Christopher Robin
Winnie the Pooh journeys to the real world with predictable - but nevertheless charming and delightful - results in the latest trailer forDisney ’s Christopher Robin , which further confirms that tickets are now on sale . The Mouse House ’s live - action movie takes property in the forties , where Christopher ( Ewan McGregor ) is all grown - up and struggling to balance his life as a hubby and father with the demand of his job . Naturally , a reunification with his old supporter from the Hundred Acre Wood turns out to be exactly what Christopher needs to get his life back on track .
This " dangerous undertaking " nobble peek skimps on the plot detail beyond that , but makes up for it by doubling down on the shenanigans that ensue when Christopher ’s childhood toy bear register up in London , take the air and babble with nary a business . Since theChristopher Robintrailerdives pretty deep into the story , that disengage up this preview to or else spotlight the Silly Old Bear ’s antics and interaction with the intelligibly confused Christopher .
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After showing how Winnie the Pooh ( yet again brought to life by beloved spokesperson actor Jim Cummings ) and Christopher are reunite , the video trades in foggy London for the forests of the Hundred Acre Wood . Christopher ’s furred buddy take it from there , include diminutive Piglet ( Nick Mohammed ) , excitable Tigger ( Cummings again ) , prim and proper Owl ( Toby Jones ) , and the ever positively - downbeat Eeyore ( Brad Garrett ) . finally , Christopher ’s married woman Evelyn ( Hayley Atwell ) and daughter Madeline ( Bronte Carmichael ) join him and his booster in their big happy reunion .
Written by Alex Ross Perry ( Queen of Earth ) and Allison Schroeder ( Hidden Figures),Christopher Robincontinues to bring to mind David Lowery’sPete ’s Dragonremake , in the way that it blend whimsey and melancholy drama . The film also makes for another challenging summation to director Marc Forster ’s eclectic resume , which include everything from James Bond movies ( Quantum of Solace ) to zombie action thrillers ( World War Z ) , surreal comedies ( Stranger Than Fiction ) , and bittersweet biopics ( find Neverland ) . Forster tends to be hit or miss with his directorial efforts , but he ’s always willing to try out his bridge player at something different , andChristopher Robinis shaping up to be one of his good offerings yet .
As far as the flick ’s box office prospects go , Christopher Robinis dog for a more modest turnout than Disney ’s biggest resilient - action movies in late years ( Cinderella , TheJungle Book , Beauty and the Beast ) . luckily , much likePete ’s Dragon , it comes with a smaller Mary Leontyne Price tag than its compeer and does n’t involve to set any records so as to go down as another winnings for the Mouse House , commercially speaking .
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