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Winnie the Pooh is a 2011 American traditionally animated film inspired by three A.A. Milne stories. The film is a reboot of Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise, and it marks the first time a Winnie the Pooh film will hit theaters since the 1977 film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. In the film, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Eeyore, Kanga, and Roo embark on a quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. The movie is directed by Stephen Anderson and Don Hall, written by A. A. Milne and Burny Mattinson, and produced by Peter Del Vecho, Clark Spencer, John Lasseter, and Craig Sost.

The film was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and was released on April 15, 2011 in the UK, with a United States release date set for July 15, 2011. Production for the film began in September 2009 with John Lasseter announcing that they wanted to create a film that would "transcend generations." The film also features six songs by Bobby Lopez, as well as a rendition of the "Winne the Pooh" theme song by actress and musician Zooey Deschanel. The movie is preceded by the animated short called The Ballad of Nessie about a friendly Loch Ness Monster named Nessie and how she and her best friend MacQuack the rubber duck came to live in the moor they now call home.

Plot

Pooh wakes up one day to find that he is out of honey. While searching for honey, Pooh discovers Eeyore who is even sadder because he has lost his tail. Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, and Roo come to the rescue, and Christopher Robin decides to hold a contest to see who can find Eeyore's tail. The prize for the winner is a fresh pot of honey. The next day, Pooh goes to visit Christopher Robin and he finds a note that says "Bizy Back Soon." Because Pooh is unable to read the note, he asks for Owl's help. Owl's poor reading comprehension skills lead Pooh and his friends to believe that Christopher Robin has been abducted by a monster they call the "Backson." Pooh and friends plan to trap the "Backson" in a pit, but they end up getting stuck in their own trap. Piglet attempts to get Pooh and friends out of the trap, but he fails because he's too timid. Pooh uses the words in the storybook to form a ladder, and the animals are able to get out of the trap. Upon escape, Pooh visits Owl only to find out that Owl was the one that took Eeyore's tail. Owl had been using Eeyore's tail as a pulley for his door. Pooh then goes to Eeyore to tell him about his tail. Christopher Robin is proud of Pooh's kindness and rewards him with a large pot of honey. The film is set up in a series of stories that come together as the film reaches its climax.

Cast

• Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger
• Tom Kenny as Rabbit
• Craig Ferguson as Owl
• Travis Oates as Piglet
• Bud Luckey as Eeyore
• Jack Boulter as Christopher Robin
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez as Kanga
• Wyatt Hall as Roo
• John Cleese as the Narrator
• Huell Howser

Production

The film was directed by Stephen Anderson and Don Hall and produced by Clark Spencer, with John Lasseter as executive producer. Burny Mattinson, a Disney veteran who worked on several of the previous Pooh films, is served lead storyboard artist and story supervisor. The supervising animators on the film included Mark Henn (Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin), Andreas Deja (Tigger), Bruce W. Smith (Piglet, Kanga, Roo), Randy Haycock (Eeyore), Eric Goldberg (Rabbit) and Dale Baer (Owl). Robert Lopez and his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez wrote the songs for the film.

On November 12, 2009, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich confirmed, on his Twitter page, Bud Luckey voices Eeyore.

As with The Princess and the Frog, the film uses Toon Boom Animation's Harmony software. Instead of using live-action book scenes, the book scenes are CGI-animated with the characters interacting with the text.

Prior to its release in Europe, some announced plans did not end up in the finished film for unknown reasons. Originally, the film was supposed to feature five stories from the books, before it only ended up with the two stories when it was released. Lasseter had also announced that Rabbit's friends and relatives would be in the film, but they never appeared.

Music

The film was scored by Henry Jackman with additional music by Christopher Willis with Robert Lopez and his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez contributing seven new songs for the film, and Zooey Deschanel sung a new version of The Sherman Brothers' "Winnie the Pooh" theme. In the Latin American version of the film, the song is sung by Danna Paola.

The titles of the songs are:

• "A Pooh Bear Takes Care of His Tummy," Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• "A Very Important Thing to Do," Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• "Everything is Honey," Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• "The Winner Song," Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• "So Long," Music and Lyrics by Zooey Deschanel
• "Winnie the Pooh," Originally written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, Performed by Zooey Deschanel

In the trailer, the song "Somewhere Only We Know" by English alternative rock band Keane is used instead of the music written by Jackman and Willis.

Marketing

A trailer has been released, and it was attached to Hop, African Cats and Gnomeo and Juliet. It was also attached to UK showings of Rango and Rio.

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External links

• Official website
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• Winnie the Pooh at Box Office Mojo
• Winnie the Pooh at IMDb
• Winnie the Pooh at Rotten Tomatoes
• Winnie the Pooh at Walt Disney Animation Studios