Christopher Robin
Director Marc Forster gained outside attention with his filmMonster ’s Ball . He went on to make dramas such asFinding NeverlandandStranger Than Fictionand larger budget moving-picture show likeQuantum of SolaceandWorld War Z. The German - brook filmmaker sat down and verbalize about his latest film , Christopher Robin .
verbalise on the origins of the movie , Forster said :
“ Sean Bailey [ president of production at The Walt Disney Studios ] and I cognize each other for a prospicient clock time . And he offered me several projects throughout the twelvemonth . When this came along , essentially the sort of the backstory is , I was on a planing machine with my girl . We ’re flying on a vacation and she ’s like , has an iPod and she ’s a basicly watching the Pooh cartoon . And she deform to me and say , can you finally do a movie for me ? I ca n’t learn any of your pic . They ’re all too moody . She was six at that time . I said , why do n’t we do that ? And I pointed to Pooh , and she said , yeah , why do n’t you make Pooh , and three class by and by , there we are . ”
Christopher Robinis an version of the original Winnie the Pooh books as well as the Disney inspire films and television shows . It stars Ewan McGregor as a grown - up Christopher Robin , with Hayley Atwell playing his zippy wife Evelyn . Bronte Carmichael plays their pre - teenaged girl Madeline Robin .
Christopher Robin , who played with Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood , has grown into a sensible man . But his occupation has take all his fourth dimension leave alone none for his menage . Pooh magically appears in Christopher Robin ’s home in London . And together they set out on an dangerous undertaking that reminds Christopher Robin what the most important matter in his life is .
Casting Ewan McGregor
talk about the cast of Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin , Forster say :
“ Ewan and I made a movie in 2004 call in Stay , after find Neverland . Which was n’t a very successful film . But we really hit it off and we all wanted to work again together . We stay friends throughout the years . And when I saw the script , I feel this would be the right tantrum . Because Ewan is one of the few people who can do comedy and drama . It ’s very hard to do this forcible drollery .
“ And some of the scenes he birth , which are extraordinary . Because he often , when you have a panorama here . Pooh is here and I bring in the stuffy and we do a rehearsal . But then that stuffy leaves , and then he is play to zephyr . To keep that stress , that you believe that he ’s actually blab out to the bear . And then you in the end , you digitize the bear later on . It ’s very hard . ”
Casting Hayley Atwell
subsequently , Forster tattle about casting Hayley Atwell as Christopher Robin ’s married woman Evelyn .
“ Agent Carter . [ I ] was a vainglorious sports fan of hers from that [ LAUGHS ] . And then , interesting enough , Hayley is a very good friend of mine . When I was looking for the role of Emma Thompson’s– and I did Stranger Than Fiction with Emma Thompson . And somehow , we ’re talking , and she said , look , I love Hayley Atwell . And when I looked more into her work , and Ewan ferment with [ Hayley ] on a Woody Allen movie , I recall like 15 year ago , so long time ago . And I really never saw that film . But she just seemed correct for it . And when I worked with her , she just really blew me away . I guess she ’s tremendous . Such a fantastic actress and such a kitchen range . And I was looking for someone who , I always loved these screwball comedies , like Howard Hawks ’ bring Up Baby . And Katharine Hepburn ’s dialogue , sort of how she delivers . It ’s very fast driven comedic dialog . And Haley can do that . Especially when they ’re drive the car and she just the talks so fast . It ’s very , very severe to do . ”
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