New star Will set for big role in Winnie the Pooh film
IT MAY feature some of Hollywood’s biggest names but the breakout star of the new Winnie-the-Pooh film looks set to be newcomer Will Tilston.
Will Tilston will play Christopher Robin in the new Winnie-the-Pooh film
The child actor is to play Christopher Robin who, together with his nursery toys, inspired his father AA Milne’s famous books.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor Domhnall Gleeson, 33, will portray the author as he comes to terms with sudden fame following publication of Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926.
His wife Daphne will be played by Suicide Squad star and Australian actress Margot Robbie, 26.
The biopic, directed by Simon Curtis, is still untitled will focus on Milne and his son
The biopic, directed by Simon Curtis, is still untitled but will focus on Milne and his son, whose toys became the beloved characters Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger.
Producer Damian Jones said: “I’m thrilled to finally see this fascinating story be realised.”
Director Simon Curtis said he was "delighted" to be telling the "remarkable and poignant story" of their lives.
AA Milne was best known for his books about the teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh
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Filming for the movie, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Simon Vaughn, began two weeks ago and will continue in London and the Home Counties.
A release date has not been confirmed.