starting with christopher robin...and i am fascinated about whether this is really children's film, for summer? what is this? ijust came from a screening where there were children there with their merchandise, thinking, "great, i am going see a winnie—the—pooh movie — how cute." they're not. ah, they're not. what they will see is very cute. he is famously a bear of little brain, but this is a movie of very big heart. it starts with ewan mcgregor as an adult christopher robin, though i stress not the real christopher robin, referring to a film earlier this year called goodbye, christopher robin, about the rather miserable life that the real christopher robin had. this christopher robin is miserable, working in post—war london for a luggage firm. he has too much work on his plate, can't spend enough time with his wife, hayley atwell, and his child madeline — played by a brilliantly—named child british actress, bronte carmichael — very posh. she's very good, though, as well. he's very stressed out and can't work out what

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christopher robin a new film adaptation about winnie the pooh and was not the first time that the fictional teddy bear has run into trouble in china where he's increasingly becoming a symbol of resistance or more we want to bring in our social media editor. she lives it's good to see you who would have thought that we would be talking about winnie the pooh this way i mean what exactly happened why was the new winnie the banned. well read we don't know exactly chinese authorities are not giving us the exact reason there's a lot of speculation online and one reason could be the fact that china has a quota for international films that can be imported into the country every year so maybe this film christopher robin just didn't make the cut but there's another theory is that is actually more popular on the internet people believe that the film has been banned because there are many people online who often compared the appearance of winnie the pooh to that of the chinese president xi jinping and in

[ laughter ] christopher robin! >> seth: get your head out of your ass!i can't believe i had the nerve to do my b-minus scottish impression in front of you.ly >> that was reood, yeah. >> seth: but now, you would think a child would be excited to come on set and see these actors holding these puppets. but some of the puppets would maybe freak out a child if they came. >> yes. we had -- the truth is we had the beautiful finished product. the lovely bear to act with. and it w for the visual effects people to see what he looked like in the light and everything. but they couldn't animate him on top of that hairy bear. so we had -- [ laughter ] i just said hairy bear on on televi >> seth: yeah. >> but we had -- [ laughter ] so we had -- >> seth: a lot of people who d e, like, in the kitchen had totally tuned this out were like, "oh?" >> "wait a minute." ] [ laught so they had a gray -- just a canvas bear with no hair. and they, i guess, they would animate him on top of that gray bear. but they also sometimes needed n without a head. [ laughter ] so you'd do tak

ha ha ha. >> keltie spoke to brad at the premiere of "christopher robin."the voice of winnie the pooh's pal eeyore. >> if anyone wants to clap, now is the time to do it. >> how do you character? >> i got off my medication which really helped. and you know, it was a character i just always related to. >> ewan mcgregor plays a grownup christopher robin reuniting with his childhood friend. >> nobody knows what christopher robin's like as a 40-something-year-old man. so, i had the freedom to create him the way we wanted to. >> i wonder if an older winnie the pooh would be like the ted the bear. >>> up next, debra messing drops a huge will and grace bombshell. >> you're going to be so excited. >>> plus, the big star she's sweet talking to join the show. >>> and this celeb trainer shows how he's helping his clients lose a pound a day. >>> then -- you're pretty special if you can make mila ni why everyone needs a best friend like kate mckinnon. >> you know, you're magnetic. >>> closed captioning provided by -- ♪ >>> have any warmup rituals. >> yes, i do. child spo

>> christopher robin. >> no! no, no, no, no, no!please welcome, back to "the late show," ewan mcgregor. ( cheers and applause ) ( applause ) >> hello! very lively. >> stephen: yeah, very lively. >> what a lovely crowd. >> stephen: yeah, they're nice people. they're nice people. >> wooo! yeah! is that yours? >> stephen: no, no, no, that's yours. >> you don't have one. >> stephen: mine's over here. mine burns when you drink it. now welcome-- welcome back to "the late show"." good to see you again. >> thank you. i'm glad to be here. that clip was extraordinary. it sounds like the real pooh. >> it is. >> stephen: how did they get him he's no longer with us. >> it's the other guy. >> stephen: i hear he's good, too. >> it's the pooh i'm familiar with. >> stephen: it's the perfect pooh voice. and you're pretty good, too. it really sounds like ewan mcgregor. >> they have a guy that does me. >> stephen: well, you are a star. i'm sure they provideicatering of all sorts. >> all sorts, yes. >> stephen: did you play the grown-up christopher robi

