Have you ever wondered what would happen when the children’s classic tale of Winnie the Pooh meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Piglet is a new horror film coming from SpookHouse MediaWorks and Strange Films Studios and being directed by August Aguilar. Deep in the remote Appalachian hills, lives Piglet. The son of a once industrious …
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- 4/25/2024
- by Mike Joy
- Horror News
Following in the wake of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse getting their own horror movies, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is the next to get the twisted treatment.
Originally published in 1837, the original tale of The Little Mermaid is now in the public domain, and Msr Media International presents their own horror version of the tale this year.
The Little Mermaid is being distributed by Grindstone Entertainment Group, and the film has officially been rated “R” this week for “Language, some violence and brief nudity.”
In the film from director Leigh Scott, “Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist, makes a dramatic discovery on a small Caribbean island—proof of an ancient, advanced prehistoric society. While his dig is in progress, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Aurora Bey and falls in love. Her arrival coincides with several mermaid sightings and strange disappearances.
“When Eric’s friend and mentor,...
Originally published in 1837, the original tale of The Little Mermaid is now in the public domain, and Msr Media International presents their own horror version of the tale this year.
The Little Mermaid is being distributed by Grindstone Entertainment Group, and the film has officially been rated “R” this week for “Language, some violence and brief nudity.”
In the film from director Leigh Scott, “Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist, makes a dramatic discovery on a small Caribbean island—proof of an ancient, advanced prehistoric society. While his dig is in progress, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Aurora Bey and falls in love. Her arrival coincides with several mermaid sightings and strange disappearances.
“When Eric’s friend and mentor,...
- 4/24/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Walt Disney Company has announced what will be available to stream on Disney+ in May 2024. The Disney+ streaming service features movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more, alongside exclusive Originals.
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, Let It Be, Doctor Who, Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Season 2, Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of X-Men ’97, The Beach Boys, and Jim Henson Idea Man are some of the titles that will be available on Disney+ in May 2024. May will also bring new episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3, X-Men ’97 Season 1, and library titles.
Disney+ May 2024 Schedule
Available May 1
New Library Titles
Life Below Zero: First Alaskans
Marvel’s Daredevil (2003)
Disney+ Originals
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 3) – Episode 315, “The Cavalry Has Arrived”
Clone Force 99’s battle to survive the newly formed Empire comes to an epic conclusion.
X-Men ’97 – Episode 108, “Tolerance is Extinction...
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, Let It Be, Doctor Who, Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Season 2, Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of X-Men ’97, The Beach Boys, and Jim Henson Idea Man are some of the titles that will be available on Disney+ in May 2024. May will also bring new episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3, X-Men ’97 Season 1, and library titles.
Disney+ May 2024 Schedule
Available May 1
New Library Titles
Life Below Zero: First Alaskans
Marvel’s Daredevil (2003)
Disney+ Originals
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 3) – Episode 315, “The Cavalry Has Arrived”
Clone Force 99’s battle to survive the newly formed Empire comes to an epic conclusion.
X-Men ’97 – Episode 108, “Tolerance is Extinction...
- 4/16/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the best and most popular anime and manga series of all time. A supernatural and manga phenomenon, it has successfully garnered a huge fan following across the world. Thanks to its gripping storyline and dynamic characters, the mythos has become an integral part of pop culture.
Jujutsu Kaisen
While its alluring characters and intriguing narrative are to be hailed as the reason for its worldwide popularity, the series’ numerous pop cultural references have also played a pivotal role. From Michael Jackson to Quentin Tarantino, the manga and anime have made several iconic references.
So, without further ado, here are 5 of the best pop-culture references that Jujutsu Kaisen has made:
1. Hakari pulling an Mj pose Hakari pulling the Mj pose in Jujutsu Kaisen manga
Kinji Haraki, a third-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High, is a tall man with a pretty muscular build. known for his self-absorbed nature,...
