Hoffman Flying To Neverland

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Dustin Hoffman is in talks to join Johnny Depp in Miramax Films' J.M. Barrie's Neverland, based on the life of the Peter Pan author, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project, to be directed by Marc Forster (Monster's Ball), will go into production in the summer in London, the trade paper reported.

Depp will star as Barrie. Hoffman would play Charles Frohman, the real-life financial backer and producer of Barrie's productions, including Peter Pan, who was one of Barrie's few close friends outside his domestic circle.