Washington: Disney is working on a new adaptation of A A Milne’s ‘Winnie the Pooh (2017)’.  Alex Ross Perry has been hired to work on the script and he will also direct the feature.
The new story will follow an adult Christopher Robin as he revisits Hundred Acre Wood and reconnects with the iconic residents that include the titular bear, his best buddy Piglet, Eeyore the donkey, Tigger, and Kanga the kangaroo among others.
The news comes three days after the studio confirmed that it was developing a live-version version of 1998’s animated musical Mulan where the new Winnie The Pooh will follow Christopher Robin as an adult, which brings him back to A A Milne’s famous bear and the Hundred Acre Wood.
The studio is also bringing ‘Pete’s Dragon’ to life with indie filmmaker David Lowery (‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’) at the helm.
The ‘Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh’ debuted in 1977 and ‘The Tiger Movie’ followed in 2000, and over an 11-year period, Piglet’s ‘Big Movie’, Pooh’s ‘Heffalump’ Movie and ‘Winnie the Pooh’ were released in movie theaters around the world.
Other upcoming Disney remakes include ‘The Jungle Book’ from director Jon Favreau, ‘Beauty and the Beast (2017)’ from director Bill Condon and ‘Dumbo’ from director Tim Burton. They join ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘Maleficent’, and ‘Cinderella’.
(With inputs from agencies)