Jujutsu Kaisen
While its alluring characters and intriguing narrative are to be hailed as the reason for its worldwide popularity, the series’ numerous pop cultural references have also played a pivotal role. From Michael Jackson to Quentin Tarantino, the manga and anime have made several iconic references.
So, without further ado, here are 5 of the best pop-culture references that Jujutsu Kaisen has made:
1. Hakari pulling an Mj pose Hakari pulling the Mj pose in Jujutsu Kaisen manga
Kinji Haraki, a third-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High, is a tall man with a pretty muscular build. known for his self-absorbed nature,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey presents a fascinating case study in an era when box office success is often predicated on Blockbuster budgets and star-studded casts.
Initially dismissed by critics and audiences alike, this independent film rebounded and carved a niche in cinematic history, although many may not have thought so initially.
This blog post explores the journey of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, dissecting the factors behind its surprising success and the valuable lessons Hollywood can extract from its trajectory.
Deepening the Divide: Audience Polarization and Initial Reception
The initial setback for Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was exacerbated by a polarized audience reaction.
Traditional fans of Winnie the Pooh, expecting the warmth and innocence synonymous with the character, were taken aback by the film's dark interpretation.
This departure alienated a potential audience segment and ignited a firestorm of criticism on social media platforms.
Some saw...
Initially dismissed by critics and audiences alike, this independent film rebounded and carved a niche in cinematic history, although many may not have thought so initially.
This blog post explores the journey of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, dissecting the factors behind its surprising success and the valuable lessons Hollywood can extract from its trajectory.
Deepening the Divide: Audience Polarization and Initial Reception
The initial setback for Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was exacerbated by a polarized audience reaction.
Traditional fans of Winnie the Pooh, expecting the warmth and innocence synonymous with the character, were taken aback by the film's dark interpretation.
This departure alienated a potential audience segment and ignited a firestorm of criticism on social media platforms.
Some saw...
- 4/3/2024
- by Jason Collins
- TVfanatic
Ready for another horrorific take on a childhood favourite character? Watch the first Bambi: The Reckoning trailer here.
We recently reported that not only was Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey 3 in the works, but there was a larger cinematic universe, including a team-up movie, on the way. Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble will hit cinemas in 2025, but before that, we’ll get Bambi: The Reckoning.
That’s right, everyone’s favourite fawn, Bambi, is also getting the horror treatment and we now have our first look at the upcoming horror film.
Take a look at the Bambi: The Reckoning trailer below.
Granted, it’s only a 61-second teaser and only gives us a brief look at the film, but we do get a shot of the monstrous deer flipping a car over with its antlers. Say less, we’re in.
Here’s the short description that accompanies the film’s trailer...
We recently reported that not only was Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey 3 in the works, but there was a larger cinematic universe, including a team-up movie, on the way. Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble will hit cinemas in 2025, but before that, we’ll get Bambi: The Reckoning.
That’s right, everyone’s favourite fawn, Bambi, is also getting the horror treatment and we now have our first look at the upcoming horror film.
Take a look at the Bambi: The Reckoning trailer below.
Granted, it’s only a 61-second teaser and only gives us a brief look at the film, but we do get a shot of the monstrous deer flipping a car over with its antlers. Say less, we’re in.
Here’s the short description that accompanies the film’s trailer...
- 4/3/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
It's official: Winnie the Pooh is getting his very own horror trilogy. That's right! Even though "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2" just hit theaters for a limited engagement through Fathom Events, Jagged Edge Productions has announced that a third installment in the franchise is already underway. The so-called Twisted Childhood Universe continues to expand by the day.
According to Variety, Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Chambers of Jagged Edge Productions have confirmed a third installment in the budding franchise based on the beloved characters created by A.A. Milne. But since they entered the public domain a couple of years ago, the filmmakers have taken a great deal of creative license and turned them into feral, murderous creatures. The experiment has worked as the first "Blood and Honey" was a genuine box office surprise, pulling in more than $5 million on a budget of less than $50,000.
