Brett Ratner's RatPac Entertainment has acquired movie rights to a new picture book, called "Finding Winnie," written by Lindsay Mattick, the great-granddaughter of Lieutenant Harry Colebourn, who owned a bear that would become the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh. The book centers on how Colebourn bought an orphaned bear cub for $20 in Ontario as he was about to leave for duty in Europe during World War I. He nicknamed the cub "Winnie" after his hometown of Winnipeg and took her to Europe, where she became the unofficial mascot of a regiment in England. While Colebourn served in France, he kept Winnie at the London Zoo and eventually donated her to the zoo. AA Milne eventually created the character Winnie the Pooh, after his son, Christopher Robin Milne, named his teddy bear after the bear who he often saw at the zoo. A 2004 TV movie based on the story, "A Bear Named Winnie,...
- 3/27/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
"Winnie the Pooh" gets a "Batman Begins" style reboot? Not quite.
Brett Ratner's RatPac Entertainment has scored the film rights to Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall's upcoming book "Finding Winnie" with plans for a feature adaptation.
Mattick's great-grandfather, Harry Colebourn, bought an orphaned bear cub in Ontario as he was about to be posted to Europe during Wwi. Nicknaming the animal Winnie because Colebourn came from Winnipeg, he took the cub to England where she served as the mascot for his regiment.
Colebourn was posted to France, so he left her in the care of London Zoo. It's there that author A. A. Milne encountered her and came up with the classic character. Ratner will produce the story, though the project is in very early stages at present.
A TV movie adaptation of the story entitled "A Bear Named Winnie" was made in 2004 and starred Michael Fassbender as Colebourn...
Brett Ratner's RatPac Entertainment has scored the film rights to Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall's upcoming book "Finding Winnie" with plans for a feature adaptation.
Mattick's great-grandfather, Harry Colebourn, bought an orphaned bear cub in Ontario as he was about to be posted to Europe during Wwi. Nicknaming the animal Winnie because Colebourn came from Winnipeg, he took the cub to England where she served as the mascot for his regiment.
Colebourn was posted to France, so he left her in the care of London Zoo. It's there that author A. A. Milne encountered her and came up with the classic character. Ratner will produce the story, though the project is in very early stages at present.
A TV movie adaptation of the story entitled "A Bear Named Winnie" was made in 2004 and starred Michael Fassbender as Colebourn...
- 3/27/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
It’s a thrilling week in movies! Hordes of Potterheads will mob theaters at midnight to see the much-anticipated Battle of Hogwarts, while a silly old bear tumbles back with a new tale from the Hundred Acre Wood, and a master documentarian brings a twisted true tale to light. To take the excitement home, screen this selection of streaming features from the comfort of your couch.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
In the final film of the world-thrilling film series, The Boy Who Lived (Daniel Radcliffe) prepares for the final showdown with He Who Must Not Be Named (Ralph Fiennes). But come on, you knew that! Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Alan Rickman co-star.
For more tales of magic and mayhem, try this...
It’s a thrilling week in movies! Hordes of Potterheads will mob theaters at midnight to see the much-anticipated Battle of Hogwarts, while a silly old bear tumbles back with a new tale from the Hundred Acre Wood, and a master documentarian brings a twisted true tale to light. To take the excitement home, screen this selection of streaming features from the comfort of your couch.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
In the final film of the world-thrilling film series, The Boy Who Lived (Daniel Radcliffe) prepares for the final showdown with He Who Must Not Be Named (Ralph Fiennes). But come on, you knew that! Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Alan Rickman co-star.
For more tales of magic and mayhem, try this...
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