starting with christopher robin...s film, for summer? what is this? ijust came from a screening where there were children there with their merchandise, thinking, "great, i am going see a winnie—the—pooh movie — how cute." they're not. ah, they're not. what they will see is very cute. he is famously a bear of little brain, but this is a movie of very big heart. it starts with ewan mcgregor as an adult christopher robin, though i stress not the real christopher robin, referring to a film earlier this year called goodbye, christopher robin, about the rather miserable life that the real christopher robin had. this christopher robin is miserable, working in post—war london for a luggage firm. he has too much work on his plate, can't spend enough time with his wife, hayley atwell, and his child madeline — played by a brilliantly—named child british actress, bronte carmichael — very posh. she's very good, though, as well. he's very stressed out and can't work out what is happening at work, and he gets a visit from a childhood

from "christopher robin," hayley atwell. and music from train. and now, all at once, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi there. welcome. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] hi, everyone. it's good to have you here. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. welcome. thank you for sharing your life with us. [ cheers and applause ] you know, guillermo, i heard you're a little bit hammered tonight. is that true? >> guillermo: yeah, i drink a little bit because i went to say hi to kim kardashian and i was nervous, you know. >> jimmy: you were? >> guillermo: yeah. so i drink a little bit. >> jimmy: you were nervous just saying hi to her, huh? >> guillermo: yeah, she's beautiful. so i get nervous. >> jimmy: interesting. and the drinks helped you be less nervous? >> guillermo: yeah, it relaxed me. >> jimmy: it did? well, you do seem relaxed. >> guillermo: thank you. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's our security guard, by the way. [ cheers and applause ] i digress because we have a lot to get to. s

chinese censors have banned the release of christopher robin a new film adaptation about winnie the pooh and was not the first time that the fiction. teddybear has run into trouble in china where he's increasingly becoming a symbol of resistance over more we want to bring in our social media editor for the night liz she lives it's good to see you who would have thought that we would be talking about winnie the pooh this way i mean what exactly happened why was the new winnie the pooh film bans. well read we don't know exactly chinese authorities are not giving us the exact reason there's a lot of speculation online one reason could be the fact that china has a quota for international films that can be imported into the country every year so maybe this film christopher robin just didn't make the cut but there's another theory is that is actually more popular on the internet people believe that the film has been banned because there are many people online who often compared the appearance of winnie the pooh to that of the chinese president xi jinping and in fact this is not something that

also on the programme: we find out why disney's new winnie the pooh film, christopher robin, has beenna. the question was whether we want to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war and taking a chance to win the war by killing our young men. the invasion began at 2am in the morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: thousands of tourists flee the indonesian island of lombok after an earthquake kills nearly 100 people president trump re—imposes sanctions agai

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a grownup christopher robin. >> seth: that's very exciting. me yeah, it's nice. time it's the reverse. >> seth: yeah, that's -- >> yeah.ha >> seth: you'l to let me how this one works out for you. that's great. >> yeah, we'll see. we'll see how it goes. >> seth: and obviously an incredible amount of.gi in this fi >> yes. well, yes. it's so funny,mbecause i re it like that. like, i remember we had a little winnie the pooh who was like a teddy bear. he wasn't a puppet or he wasn't animated in any way. >> seth: because you couldn't get the real winnie the pooh. right? he turned down the project. >> he was too -- [ ughter ] yeah >> seth: yeah. >> he was too expensive. >> seth: yeah, of course. >> i think was the problem. buwe had this little teddy bear and a teddy bear for each of the creatures. and marc forster, our brilliant director, cast this group of enthusiastic young a most of them just out of drama school to play each of the creatures. so when we were playing a scene, you know, they would be there with the teddy bear. they'd move him around and do the voice. d

promise will succumb to their newfound political power john holdren son luis potosi the new christopher robin movie will not be released in china and many believe that's because the leaders paying is prickly about comparisons between him and one of the lead characters namely winnie the pooh china's censorship of the cartoon bear started last year with authorities blocking images on social media because people were likening poos a perience appearance to seize it aaron brown explains. winnie the pooh of course means different things to different people to many children around the world he's the adorable pudgy bear with a partial for honey but it seems here in china he has become an enemy of the state that's because a new film made by disney christopher robin in which winnie the pooh of course has a starring role will not now be shown in china no reason has been given china imports about forty foreign films a year and while that quota hasn't been reached yet no reason has been given as to why christopher robin will not now be shown in china now winnie the pooh's sort of got in the crosshairs of