Plot details for the third...
According to Variety, Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Chambers of Jagged Edge Productions have confirmed a third installment in the budding franchise based on the beloved characters created by A.A. Milne. But since they entered the public domain a couple of years ago, the filmmakers have taken a great deal of creative license and turned them into feral, murderous creatures. The experiment has worked as the first "Blood and Honey" was a genuine box office surprise, pulling in more than $5 million on a budget of less than $50,000.
Plot details for the third...
- 3/28/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Plot: Count Alexander Rostov, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past has placed him on the wrong side of history. Spared immediate execution, he is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol and threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again. As the years pass and some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold outside the hotel’s doors, Rostov’s reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. As he builds a new life within the walls of the hotel, he discovers the true value of friendship, family and love.
Review: Ewan McGregor is a singular talent. The acclaimed actor can sing, share the screen with Winnie the Pooh, fight Darth Vader, and play a convincing heroin addict. He has also proven himself adept at sharing the screen with family members.
Review: Ewan McGregor is a singular talent. The acclaimed actor can sing, share the screen with Winnie the Pooh, fight Darth Vader, and play a convincing heroin addict. He has also proven himself adept at sharing the screen with family members.
- 3/27/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Winnie the Pooh has been a childhood icon of many for years. Known for his kindness of heart and naiveness, the yellow bear from A. A. Milne and E.H. Shepard’s imagination has been a comfort character for countless children for decades. And so to have it reimagined as a horror and serial murderer character is an absolutely horrendous and baffling idea.
Winnie the Pooh is a beloved cartoon character (in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
A fact that was acknowledged by the critical success of the movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. However, that might have all changed seeing the impressive debut of its sequel, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 Might Have Nailed The Tale
Winnie the Pooh in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) | Image via IMDb
To have one of the warmest, nicest, kindest, and loveable characters...
Winnie the Pooh is a beloved cartoon character (in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
A fact that was acknowledged by the critical success of the movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. However, that might have all changed seeing the impressive debut of its sequel, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 Might Have Nailed The Tale
Winnie the Pooh in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) | Image via IMDb
To have one of the warmest, nicest, kindest, and loveable characters...
- 3/27/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
For more than 40 years now, moviegoers have lined up to see the spectacle of people being slaughtered by a psycho with a chainsaw, a psycho in a Halloween mask, a psycho in a goalie mask, a psycho with burnt skin and a striped shirt and fedora, or a psycho with S&m nails in his face. So why not a psycho Winnie the Pooh?
“Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey” raised a few hackles — otherwise known as free publicity — for having the scuzzy temerity to take a couple of beloved children’s characters and place them at the center of a slasher film. Yet the stunt concept was about all there was to it. The movie, made on a budget of $50,000, was too logy and inept to be a real scandal, or any sort of theatrical sleeper hit. On paper, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” sounded like an extreme TikTok video,...
“Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey” raised a few hackles — otherwise known as free publicity — for having the scuzzy temerity to take a couple of beloved children’s characters and place them at the center of a slasher film. Yet the stunt concept was about all there was to it. The movie, made on a budget of $50,000, was too logy and inept to be a real scandal, or any sort of theatrical sleeper hit. On paper, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” sounded like an extreme TikTok video,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey 2Image: Jagged Edge Productions
If the original Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey, as the exact same movie, had been made in Italy during the ‘70s, it’s just the sort of film Quentin Tarantino would be hailing as a lost masterpiece today.
If the original Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey, as the exact same movie, had been made in Italy during the ‘70s, it’s just the sort of film Quentin Tarantino would be hailing as a lost masterpiece today.
- 3/23/2024
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
A Winnie the Pooh slasher film is getting the sequel treatment, and the newly-minted “Twisted Childhood Universe (Tcu)” is getting its first major crossover event.
