Chris here, just imagining a Beatles / Winnie the Pooh crossover. You say goodbye, because I say hello to the first Goodbye Christopher Robin trailer. (Which Beatle matches which Pooh character? Ringo is such a Tigger.)
The film is chasing after our literary nostalgic tears in the vein of Finding Neverland, following A.A. Milne (played by the ever dashing Domnhall Gleeson) as his son inspires him to create the adventures of Winnie the Pooh during WWI...
Might Goodbye be heading towards the same level of Oscar success as Neverland. Gleeson and costar Margot Robbie (playing Milne's wife Daphne) have been steadily building to that level of recognition, but can a dusty period literary weepy take them there?
While the film focuses on Gleeson as Milne, we will be treated to some delightful actress talent with Kelly MacDonald (her narration here is quite lovely without overselling the sweetness) and Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge. We'll see if Margot Robbie gets to play more than a supportive doting wife, but this trailer doesn't give us much hope. But the first look does have some lovely visuals and modest emotionality that suggests the film may not be the over-saccharine exercise you might expect. Let's have a look:
Are you saying "Hello" or "Goodbye" to Goodbye Christopher Robin? The film opens October 13.