. >> disney's "christopher robin" opens in theaters and with christopher robin's help pooh exbarks on his friends. >> mhee thoughts now about movie. >> reporter: in the voice jim carey is spot on and pooharry think sounds spot on. lots of jokes great gnostic callmebacks and we've got pooh stretching and the t-i-g-g-e-r song and i thought it was nice to have a family flick that reminds us of the important things in life. >> ian mcgregor plays christopher robin and jim cummings is pooh and tigger. you've go the some options including the summer spirit festival saturday and sunday, and jimmy buffet is in town at jiffy lube live andanson performs at wolftrap and bryan ads at wolftrap on sunday. lots going on. >> sounds exciting.et >>> now get to a story about a monk on a bike. >> gregory fillson is a monk whu grew in maryland and lives in a temple in japan and has been biking across the country to ise money for the children's national medical recently had a cancer scare and he wanted to do something to help others. he said biking cross-country asn't been's,ut he has no regrets. >> cannot

. >> their new adventure is called "christopher robin."caught up with the stars on the red carpet. >> reporter: in director mark forster's "christopher robin", pooh has lost his way and can't find his friends. christopher has lost his way, too, in life. they will go on a journey that may change everything. >> i trust mark and love mark. i got to be with winnie the pooh. >> i don't see any cracks. a few wrinkles, maybe. >> i wanted to make a film for not just my daughter, also for my mom and myself. it's like a typical disney film that should be for everyone. >> we wanted to feel that we were telling a story that would appeal to adults and children, with the message being that you are enough as you are. >> reporter: she had a shortcut in knowing how to play her role. >> i have stuffed animals at home. i play with them. >> reporter: i hear you in that voice, and it makes me smile. >> you're a nice man. >> reporter: what is my name? >> george. >> if anyone wants to clap, now is the time to do it. >> reporter: it will be in theaters friday. it

there's no official explanation as to why "christopher robin" has been banned. we do know the bear has been used to mock the chinese president. >> you may recall images comparing the two in 2013. the movie produced by disney now has the now adult christopher robin with pooh, the donkey and piglet. >> the donkey's name is eeyore. >>> coming up, bachelor in paradise gets all steamy. >>> and a-rod's date night performance in the skinny. a-rod's date night performance in the skinny. accounts receivable. cial'n only one detergent can give you a sniff like this... try gain botanicals laundry detergent. one of the many irresistible scents from gain. ♪ skinny ♪ just give me "the skinny" >>> i don't know about you, but ever since becca got engaged on "the bachelorette" finale, we have more bachelorette crazy nation. >> all 24 hours ago? we binsknyhe irresistible dumpster fire that dumped, and tia, becca's former castmate, would still have that spark. he was late to the party, so tia went on a date with another bachelor becca dumped chris. let's just say they really liked

films a year and while that quota hasn't been reached yet no reason has been given as to why christopher robin will not now be shown in china now winnie the pooh's sort of got in the crosshairs of chinese censors more than a year ago that's when images started appearing online contrast ing winnie the pooh with president xi jinping there was apparently a physical resemblance the most popular meme photograph of all is one which pairs a picture of xi jinping and then president barack obama with another picture of winnie the pooh and his good mate tigger winnie the pooh has in many ways become a symbol an unlikely symbol of dissent that's because loucheux bo who won the nobel peace prize and of course died in hospital more than a year ago was pictured holding a mug with an image of winnie the pooh on it shortly before he died it was a final defiant stance by a man who had been a thorn in the side of china's government for so long now while it's fair to say that censorship under president xi jinping has been getting worse during the past few years you know as a journalist you encounter it every day

the new christopher robin movie will not be released in china and many believe that's because the leader ping is prickly about comparisons between him and one of the lead characters we need to prove himself china's censorship of the cartoon bear started last year with authorities blocking images and social media because people were likening poos appearance's to g.'s brown has more. winnie the pooh of course means different things to different people to many children around the world he's the adorable pudgy bear with a partial for honey but it seems here in china he has become an enemy of the state that's because a new film made by disney christopher robin in which winnie the pooh of course has a starring role will not now be shown in china no reason has been given china imports about forty foreign films a year and while that quota hasn't been reached yet no reason has been given as to why christopher robin will not now be shown in china now winnie the pooh's sort of got in the crosshairs of chinese censors more than a year ago that's when images started appearing online contrast ing winn

