"Winnie the Pooh" Prequel in Works at Dreamworks

A movie prequel and series to A.A. Milne’s book “Winnie the Pooh” is in the works at Baboon Animation and IQI Media, Inc.

DreamWorks alumnus Mike de Seve will direct and co-write with fellow DreamWorks alum John Reynolds the newest iteration of the adventures of the honey-loving bear and his friends.

"Baboon" a story development and screenwriting company for the global animation industry, which has collectively won 31 Emmys, has teamed with IQI, a content incubator lab, and subsidiary of Winvest Group, to produce the prequel. 

Another DreamWorks alum Charlene Kelly, now CIO at Winvest, and Khiow Hui Lim, the founder of IQI and CSO of Winvest, will executive produce.

Baboon and IQI will release the feature in 2024, followed immediately by the series.

Milne’s Pooh stories went into the public domain earlier this year and filmmakers have been quick to leap at the opportunity.