The official trailer for the horrifying twist on a children's classic, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, has been released upon the world. The iconic children's property has most commonly been brought to new generations by the 1977 Disney classic The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which brings to life the wondrous characters like Pooh Bear, Piglet, Owl, Tigger Eeyore, Kanga, and Roo, the imaginary friends of young British boy Christopher Robin, with whom he goes on many adventures. The franchise has continued to be adapted into various forms like the 2011 film Winnie the Pooh, several animated series, short films, and specials, and even the live-action Christopher Robin, about an adult Christopher rediscovering his childhood friends.
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For many years, Disney has held the exclusive rights to create adaptations of the Winnie the Pooh books by A. A. Milne. However, now that the rights have entered the public domain, this has allowed Rhys Frake-Waterfield, the writer-director of Blood and Honey, to create a more demented version of the classic characters. The film, which currently does not have an official release date, stars Craig David Dowsett as Pooh Bear, Chris Cordell (The Curse of Humpty Dumpty) as Piglet, and Nikolai Leon as Christopher Robin, along with an ensemble cast that includes
Today, Dread Central shared the new official trailer for Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, showing off exactly how grisly it can be when iconic characters like Piglet and Winnie the Pooh become slasher villains. The trailer opens with Christopher Robin bringing a young woman to the 100 Acre Wood, visiting for the first time in many years, only to discover that his childhood friends have gone feral during his long absence. This discovery also involves a skull-littered grave bearing Eeyore's name. Later, a group of friends arrives to party at a house near the Wood, before being descended upon by the bloodthirsty characters. Check out the trailer below:
While Milne is known by most modern readers for his children's works, it may surprise many to learn that some of his more adult writings are closer to Blood and Honey than one might expect. He certainly wasn't in the habit of writing slasher fiction, but he did indeed try his hand at the murder mystery genre. In 1922, four years before the publication of the first Pooh book, he wrote the locked room whodunit The Red House Mystery, showing that the author was no stranger to bloody murder.
While the movie Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey likely isn't exactly what Milne ever had in mind for his characters, it is certainly an intriguing prospect. While it won't appeal to the children who love Pooh, it may be just the adult spin on the material that will draw grown-up fans who have developed a darker sense of humor. Seeing these classic childhood characters in such a wildly different and horrifying context is not an experience that often presents itself, so many may want to take advantage when the film is actually released.