Just months after Winnie the Pooh entered the public domain in 2022, Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios made waves for producing Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a slasher film depicting A.A. Milne’s beloved characters of the Hundred Acre Wood as feral, blood-hungry killers. Despite very, very negative critical reception (it has a 3% on Rotten Tomatoes), the film made $5 million at the box office on a $50,000 budget, and led to other planned horror films featuring children’s characters now in the public domain like Bambi, Pinocchio, and the characters of Peter Pan.
Now, a grand cinematic crossover event with these characters is imminent: Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble will hit theaters in 2025. As reported by Variety, the Avengers-style low-budget horror crossover will see Winnie the Pooh join villainous forces with Bambi,...
Just months after Winnie the Pooh entered the public domain in 2022, Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios made waves for producing Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a slasher film depicting A.A. Milne’s beloved characters of the Hundred Acre Wood as feral, blood-hungry killers. Despite very, very negative critical reception (it has a 3% on Rotten Tomatoes), the film made $5 million at the box office on a $50,000 budget, and led to other planned horror films featuring children’s characters now in the public domain like Bambi, Pinocchio, and the characters of Peter Pan.
Now, a grand cinematic crossover event with these characters is imminent: Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble will hit theaters in 2025. As reported by Variety, the Avengers-style low-budget horror crossover will see Winnie the Pooh join villainous forces with Bambi,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Film News
Ah, the magic of the public domain. The arch nemesis of studios and corporations and copyright lawyers everywhere is nothing but a boon to the rest of us, allowing literally anyone to get their hands on famous properties and shamelessly twist and pervert them beyond all recognition. That's precisely what happened with the beloved character of Winnie the Pooh just over two years ago, allowing for a slew of knockoff (and frankly terrible) B-movie horror flicks like "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" and its upcoming sequel. Well, things are about to kick into another gear entirely as an entire shared universe is apparently now in the works.
Just when you thought it was safe to visit the Hundred Acre Wood again. In the bloodiest and most un-family-friendly news we'll probably get this week, Variety revealed that the creative team responsible for "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" is now...
Just when you thought it was safe to visit the Hundred Acre Wood again. In the bloodiest and most un-family-friendly news we'll probably get this week, Variety revealed that the creative team responsible for "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" is now...
- 3/18/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Winnie The Pooh, Pinocchio, Peter Pan and more are set to appear in Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, a horror film from the makers of Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey. More on the story below.
It’s not exactly a secret that Marvel has been struggling recently with diminishing (but still sizable) box office returns, troubled productions and less-than-great reviews for its films. A more cynical writer might say that it’s about time Marvel was dethroned as the ruler of cinematic universes.
It will certainly face some stiff competition from the makers of Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey, who are now setting up their own cinematic universe.
A new film called Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, has been announced, and is set to be released in 2025 according to Variety. The film will see a team-up between familiar heroes such as Winnie The Pooh, Bambi, Tinkerbell, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Tigger, Piglet, The Mad Hatter and Sleeping Beauty.
It’s not exactly a secret that Marvel has been struggling recently with diminishing (but still sizable) box office returns, troubled productions and less-than-great reviews for its films. A more cynical writer might say that it’s about time Marvel was dethroned as the ruler of cinematic universes.
It will certainly face some stiff competition from the makers of Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey, who are now setting up their own cinematic universe.
A new film called Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, has been announced, and is set to be released in 2025 according to Variety. The film will see a team-up between familiar heroes such as Winnie The Pooh, Bambi, Tinkerbell, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Tigger, Piglet, The Mad Hatter and Sleeping Beauty.
- 3/18/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Winnie the Pooh is back and he’s bringing his friends along for his latest slasher adventure in Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II, headed to theaters nationwide later this month. Fathom Events will bring the bloody slasher sequel Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II to U.S. theaters beginning on March 26, 2024.
The catch? It’s playing for only three days: March 26, 27 and 28.
