Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey is a 2023 British independent slasher film written, directed and produced by Rhys Frake-Waterfield. The film serves as a horror retelling of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard's Winnie-the-Pooh books and stars Craig David Dowsett as Winnie-the-Pooh and Chris Cordell as Piglet, with Amber Doig-Thorne, Nikolai Leon, Maria Taylor, Natasha Rose Mills and Danielle Ronald in supporting roles. It follows Pooh and Piglet, who have now become feral and bloodthirsty murderers, as they terrorise a group of young university women and an adult Christopher Robin when he returns to the Hundred Acre Wood many years later after leaving for college.

The film was first announced on 24 May 2022, where it drew widespread attention due to its premise involving a character that garnered a reputation as a beloved childhood icon and 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 on 1 January 2022. On a budget under $100,000, a ten-day shoot for the film took place in the Ashdown Forest of East Sussex, England, which serves as inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood, the setting for the stories.

Originally set for a nationwide one-night event, a spike in online popularity had it expanded to a major worldwide theatrical release. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 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.[5][6] Despite being panned by critics for its low budget and production values, as well as a lack of a coherent story and creativity, it has been commercially successful, grossing over $5 million worldwide against its small budget.

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