The growth spurts of 14-year-old Jeremy Sumpter, who plays Peter Pan, came at the worst possible time for the makers of the film.

A window frame in which Peter stands had to be remade four times.

And co-star Jason Isaacs, who plays Captain Hook, had to stand on a box to make sure his character looked a lot taller than Peter Pan.

Jeremy said: "The window I fly into in the nursery, they had to change the height of it four times so I didn't have to crouch to get in.