Domhnall Gleeson eyed to play Winnie the Pooh creator AA Milne 

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Domhnall Gleeson eyed to play Winnie the Pooh creator AA Milne

Whilst Winnie the Pooh has been a pop cultural icon for decades, less has been shown about his creator, AA Milne.

director Simon Curtis is looking to change all that, and has Domhnall Gleeson in talks to play Milne in

The film will follow the relationship of Milne and his son Robin, who became the inspiration for Christopher Robin and whose toys provided the characters for Milne's most famous work, including Pooh himself, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet. It wasn't always the easiest time for the gather-son duo, but working on creating the residents of Hundred Acre Wood helped with that.

Gleeson himself is much in demand at the moment; currently back in the black coat as the sneering General Hux for

, he's looking to split time between that and playing one of the founders of National Lampoon magazine in Netflix-backed film

. After those are complete, he's attached to work with his

director, Lenny Abrahamson, on the latter's adaptation of Sarah Waters'

Simon Curtis, Domhnall Gleeson, Lenny Abrahamson