Christopher Walken will play Captain Hook in a live version of Peter Pan.
NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt told a TV critics’ meeting on Sunday that the Oscar-winning actor will bring his own spin to the role.
Walken could create the first tap-dancing Captain Hook, Greenblatt said, noting the actor got his start in musical theatre.
Walken is on the big screen now in Clint Eastwood’s Jersey Boys, playing a music-loving mob boss.
Peter Pan Live! is a follow-up to the success NBC found with a live version of The Sound of Music in 2013 with Carrie Underwood. Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, who produced The Sound of Music, are also working on Peter Pan Live!
Other casting has yet to be announced for the December 4 musical.
