Fox Searchlight Pictures has officially announced that Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) are to star in Goodbye Christopher Robin, the upcoming A.A. Milne biopic from director Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn). Gleeson will play the Winnie the Pooh creator, with Robbie as his wife Daphne.
“I am delighted to be collaborating with [screenwriter] Frank Cottrell Boyce to tell the remarkable and poignant story of the family behind the creation of Winnie the Pooh. We are assembling a wonderful cast, headed by two actors I am longing to work with – Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie,” said director Curtis.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Damian Jones and Steve Christian again and can’t wait to see Simon Curtis’ unique vision come to life,” adds Fox Searchlight’s David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. In Domhnall and Margot we have the next generation of acting talent who we know will shine a beautiful light on A. A. Milne’s incredible and enduring story.”
GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?
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Originally published June 15, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
