Johnny Depp-who stars in the upcoming biographical film J.M. Barrie's
Neverland-told SCI FI Wire that the film depicts the real-life
experiences that inspired the beloved children's story Peter Pan. "I play J.M. Barrie, who wrote Peter Pan," Depp said in an interview while promoting his latest film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. "It's the story of how J.M. Barrie came up with the idea to write Peter Pan, how he was inspired by the boys of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, and their relationship."

Depp said that the film will continue his current trend of family-friendly projects, a direction that was inspired by his 4-year-old daughter,
Lily-Rose. "I haven't seen it, but I think it's kind of a family-oriented
film," Depp said. "There's some fairly sad stuff that goes on in there,
but it's kind of family-oriented. It was a nice story. A really nice
story." The film, based on a play by Allan Knee, will be directed by Marc Forster (Monster's Ball). Kate Winslet and Dustin Hoffman also star.