Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Iconic fictional character Winnie the Pooh is taking a sinister turn with upcoming horror film titled "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey".

Winnie the Pooh now in the public domain It is not the same as the Disney-licensed Winnie the Pooh character who famously wears a red shirt. Not the same as Disney's Winnie the Pooh

The first look at surprise horror movie 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' has left fans without a single bother left to give.

The last time we saw a live-action Winnie the Pooh movie, the end result was the whimsical and sickly sweet Christopher Robin, which drew plenty of praise from critics and earned close to $200 million at the box office. Either way, we can at least guarantee that absolutely no bothers were given when it came to reinventing a classic in the most unexpected possible fashion. Plot details remain under wraps for now, but we’re expecting the unexpected given that we’re talking about the honey-loving bear and his associates being turned into violent murderous maniacs.

Pooh and Piglet go on the prowl in this dark and disturbing take on the beloved AA Milne characters.

The Disney version of the character, however, remains in copyright. What sets Blood and Honey apart from other home invasion horrors, however, is the presence of a group of killers that are versions of Winnie the Pooh characters. As those latter two titles suggest, they have a number of titles based on public domain characters, which might explain where the idea for the film came from. However, images that show the costumes in detail seem to suggest the latter. Per the IMDB credits, these are the only two Milne characters in the movie. One image, for example, sees a character called Zoe (played by Danielle Ronald) heading down a staircase to a window.

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One still sees the character waiting in a car in the pitch-black, as another character – holding a massive sledgehammer – stands by a woman who is lying, tiedup, in the middle of the road. Stills released by the production company sees Pooh – or, more likely, a man in a disturbing Pooh-bear mask – going on a murderous rampage in the middle of the night. Winnie the Pooh is out for blood as the character stars in a gory new slasher film (no, really).

New horror film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey reimagines the children's classic as a twisted slasher flick.

After all, it’s not every day you see Winnie the Pooh with a hammer. Winnie the Pooh is almost synonymous with Disney at this point after the studio turned A.A. Milne’s classic children’s books into a collection of movies and the recent Christopher Robin film. A new horror film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, reimagines the beloved children’s book character as a serial killer.

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However, the main character from classic 19th-century novels, including Dracula, Frankenstein and Pride & Prejudice, have been available for others to use for many years, but of recent additions, Winnie the Pooh is certainly one of the most iconic. Thanks to this, Blood and Honey is now bringing a whole new nightmarish version of Pooh to life in a way that has certainly never been seen before, and would not have been allowed as long as Disney still had exclusive rights to the character. What this essentially means, is that anyone can now produce their own Winnie the Pooh stories without having to gain permission from anyone, including Disney, although Disney’s own Winnie the Pooh designs, movies, and shows are still very much out of bounds for use by anyone other than the House of Mouse.

Children's bear appears more sinister in forthcoming film, 'Blood and Honey'

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. According to Jennifer Jenkins, director of the Centre for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University, the rights to the Winnie the Pooh stories and characters after 1926 still belong to Disney. Previously, the rights to Winnie the Pooh were held exclusively under Disney licensing, which gave the character a red T-shirt and is the version recognisable to most.

First images have been released from 'Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey', a horror reimagining of the children's teddy bear.

There’s also a twisted reinterpretation of Piglet, and a shot with the words “get out” written across windows in blood. Jamie Lee Curtis, who plays Laurie Strode, shared pictures from the sequel earlier this year. According to the film’s IMDB page, it’s described as a “horror retelling of the famous legend of Winnie the Pooh.” It’s expected to be released later this year.

A 'feral' Pooh Bear and Piglet go on a murderous rampage in slasher film 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.'

