Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey Movie Details:
Based on | Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, E. H. Shepard |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Horror |
Release Date | 26 January 2023 (Mexico) 10 March 2023 (United Kingdom) |
Running Time | 1hr 24min |
Age rating | 18+ |
Cast | Craig David Dowsett Chris Cordell Amber Doig-Thorne Nikolai Leon Maria Taylor Natasha Rose Mills Danielle Ronald |
Directed by | Rhys Frake-Waterfield |
Screenplay by | Rhys Frake-Waterfield |
Produced by | Scott Jeffrey Rhys Frake-Waterfield |
Narrated by | Toby Wynn-Davies |
Cinematography by | Vince Knight |
Edited by | Rhys Frake-Waterfield |
Music by | Andrew Scott Bell |
Production Company | Jagged Edge Productions ITN Studios |
Distributor | Altitude Film Distribution |
Budget | $100,000 |
Box Office Collection | $5.2 million |
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey Movie Cast and Characters:
- Nikolai Leon as Christopher Robin
- Frederick Dallaway as young Christopher Robin
- Maria Taylor as Maria
- Natasha Rose Mills as Jessica
- Amber Doig-Thorne as Alice
- Danielle Ronald as Zoe
- Natasha Tosini as Lara
- Paula Coiz as Mary
- May Kelly as Tina
- Danielle Scott as Charlene
- Craig David Dowsett as Winnie-the-Pooh
- Chris Cordell as Piglet
- Marcus Massey as Colt
- Richard D. Myers as Logan
- Simon Ellis as Tucker
- Jase Rivers as John
- Mark Haldor as Darrel
- Toby Wynn-Davies as the Narrator
Storyline:
The days of adventures and merriment have come to an end, as Christopher Robin, now a young man, has left Winnie-The-Pooh and Piglet to fend for themselves. As time passes, feeling angry and abandoned, the two become feral. After getting a taste for blood, Winnie-The-Pooh and Piglet set off to find a new source of food. It’s not long before their bloody rampage begins.
About Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey Movie:
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey is a British independent slasher film produced, directed, written, and edited by Rhys Frake-Waterfield. The first installment of The Twisted Childhood Universe (TCU), it serves as a horror retelling of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh books.
It stars Craig David Dowsett as the titular character, and Chris Cordell as Piglet, with Amber Doig-Thorne, Nikolai Leon, Maria Taylor, Natasha Rose Mills, and Danielle Ronald in supporting roles.
The film was first announced in May 2022, when it drew widespread attention due to its premise involving a character that was a childhood icon, and it was met with divided reactions. It was produced by Jagged Edge Productions in association with ITN Studios and went into development after the 1926 Winnie-the-Pooh book entered the public domain in the United States in January 2022. The film was shot in 10 days in the Ashdown Forest of East Sussex, England, which serves as inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey was originally set for a nationwide one-night event, but a spike in online popularity expanded it to a major worldwide theatrical release. It premiered in Mexico on 26 January 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on 15 February 2023, and in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2023. The film was panned by critics, with many considering it one of the worst films of all time, and received five Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture.
Despite this, the film was a commercial success, grossing $5.2 million worldwide on a budget of $100,000. A sequel, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, was released on 26 March 2024.