Disney announces "Winnie the Pooh" life-action movieApril 3, 2015 - 10:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Disney is working on a new adaptation of A. A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh (2017)". The Mouse House is developing a live-action movie based on the children favorite story with indie filmmaker Alex Ross Perry ("Listen Up Philip") on board, AceShowbiz reports. The new story will follow an adult Christopher Robin as he revisits Hundred Acre Wood and reconnects with the iconic residents that include the titular bear, his best buddy Piglet, Eeyore the donkey, Tigger, and Kanga the kangaroo among others. The announcement comes after Disney revealed plan to revive Mulan in a live-action feature film. The studio is also bringing "Pete's Dragon" to life with indie filmmaker David Lowery ("Ain't Them Bodies Saints") at the helm. Other upcoming Disney remakes include "The Jungle Book" from director Jon Favreau, "Beauty and the Beast (2017)" from director Bill Condon, and "Dumbo" from director Tim Burton. They join "Alice in Wonderland", "Maleficent", and "Cinderella". Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |