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Christopher Robin, Disney's live-action film, to not release in China amid ban on Winnie-the-Pooh memes
FirstpostWinnie-the-Pooh has emerged as a symbol of political dissent against the country’s ruling Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping in China Christopher Robin, adapted from A A Milne and E H Shepard’s book Winnie-the-Pooh and directed by Marc Forster, has been banned from getting a release in China, reports The Telegraph. Winnie-the-Pooh emerged as a symbol of political dissent against the country’s ruling Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping in the country, which has resulted in authorities blocking pictures of the bear on social media. The move by China to not release the Disney live-action film, The Hollywood Reporter says, might prove to be a small blow for the film’s business, since 2014’s Maleficent and 2015’s Cinderella, managed to rake almost $48 million and $72 million respectively in China. Christopher Robin stars Ewan McGregor as the titular character, whose mundane life is interrupted when he is unexpectedly reunited with Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and the other talking animals of the Hundred Acre Wood.
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