It’s also why other characters still in copyright, such as Tigger, will not appear — although there is a scene featuring Eeyore’s tombstone, the miserable donkey having been eaten by a starving Pooh and Piglet. The only worry, especially with all the new-found publicity, is whether Disney will have anything to say about “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” Although Milne’s earliest stories are now out of copyright, Disney retains exclusive use of their interpretations of Pooh Bear and his friends. As an example, Waterfield explained the set-up behind the still (above) of a girl relaxing in a jacuzzi with Pooh and Piglet ominously standing nearby. “It’s scary but there’s also funny bits because there’s shots of Winnie the Pooh in a car and seeing him with his little ears behind the wheel and like slowly going over there [to kill her.]” Given the premise, the biggest challenge, Waterfield said, was balancing the line between horror and comedy. Although Waterfield declined to reveal the budget for the slasher flick, he said audiences “shouldn’t be expecting this to be a Hollywood-level production.” Jagged Edge Productions, which Waterfield runs with co-producer Scott Jeffrey, made the film, and ITN Studios have already signed on to distribute it (a release date is TBD).

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According to LADbible, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey will likely mark a considerable departure from the characters portrayed in A. A. Milne's children's book series. Written by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is bound to give you chills even if you didn't grow up religiously watching the Walt Disney Company cartoon adaptations. The creators have yet to release further details about the plot, so this is speculation at its finest. But when can we expect the movie to be released? And maybe also a honey bath. It's going to be a bloodbath.

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Well before Milne's creations were brought to life by Disney; Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Tigger were the stuffed companions of Milne's son, and they're currently housed in a permanent New York Public Library exhibit where they will, hopefully, be shielded from the uglier parts of life, and cinema, forever. According to Variety, "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" was shot over a ten day period near England's Ashdown Forest, the real-life inspiration for Milne's Hundred Acre Wood in the original classic Pooh tales. And we wanted to go between the two," Waterfield says. The look of the film, which is pure hell, is a perfect match to the premise, which revolves around Winnie the Pooh and his pal Piglet being abandoned by Christopher Robin prior to him leaving for college. "Christopher Robin is pulled away from them, and he's not [given] them food, it's made Pooh and Piglet's life quite difficult," Waterfield says of the film's plot. "Because they've had to fend for themselves so much, they've essentially become feral ... So they've gone back to their animal roots.

A new horror film from Jagged Edge Productions reimagines Pooh and Piglet as monsters on a murderous rampage in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.

Horror versions of children's films are far and few between, and the only one that comes to mind is 1997's Snow White: A Tale of Terror. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey may be ridiculous, but it also looks extremely unique, and it may be the kind of insanity that bored horror buffs are dreaming of. The images showcase Pooh and Piglet stalking a woman in a hot tub, the words "GET OUT" written with blood on the windows of a dark home, and even Pooh behind the wheel of a car. The film is called Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and is a horror re-imagining of the classic children's story featuring everyone's favorite yellow teddy bear.

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And we wanted to go between the two.” “So they’ve gone back to their animal roots. It’s gonna be a high priority.”

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Watch out for a trailer no doubt dropping sometime soon, and check out a couple more images from the film below. Filmed over 10 days in the UK, the film is now being finished "as fast as we can" according to Wakefield, with an official release date yet to be confirmed. It hasn't stopped the first images from the film going viral, though, making Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood And Honey the most talked-about B-movie horror of 2022 so far.

Winnie the Pooh is getting a makeover in this horror slasher film 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey'. When will the release date be?

And we wanted to go between the two.” Waterfield seems to have taken the most tame and endearing characters from a children’s classic and posed an entirely legitimate question: “what if they got really hungry?” Above and beyond that, “what if they got angry?” It’s a concept that feels unimaginable for kindhearted Pooh and insecure Piglet, but Waterfield seems determined to explore the possibilities. Because of this, Pooh and Piglet will go on a rampage.

The first images of the upcoming horror film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey have been released, showcasing a scary take on the childhood classics.

Originally created by author A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H. Shephard, Winnie the Pooh recently saw its copyright expire in 2021, with the rights to the characters no longer being held by Disney and entering the public domain. It’s going to be a high priority.” Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey wrapped production earlier this month, and the first look at the film shows a drastically different take from the versions of Winnie the Pooh fans are used to, with scarier versions of Pooh and Piglet stalking a group of people.