It will focus on Christopher Robin, the young boy at the heart of Hundred Acre Wood, as a work-obsessed adult with little time for his family — that is, until Pooh and his fellow woodland friends re-enter his life.
In recent years, Disney has done well to bolster its film slate with live-action re-imaginings of early classics.
Rather than simply updating the beloved property for the modern screen, the project will explore a new narrative entirely.
Indie filmmaker Alex Ross Perry was brought on in November to helm the script, but now Tracking Board reports Spotlight‘s Tom McCarthy has been hired to pen a re-write.