The latest wholesome Disney family film has been refused a release in China. What possible offense could the beloved teddy bear cause anyone, especially an entire country? No official explanation has been given but The Hollywood Reporter has just broken a story linking the release blockage to the ruling communist party – and specifically its […]
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Watch Ewan McGregor Interview Winnie the Pooh and Friends in this ‘Christopher Robin’ Featurette
In this new Christopher Robin featurette, Ewan McGregor sits down with talking some stuffed animals and proceeds to interview them. It’s painfully adorable, and charming, and you owe it to yourself to watch it. Plus: check out a clip from the film, and another behind-the-scenes featurette. Christopher Robin Featurette Oh my god, this is almost too much. […]
‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ Trailer: Learn the Origins of Winnie the Pooh
Following the end of World War I, the globe was in a state of recovery, looking for hope wherever they could find it. That’s where author A.A. Milne comes in as his creation of the honey-loving bear called Winnie the Pooh became a literary phenomenon and gave the world the pick-me-up it needed to endure. […]
Martin Roberts: My six best books- Winnie The Pooh, Yes Man and more
WINNIE-THE-POOH: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION by AA Milne Egmont, £40 My dad used to read Dickens to me, not the most cheery thing when you’re six. Then I discovered Winnie-thePooh, where everyone’s not dying of cholera. They were old-fashioned books but relevant in terms of how characters viewed the world. Now I’m writing my own children’s […]
Ewan McGregor to Play ‘Christopher Robin’ in Disney’s Live-Action ‘Winnie the Pooh’ Sequel
As Disney continues its reign of box office domination, one of the most effective tools in the studio’s arsenal has been the live-action adaptation of a classic animated property. Beauty and the Beast is the latest example, pulling in over a billion dollars worldwide (and counting), but there are plenty more where that came from. One of the […]