rather than that Disney travesty, and produce a series for children, each one lasting 5 minutes and following the original stories, who would you have as the voices? I read these to my kids and use/mimic the following:
Pooh - Jim Broadbent
Piglet - a falsetto Tony Robinson
Rabbit - Paul O'Grady
Kanga - Joyce Grenfell (Maureen Lipman does a great impression)
Eeyore - Stephen Moore as Marvin the Paranoid Android (or Timothy Spall doing his Brummie accent as another suggestion)
Tigger - the excited dog from the Sky adverts
Roo - I would cast my daughter personally
Christopher Robin - quite BBC/received pronunciation and falsetto of course.
Who else would you suggest?
2007-01-15 06:59:42 · 7 answers · asked by Buckaroo Banzai 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
Aww, what a lovely idea. I loathe and detest the Disney version - "travesty" is the right word.
I think your choices are pretty spot-on, though I wouldn't be so keen on Paul O'Grady. I used to have a fabulous tape of Norman Shelley reading the stories - he had wonderful voices, much better than the Martin Jarvis ones. Anyway, his Rabbit was very brisk and businesslike - you could imagine him with a clipboard and a pen, poised to write notes. I can't think of a person who's voice would work for that, although I'm sure there are loads. Maybe Stephen Fry?
Actually, I'd like Paul Merton to be in there somewhere... could he be a Pooh?
2007-01-15 07:10:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anna 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kathy Burke as Piglet
Ray Winstone as Pooh
Miriam Margoyles as Kanga
Kylie Minogue as Roo
Ewan McGregor as Rabbit
Alan Rickman as Eeyore
Ricky Gervais as Christopher Robin
Rik Mayall as Tigger
I quite like the Disney "travesty" I must admit. Just got myself a really awesome Heffalump from the Travesty Shop sale...
2007-01-15 07:34:07 · answer #2 · answered by internits 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alan Davies - Pooh
Stephen Fry - Owl
Eeyore - agree with Stephen Moore
Christopher Robin - Josie Lawrence
2007-01-15 09:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea, but you're right- a travesty! I heard a few months ago they were getting rid of Christopher Robin, and replacing him with a girl (I think called Robin). Its a shame that little boys are no longer allowed to love stuffed animals in America. Disney is nothing but a crap factory.
2007-01-15 07:47:49 · answer #4 · answered by tombollocks 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i would put steven fry as christopher robin, and maybe christopher biggins as pooh
2007-01-15 07:07:07 · answer #5 · answered by tonywuzere 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you have it perfect there. I agree completely!
2007-01-15 07:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by heathen_mum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello....wat r u on about?
no wonder....
2007-01-18 07:31:22 · answer #7 · answered by Jessy A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