Christopher Robin (film)

Christopher Robin is an upcoming live-action American film based off the Winnie the Pooh animated features, which are, in turn, based on the novels by A.A. Milne.

Synopsis
In the heartwarming live action adventure Disney's Christopher Robin, the young boy who loved embarking on adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a band of spirited and lovable stuffed animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.

Cast

 * Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin
 * Hayley Atwell as Evelyn Robin
 * Mark Gatiss as Giles
 * Bronte Carmichael as Madeline Robin

Voice Cast

 * Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh/Tigger
 * Brad Garrett as Eeyore
 * Nick Mohammed as Piglet
 * Peter Capaldi as Rabbit
 * Sophie Okonedo as Kanga
 * Toby Jones as Owl

Development
The film was announced on April 2, 2015 under the name Winnie the Pooh, and will be written by Alex Ross Perry.

More than a year later, in November 2016, Marc Forster was announced to direct the film and that the film will be titled Christopher Robin.

On March 1, 2017, it was announced that Tom McCarthy had been hired to rewrite the script due to Alex Ross Perry's version not working out very well.

In April 2017, Ewan McGregor was announced to play the title character. It was also reported that Allison Schroeder was also hired to work on the script as well. On August 2, Hayley Atwell was announced to play the titular character's wife, Evelyn and Bronte Carmichael will play Madeline the titular character's young daughter and Mark Gatiss will play Giles, Christopher Robin's boss.

On August 14, 2017, Jim Cummings was announced to reprise his thirty year role of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. In addition, Brad Garrett was announced to play Eeyore for the film. Garrett previously voiced the character in the computer game version of Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.

On August 30, 2017, it was announced that another newcomer, Nick Mohammed, was cast to play Piglet for the film.

The official synopsis and cast list was revealed on January 16, 2018, and confirmed that the additional animated cast of Tigger, Rabbit, Kanga and Owl would also appear, though with new voice actors.