Christopher Walken To Play Captain Hook in NBC’s Peter Pan

“He might really be a song and dance man at heart,” Greenblatt said. “He’s fearless as a comedic actor and always comes to play. I guarantee you he’s going to bring his own spin to Captain Hook. He might be the first tap-dancing Captain Hook.”

While most probably think of Walken as a serious actor who often plays darker roles, he has shown his musical side before, from 1981’s Pennies From Heaven to last month’s Jersey Boys film from director Clint Eastwood.

And, of course, there’s this.