films a year and while that quota hasn't been reached yet no reason has been given as to why christopher robin will not now be shown in china now winnie the pooh's sort of got in the crosshairs of chinese censors more than a year ago that's when images started appearing online contrast ing winnie the pooh with president xi jinping there was apparently a physical resemblance the most popular meme photograph of all is one which pairs a picture of xi jinping and then president barack obama with another picture of winnie the pooh and his good mate tigger winnie the pooh has in many ways become a symbol and unlikely symbol of dissent that's because loucheux bo who won the nobel peace prize and of course died in hospital more than a year ago was pictured holding a mug with an image of winnie the pooh on it shortly before he died it was a final defiant stance by a man who had been a thorn in the side of china's government for so long now while it's fair to say that censorship under president xi jinping has been getting worse during the past few years you know as a journalist you encounter it every da

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and this video is trending on bbc.com with walt disney's new live action winnie the pooh film, christopher robinbeing denied a release in china. the chinese authorities have been blocking images of winnie the pooh on social media after the fictional bear became a symbol of political dissent. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the labour party has dropped an investigation into dame margaret hodge. she was facing disciplinary action over her record on anti—semitism. now on bbc news, asia business report. stepping up the pressure. the united states is rolling out she sanctions on the run is a fresh wave of protests sweep across its major cities. —— iran. and entrepreneurs making over the cosmetic industry with instagram. welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl business report, i am sharanjit leyl. sporadic protests have broken out in multiple iranian cities driven by the united states reimposing sanctions on the oil—rich nation and monday marked the end of the 90- nation and monday marked the end of the 90— day winds down period set by washington. sancti

the box office for the second week in a row in north america, beating out disney's new film christopher robinated $35 million for the weekend. critics and audiences have warmed to the movie in which tom cruise again does his own vertigo—inducing, cliff—hanging, car—exploding stunts. the uk's international trade secretary, liam fox, says the chance of a no—deal brexit is growing, blaming the "intransigence" of the european commission. he put the chance of failing to come to an agreement "at 60—a0." no 10 insists the government remains confident it can get a good deal. that's it for the business briefing this hour — but before we go, here are the markets. let us bring them up now. here we go. there we are. actually still up a little bit, the hang seng, the nikkei very flat. up next, newsbriefing. the cost of rural crime soared to £16 million last year — its highest level since 2013. farmers are resorting to medieval methods to tackle a growing wave of vehicle, equipment and livestock theft by organised gangs. ian wight reports. it is an idea that comes from mediaeval times, moving mounds of ear

.">( james ) "christopher robin" hits theaters today.obin is a family man -- played by ewan mcgregor. after a surprise visit from his old friend winnie the pooh -- he travels back to the hundred acre wood. "christopher robin" is rated ( james ) also in theaters this weekend... "the spy who dumped me." mila kunis and kate mckinnon star as "audrey" and "morgan"... who team up to save the world in this action-comedy. "the spy who dumped me" is rated "r." ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... wildfires lead to new evacuations... while some families are allowed to return home. ( james ) plus... the family of nia wilson will celebrate her life later this morning... days after filing a lawsuit against bart over her death. ( james ) and... you may experience shorter wait times at the d-m-v. we'll tell you what the agency is doing starting this weekend... to help visitors... in a live report. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (james)(james) you know when you're at ross and you're like... hello. ...and then the price is like,

to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, beating out disney's new film christopher robinlar franchise took an estimated $35 million for the weekend. critics and audiences has warmed to the movie, with tom cruise again doing his own vertigo inducing cliffhanging car starts. and that is just take a quick look at the markets. not a massive amount of excitement. —— stunts. the month tracked wall street's was on friday, with a flat close. those jobs numbers were not great. 0ther politicians. all the worries about the tensions over the us— china trade war. and that is it for the programme. thank you for watching. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: the indonesian island of lombok has been rocked by the second deadly earthquake within a week. at least 82 people have been killed. there've been fresh clashes in bangladesh, as police tried to disperse young people continuing a week—long protest in demand of safer roads. jeremy corbyn has again apologised for the hurt that's been caused to manyjewish people by anti—semitism in the labour party. in a video message, the labou

