Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)
Winnie the Pooh | |
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Directed by | Stephen Anderson Don Hall |
Written by | A. A. Milne (characters) Burny Mattinson (head of story)[1] |
Produced by | Clark Spencer John Lasseter (executive) Peter Del Vecho (exec.) Craig Sost (associate) |
Starring | Jim Cummings [2] Tom Kenny [2] Craig Ferguson [2] Travis Oates Bud Luckey |
Narrated by | John Cleese [3] |
Music by | Henry Jackman (original score) Robert Lopez (songs) Kristen Anderson-Lopez (songs) |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
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Country | Template:Film US |
Language | English |
Winnie the Pooh[4] is an upcoming traditionally animated[1] feature film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the 51st full-length animated film in the canon. Production began in late 2009,[5] and the film is scheduled for release on 15 July 2011 in the United States,[6] 15 April 2011 in the UK,[7] and 13 April 2011 in France.[8]
Based upon the characters of the children's books Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus[citation needed], Winnie the Pooh will feature five previously unadapted stories from the original books.[9] It will be produced in the same style as previous Disney-produced Winnie the Pooh featurettes such as Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too.[5] Although this will be the second Winnie-the-Pooh feature made by Walt Disney Animation Studios, it will be the first one to not be a collection of previously-released shorts like The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
As for new characters, it is said that Rabbit's friends and relations (who have not appeared in any Winnie-the-Pooh related films before) will be in this film.[1] After The Incredibles and Toy Story 3, this is Bud Luckey's third voice role in a Disney film.
Plot
The film will revolve around Pooh himself (as did the original), although there will be a sequence with Eeyore losing his tail and his friends trying different replacements,[1] and another sequence based on a story from The House at Pooh Corner where Pooh and friends search for a creature called a "Backson", which is actually Christopher Robin's misspelling of the phrase "Back soon".[3]
Based on the trailer posted on YouTube on 8 November 2010, which features the song "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane, it is evident that "In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One" from Winnie-the-Pooh and "In Which Rabbit Has a Busy Day, and We Learn What Christopher Robin Does in the Mornings" from The House at Pooh Corner will be featured in the movie.
Cast
- Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger [2]
- Tom Kenny as Rabbit [2]
- Craig Ferguson as Owl [2]
- John Cleese as Narrator [3]
- Travis Oates [10]
- Bud Luckey[10] as Eeyore[11]
Production
The film is being directed by Stephen Anderson and Don Hall and produced by Clark Spencer, with John Lasseter as executive producer. Burny Mattinson, a Disney veteran who worked on several of the previous Pooh films, is serving as lead storyboard artist.[1] The supervising animators on the film include Mark Henn (Winnie-the-Pooh, Kanga, Roo),[12] and Andreas Deja (Tigger).[13] Robert Lopez and his wife Kristen-Anderson Lopez[14] have written the songs for this new film.[15]
Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich confirmed on Twitter that Bud Luckey will voice Eeyore.[11]
Music
The film will be scored by Henry Jackman[16] with Robert Lopez and his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez[14] contributing seven new songs for the film, and Zooey Deschanel will sing a new version of The Sherman Brothers' "Winnie the Pooh" theme.[10]. In the Latin American version of the film, the song will be sung by Danna Paola.[17]
The titles of the songs that have been revealed so far are
- "A Pooh Bear Takes Care of His Tummy"
- "A Very Important Thing to Do"
- "Everything is Honey"
- "The Winner Song"
References
- ^ a b c d e Chris Tilly (10 September 2009). "Winnie the Pooh Returns". IGN. News Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Russ Fischer (18 November 2009). "Casting Notes: Jennifer Hudson is Winnie Mandela; Winnie the Pooh Voice Cast; Eric Dane in Burlesque; Stephen Root Gets Two Gigs". /Film. Retrieved 13 Nov 2010.
- ^ a b c Derrik J. Lang (9 November 2010). "Disney going old school with new 'Winnie the Pooh' film". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 Nov 2010.
- ^ Paul Bond (2 June 2009). "Disney embraces Pooh for animated feature". Reuters Canada. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ a b Steve Hulett (19 January 2010). "At the Hat". The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839. Blogspot. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ Andrew Stewart (13 May 2010). "Disney sets toon dates". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 13 Nov 2010.
- ^ "Launching Films". UK Film Distributors' Association. Retrieved 13 Nov 2010.
- ^ "Futurs longs-métrages d'animation". Disneynext.fr. Retrieved 11 Nov 2010.
- ^ "Disney begins work on Winnie the Pooh film". Entertainment Daily. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Russ Fischer (10 November 2010). "First Look: The Big-Screen Return of 'Winnie the Pooh'". /Film. Retrieved 13 Nov 2010.
- ^ a b Lee Unkrich on Twitter
- ^ Jérémie Noyer (30 January 2010). "Down in New Orleans with Princess Tiana's supervising animator, Mark Henn". DLRP Magic!. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Deja Views". The Northern Echo. Newsquest. 30 January. Retrieved 13 Nov 2010.
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(help) - ^ a b Finding Nemo the Musical Songwriters Composing New Tunes for Winnie the Pooh
- ^ Mike Gencarelli (3 May 2010). "Interview with Jim Cummings". Movie Mikes. Retrieved 6 May2010.
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