While you wait, Bloody Disgusting is exclusively debuting the film’s brand new official poster art, which comes courtesy of Mariano Mattos. Check it out in all its gory glory below!
This new poster features: Christopher Robin (Scott Chambers), Lexy (Tallulah Evans), Pooh (Ryan Oliva), Tigger (Lewis Santer), Owl (Marcus Massey), Piglet (Eddy Mckenzie), Avan (Tade Adebajo), Aaron (Sam Barrett), Young Christopher Robin (Mason Stanley Gold), Young Pooh (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney), and Mia (Kelly Rian Sanson).
Tickets can be purchased online at Fathom Events...
The catch? It’s playing for only three days: March 26, 27 and 28.
While you wait, Bloody Disgusting is exclusively debuting the film’s brand new official poster art, which comes courtesy of Mariano Mattos. Check it out in all its gory glory below!
This new poster features: Christopher Robin (Scott Chambers), Lexy (Tallulah Evans), Pooh (Ryan Oliva), Tigger (Lewis Santer), Owl (Marcus Massey), Piglet (Eddy Mckenzie), Avan (Tade Adebajo), Aaron (Sam Barrett), Young Christopher Robin (Mason Stanley Gold), Young Pooh (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney), and Mia (Kelly Rian Sanson).
Tickets can be purchased online at Fathom Events...
- 3/8/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ready for another twisted tale? Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II promises to be bigger, better and bloodier than the first film, with a higher budget allowing for both brand new creature designs and a higher kill count. Jagged Edge Productions previews those new creature designs in a series of character posters today.
Meet the team’s twisted takes on Piglet, Owl and Tigger below, along with the new look for their Winnie the Pooh slasher. The posters were debuted by Dread Central today.
Frake-Waterfield had teased the upcoming sequel last year, “This time Pooh and friends will be leaving the 100 Acre Wood to take their fight to the quiet community of Ashdown!”
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Deep within the 100-Acre-Wood, a destructive rage grows as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger find their home and their lives endangered after Christopher Robin revealed their existence. Not...
Meet the team’s twisted takes on Piglet, Owl and Tigger below, along with the new look for their Winnie the Pooh slasher. The posters were debuted by Dread Central today.
Frake-Waterfield had teased the upcoming sequel last year, “This time Pooh and friends will be leaving the 100 Acre Wood to take their fight to the quiet community of Ashdown!”
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Deep within the 100-Acre-Wood, a destructive rage grows as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger find their home and their lives endangered after Christopher Robin revealed their existence. Not...
- 2/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is one of the rare films in history which received a shocking 3% on Rotten Tomatoes. Films that are considered some of the worst films ever made have never got to that low of an Rt score. The film has been memefied all over the internet and became the laughing stock of cinephiles in 2023.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was an epic disaster on every level
Despite the overwhelming backlash and criticism, director Rhys Frake-Waterfield is set to release the sequel of the film this year. In a recent interview, he reflected on the negativity that the film got. He also defended it by citing the conditions it was made under and weirdly comparing it with Marvel films.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Director Defends Backlash Over the Film The director of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey believes that the film got...
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was an epic disaster on every level
Despite the overwhelming backlash and criticism, director Rhys Frake-Waterfield is set to release the sequel of the film this year. In a recent interview, he reflected on the negativity that the film got. He also defended it by citing the conditions it was made under and weirdly comparing it with Marvel films.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Director Defends Backlash Over the Film The director of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey believes that the film got...
- 2/17/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
In the past few years, there have been more than a few films in Hollywood that took childhood classic characters, that symbolize innocence and purity and turned them into something horrid and dark.
The Winnie the Pooh horror film is the perfect example. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey follows the story of a setting where Christopher Robin goes to show his fiance to his childhood friends, only to find out that things have drastically changed.
A still from Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
The concept is something that hasn’t been seen before and stirred a lot of conversation. Despite this, it would seem that the film could not pass two of the biggest loops that any film has to pass to be relevant and successful; audience and critics.