. >> when we return to the hundred acre wood with some of the stars from the new movie, christopher robin. >>> all right. here we are, august 1st, 2018, i do want to say happy august. where has the y and the w bringe that might make you laugh a little bit. we have dwight clark and the 49ers, we're singing a song back in the '80s. dwight clark will be honored today at grace cathedral. dwight had had a song with the 49ers. remember that song that they played? i think they'll play it for me there. they're cranking it up. there is the picture. look at number 87 down there. he and that crew, the legendary finers. i think a lot of those old 49ers will be there today to honor him and joe montana will be there. >> a private service there at grace cathedral. i remember when he came back to levi stadium and he thanked the crowd on that particular day when we knew at that time that he had als. the whole time i kept thinking thank you, dwight, for allo did for the organization -- for all you did for the organization, for bay area when he played for the 49ers. >> like everything we put up with the cat

>> reporter: christopher robin is inspired by the classic winnie the pooh books combining live-action with a little cgi. the kid friendly story follows an adult christopher who finds his imagination after returning to the woods. both ewan mcgregor and hayley atwell believe this new version is relevant today. >> the charm of the book is all of these wishes that are so simple, yet quite fun in their own way. >> they really are like a child's perspective. winnie the pooh represents that childish perspective of why? >> reporter: the director limited his use of special- effects. >> i took the bear out and then ewing had to act with basically nothing. sometimes he had and i line stick and sometimes we had multiple bears without the for. >> reporter: when it came to their own childhood memories haley cracked herself up. >> i think i probably did have pajamas with who on it. -- with winnie the pooh on it. it is the gift that keeps on giving. >> reporter: in hollywood with fox news. >> that's it for us here at noon. thank you for watching and don't forget our next newscast is the four on two.

winnie the pooh is on a journey to find his friends and christopher robin. mcewan macgregor stars as his playmate. find out the thoughts and the rest of the week releases in the dimmer view. —— in the film review. that evening and welcome to bbc news. devastating monsoon floods in india have killed nearly a thousand people. the state of kerala has been the worst hit region with the death toll at 171, as a result of recent flooding. local authorities say in total more than 320 people have died, due to the affects of the summer's heavy rain. rescuers in helicopters and boats are struggling to reach the thousands of people in the southern state, who are still believed to be marooned by floodwaters, which are the worst to hit the region in nearly a century. more heavy rain is expected. yogita limaye reports. forced out of their homes by the floods, people are walking miles to safety. beyond this surging water, there are tens of thousands who are stuck, waiting to be rescued. this child is amongst several people who have been airlifted in kerala. dozens of helico

. >> it earned $35 million this weekend, "christopher robin" earned $25 million."debuted with $12 million. >>> before we let you go, we have good news for you. >> the missing 7-year-old in alameda has been located and safely returned to his family, just wanted to get that in before the end of the newscast. >>> that's it for abc 7 news at 6:00. see you back here at 9:00 >> hi, everyone. i'm lizzie bermudez. welcome to "bay area life," the place where lifestyle, interests, food, and entertainment all come together. there's so much to explore. on today's show... >> joint replacement's been around long enough that we can say to a patient, "i can intervene, and i can make you better than you are." >> plus, we're shucking oysters and visiting a goat farm in point reyes. i am ready to get shucking. then, we're hitting up the farmers market to learn some tips and tricks. >> many of us don't know this, but beet greens are a phenomenal vegetable in and of themselves. >> then, an inspiring entrepreneur reveals her recipe for success. >> we've learned so much, and we're always

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and mission impossible with $8 million and christopher robin with just over $6 million. >>> rememberinglaywright, neiimon has died. nbc's matt bradley gives us a glimpse of simon's unique way with words and humor. >> would you welcome, neil simon. >> reporter: they called him the patron saint of laughter. he was jewish, of course, that was the joke. but neil simon blessed broadway with 30 plays. earning more oscars than any other writer. >> i hope what i find funny the rest of america finds funny. >> he started in the 1950s writes for "the show of shows" he did more than define broadway, he redefined comedy. >> i think of a story, i think of characters, com surprises m. >> 1967's "barefoot in the park" the stage version first brought him fame. and the odd couple which later became a hit film and tv show. introducing the world to a now beloved stock character, the urban knew rorneurotic. >> i got this sinus condition maybe it's from the air conditioner. >> reporter: simon was the rare living writer to lend his name to a broadway theatre and now stand as a monument to the man who built br