Either way, it seems the film’s darker overtones may be lightened by letting the audience escape into the fantasy the same way the children do.
David Oyelowo calls the movie a “magical” reimagining so it seems like the latter is very much a possibility.
Whether the idea is that they become the inspirations for the books, or actually become the characters isn’t clear.
The story is being billed as a sort of prequel to both Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, as the children will apparently become these characters in their fantasy worlds.