted character. Even though he makes attempts to perform villainous acts, his gentle nature often gets in the way of this; his ultimate agenda usually focusing around keeping peace and some form of stability within Captain Hook's life.

Overly eager to please, Smee can easily be described as a chronic bumbler and appears to have minimal intelligence, overall. Because of this, he often annoys Hook and often finds himself facing the latter's wrath. While Smee clearly fears Hook, mostly as a result of his dangerous temper, he has shown to be outrageously loyal, to the point of unabashedly jumping into action to protect the captain, specifically from the jaws of the crocodile, who is surprisingly docile when dealing with Smee.

Aside from his loyalty and relationship with Hook, Smee was shown to have his own agendas throughout the original film, such as convincing Hook to leave Never Land as he, and the rest of the crew, long for the days of plundering the seven seas, which has been put to a halt as a result of Hook's obsession with killing Peter Pan. Notably, however, this stemmed from the harassment and threats from the crew, who saw Smee as a means to communicate with the captain, as the latter is far more tolerable of his first mate. Even so, Smee has shown to support the idea, for the "health and happiness" of the captain.

This is the latest Disney remake in the works following the studio’s release of trailers for the live-action films  The Lion King ,  Dumbo, and  Aladdin  — all of which are set to be released in 2019.

More casting in most likely to be announced really soon, and is expected to be release in the late 2020, with principal photography beginning in the fall of 2019.