CHRISTOPHER ROBIN: Voice Actor Jim Cummings On How The Film's Incarnation Of Pooh Differs From Previous Ones
The voice of both Pooh and Tigger in Disney's recent film Christopher Robin, Jim Cummings, recently explained how the film differs from previous incarnations of the Hundred Acre Wood gang. Check it out...
With Christopher Robin now out in cinemas worldwide; Jim Cummings, the voice of both Pooh and Tigger, recently sat down with CinemaBlend to discuss where the film differs from the iconic animated series - and the like.
The film follows Christopher Robin -- now a family man living in London -- as he receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal, Winnie-the-Pooh. With Christopher's help, Pooh embarks on a journey to find his friends -- Tigger, Eeyore, Owl, Piglet, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo. Once reunited, the lovable bear and the gang travel to the big city to help Christopher rediscover the joy of life.
Cummings explained how his portrayal may have differed slightly from the norm due to Christopher Robin being more realistic and grounded than previous endeavours:
[There's] this whole idea that Christopher grew up, and, if anything, it would be a little more sedate, a little more pulled back - because in the animated versions oftentimes Pooh's gone up in weather balloons in lightning storms, and fallen out of those balloons, and then landed in a tree, and falling 500 feet down, and now we're in the white water rapids. Oh, here comes the waterfall! So, you know, it's a little less bodacious all the way around. So that in and of itself is a bit of a buffer, brings you back down to Earth.
Cummings also expressed his apprecitation for the modern technology which almost literally brought the iconic characters of the Hundred Acre Wood to life. "It's just such a beautiful idea. It wasn't done Roger Rabbit style where the actual cartoon characters are intermingling with... and as full blown cartoon characters - which was also groundbreaking and cool in its time," Cummings explained, "But this, with the technology is, I mean, my gosh. That's Pooh walking across the room. There's Tigger, there's Owl! They're all alive and kicking!"
What do you think of Cummings' comments? Check out a sneak peek for Christopher Robin below:
Christopher Robin is in theatres now.
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