Domhnall Gleeson has been confirmed to play Winnie the Pooh creator AA Milne in a new film about the much-loved children’s author.
The acclaimed Irish actor will star alongside Margot Robbie in Goodbye Christopher Robin, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Simon Vaughn and directed by Simon Curtis.
The movie will tell the story of Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose cuddly toys were the inspiration behind the ever popular Pooh stories. It will follow Milne’s family and their nanny Olive as they struggle to cope with the international fame brought by the books in the wake of World War One. Robbie plays Milne’s wife, Daphne.
Curtis said: “I am delighted to be collaborating with Frank Cottrell Boyce to tell the remarkable and poignant story of the family behind the creation of Winnie the Pooh.
by Jess Denham
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