Inked Mag Staff

August 8th, 2022

75 Magical ‘Peter Pan’ Tattoos

Here's to never growing up

Let’s talk Peter Pan. No, we’re not referring to the peanut butter or the bus company—we’re talking about the boy who never grows up. Peter Pan was created by Scottish novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie, who first introduced the character in his 1902 book “The Little White Bird.” He’d then go on to create “Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up,” a play that premiered in 1904 in London’s West End theatre. The play tells the story we’re all familiar with, following the characters of Wendy, John and Michael Darling who travel alongside Peter Pan to the magical island of Neverland. Here, they interact with a variety of eccentric characters, including mermaids, fairies, pirates and Lost Boys, Pan’s followers. This play was adapted into a 1911 novel, widely known as “Peter and Wendy.” Fans of the timeless tale often immortalize their love with Peter Pan tattoos.

Many of us recognize the story of “Peter Pan” from a variety of onscreen adaptations. “Peter Pan” was first adapted as a silent film in 1924, with actress Betty Bronson portraying the titular character. In the play, the original and the 1954 musical adaptation, it was quite common for a woman to portray Peter Pan. In 1953, Disney animated the story and child star Bobby Driscoll provided the voice, as well as animation modeling for Pan. Actress Kathryn Beaumont provided the voice for Wendy, who’d previously voiced Alice of “Alice in Wonderland” in 1951.

In 2003, over 50 years after the original animated film, the live action film hit theaters. Although we’ve become familiar with Disney’s live action adaptations, this film was distributed by Universal Pictures. American actor Jeremy Sumpter portrayed Pan, who fans may recognize from his recurring role in “Friday Night Lights.” Jason Isaacs, who portrayed Captain Hook, is perhaps the most recognizable member of the cast, as he was portraying Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” film franchise.

A Disney adaptation of the original story, titled “Peter Pan & Wendy” is slated to premiere at some point in 2022 through Disney+. This adaptation will feature actor Alexander Molony as Pan in his film debut, Ever Anderson as Wendy Darling, Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell, Jude Law as Captain Hook and Jim Gaffigan as Mr. Smee.

Take a look at the gallery below to check out 75 of our favorite Peter Pan tattoos in the gallery below. Then let us know your favorite adaptation of this classic tale in the comments section on social media.

 

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