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About the movie
While not based on a book, the film is inspired by the A.A. Milne classic, and features Christopher Robin all grown up as, ‘A working-class family man who encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.’
From the looks of Ewan McGregor in the image above, he needs all the help he can get. Is this a film for children? Or is it geared to aging boomers like me who grew up loving Pooh bear—and Tigger and Eeyore and Kanga too—who can relate to a world so full of pressure that it can drive the happiness right out of you if you don’t fight to keep the monsters at bay?I love that Pooh looks like a real live teddy bear—like his boy all grown up, a bit bedraggled and the worse for wear—come to life, along with the animated characters who are voiced by a talented cast including Chris O’Dowd as Tigger, Brad Garrett as Eeyore, Toby Jones as Owl, and most importantly Jim Cummings as Winnie-the-Pooh. Cummings, you see, has played that silly old bear dozens of time since the death of the original Winnie was voiced by Sterling Holloway.
Jim Cummings is the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh
Here’s what director Marc Forster said about his casting.“He lived this character for over 30 years, so for him, this is, sort of, part of his being at this point. It was important to me [to have] this nostalgic element of the voice and the feel. It was very important.’’
The Hundred Acre Woods in the film Christopher Robin
The director also strived to make the Hundred Acre Woods come alive with the magic we remember. Here’s how Forster said he brought it to life.“It was important for me that the Hundred Acre Wood is a place that feels real because that's how it was: real. We shot very close to Milne estate, out where his original house was in Suffolk... it just feels like that's where Christopher Robin played. It's not some fantastical place, it should feel like the real place.’’
Is it just me or are we feeling very nostalgic this year? Besides going back to the Hundred Acre Woods with Christopher Robin, we saw Peter Rabbit come back to Mr. McGregor’s garden, we’re seeing A Wrinkle in Time come to the screen for a new generation and we’re welcoming The Return of Mary Poppins this Christmas.
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