The 2023 film scored embarrassingly in both of the categories, unfortunately turning itself into the laughingstock of the horror community.
The Winnie the Pooh horror film is the perfect example. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey follows the story of a setting where Christopher Robin goes to show his fiance to his childhood friends, only to find out that things have drastically changed.
A still from Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
The concept is something that hasn’t been seen before and stirred a lot of conversation. Despite this, it would seem that the film could not pass two of the biggest loops that any film has to pass to be relevant and successful; audience and critics.
The 2023 film scored embarrassingly in both of the categories, unfortunately turning itself into the laughingstock of the horror community.
- 2/17/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is among those entries in the slasher film category that horrifyingly re-conceptualize iconic children’s properties and characters that were (and continue to be) symbols of child-like familiarity and nostalgia in most audiences’ lives. Development of the horror movie started in 2022, the same year that A.A. Milne’s 1926 book about the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear went into public domain.
Although the endeavor sparked public intrigue at the peak of its announcement, the responses it received at the time were divisive.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
Upon its release, partly due to its viral stature, the Rhys Frake-Waterfield-helmed and written premise was triumphant at the box office, given its $100,000 budget. However, it failed to resonate with critics and several viewers and earned itself a 3% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Now, tackling the reception to the 2023 initiative, Frake-Waterfield talked about how his movie got compared to Marvel films by reviewers,...
Although the endeavor sparked public intrigue at the peak of its announcement, the responses it received at the time were divisive.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
Upon its release, partly due to its viral stature, the Rhys Frake-Waterfield-helmed and written premise was triumphant at the box office, given its $100,000 budget. However, it failed to resonate with critics and several viewers and earned itself a 3% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Now, tackling the reception to the 2023 initiative, Frake-Waterfield talked about how his movie got compared to Marvel films by reviewers,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Debdipta Bhattacharya
- FandomWire
Last year’s viral hit Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is getting a sequel this year, and Jagged Edge Productions has released the film’s bloody official trailer this morning.
The team has promised that returning director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II will be bigger, better and bloodier than the first film, with a higher budget allowing for both brand new creature designs and a higher kill count.
IGN debuted the trailer today, and you can watch it below.
Frake-Waterfield had teased the upcoming sequel last year, “This time Pooh and friends will be leaving the 100 Acre Wood to take their fight to the quiet community of Ashdown!”
The sequel will feature Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Owl and Tigger.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Deep within the 100-Acre-Wood, a destructive rage grows as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger find their home and...
The team has promised that returning director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II will be bigger, better and bloodier than the first film, with a higher budget allowing for both brand new creature designs and a higher kill count.
IGN debuted the trailer today, and you can watch it below.
Frake-Waterfield had teased the upcoming sequel last year, “This time Pooh and friends will be leaving the 100 Acre Wood to take their fight to the quiet community of Ashdown!”
The sequel will feature Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Owl and Tigger.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Deep within the 100-Acre-Wood, a destructive rage grows as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger find their home and...
- 2/5/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
List of most anticipated movies releasing in February 2024.
January is almost over, and for all the cinegoers, we have created a list of February 2024’s Most Anticipated Hollywood Films. The first month started with just a handful of releases, and hardly any succeeded in leaving the audience in awe. But the new month brings hope that the audience will experience engaging stories on the big screen.
Check Out the List of February 2024’s Most Anticipated Hollywood Films Argylle
Matthew Vaughn’s twisted mind has come up with a peculiar spy thriller where an author named Elly Conway writes a story about Agent Argylle in her book, only to discover the events coming true. Thanks to the book, Elly comes under the radar of real-life spies, who expect her to write a new chapter, possibly in their favor. The film has a stellar cast, including Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, John Cena,...
January is almost over, and for all the cinegoers, we have created a list of February 2024’s Most Anticipated Hollywood Films. The first month started with just a handful of releases, and hardly any succeeded in leaving the audience in awe. But the new month brings hope that the audience will experience engaging stories on the big screen.
