Jeremy Sumpter — who starred in the 2003 film “Peter Pan” by “My Best Friend’s Wedding” director P.J. Hogan — holds another important role in many millennial’s lives, as their first crush.
Over two decades after he first stole hearts as the mischievous boy who never grows up, Sumpter, now 36, still gets stopped daily by fans.
“It happens every day,” Sumpter tells Page Six. “Because the movie came out in ‘03, now I’m their daughter’s first crush. It just keeps going. The movie never really grows up, does it? To be part of that movie, it’s been a blessing.”
(The Post in its review of the film at the time said its, “raging adolescence adds a new edge,” to the Pan tale — adding that the director, Hogan, “has pushed the Freudian subtext to the forefront.”)
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