Check Out the List of February 2024’s Most Anticipated Hollywood Films Argylle
Matthew Vaughn’s twisted mind has come up with a peculiar spy thriller where an author named Elly Conway writes a story about Agent Argylle in her book, only to discover the events coming true. Thanks to the book, Elly comes under the radar of real-life spies, who expect her to write a new chapter, possibly in their favor. The film has a stellar cast, including Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, John Cena,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
The filmmakers behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey are expanding their public domain horror universe with a handful of upcoming movies, many of which will be teased in the end-credits sequence for the upcoming Blood and Honey sequel. Those movies include Bambi: The Reckoning, Pinocchio: Unstrung, and even a Peter Pan horror movie.
From Jagged Edge Productions, the upcoming Peter Pan horror movie is titled Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, and the team has exclusively shared with us the teaser sketch image that will be featured at the end of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.
Additionally, they’ve let us know that The Prosthetic Studio’s Shaune Harrison and Paula Anne Booker-Harrison will be working as SFX artists and designers of this twisted Peter Pan. Their works have included Harry Potter’s Lord Voldemort and Mad Eye Moody, along with Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones...
From Jagged Edge Productions, the upcoming Peter Pan horror movie is titled Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, and the team has exclusively shared with us the teaser sketch image that will be featured at the end of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.
Additionally, they’ve let us know that The Prosthetic Studio’s Shaune Harrison and Paula Anne Booker-Harrison will be working as SFX artists and designers of this twisted Peter Pan. Their works have included Harry Potter’s Lord Voldemort and Mad Eye Moody, along with Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones...
- 1/30/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Expend4bles tops the not-so-coveted list of Razzie Award nominations this year, with seven chances to take home a dubious honor.
Tying for a close second were The Exorcist: Believer and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, each receiving five noms.
“After strikes, lingerings of a worldwide plague and a general sense of universal agoraphobia, the decline of the cinematic experience goes without saying,” Razzie organizers said in announcing today’s nominations. “Thankfully, a doll pic and a bomb movie jump-started The Industry, which still left a trail of Pooh behind for the Razzies to pick up!”
This year’s acting contenders feature former Oscar winners Jon Voight, Russell Crowe and Dame Helen Mirren, as well as Razzie Repeat Offenders Sylvester Stallone, Megan Fox and Jennifer Lopez.
Results were determined by the votes of Razzie Members. Five top contenders were chosen in each of nine categories. The 44th annual Razzie “Winners” (for whom there will literally be no red carpet) will be unveiled on the now traditional “Oscar Eve,” Saturday, March 9.
Here the complete list of nominees for the 2024 Razzie Awards:
Worst Picture
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Meg 2: The Trench
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Actor
Russell Crowe / The Pope’s Exorcist
Vin Diesel / Fast X
Chris Evans / Ghosted
Jason Statham / Meg 2: The Trench
Jon Voight / Mercy
Worst Actress
Ana de Armas / Ghosted
Megan Fox / Johnny & Clyde
Salma Hayek / Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Jennifer Lopez / The Mother
Dame Helen Mirren / Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Worst Supporting Actress
Kim Cattrall / About My Father
Megan Fox / Expend4bles
Bai Ling / Johnny & Clyde
Lucy Liu / Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Mary Stuart Masterson / Five Nights at Freddy’s
Worst Supporting Actor
Michael Douglas / Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Mel Gibson / Confidential Informant
Bill Murray / Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Franco Nero (as “The Pope”) The Pope’s Exorcist
Sylvester Stallone / Expend4ables
Worst Screen Couple
Any 2 “Merciless Mercenaries” / Expend4bles
Any 2 Money-Grubbing Investors Who Donated to the $400 Million
for Remake Rights to The Exorcist
Ana de Armas & Chris Evans (who flunked Screen Chemistry) Ghosted
Salma Hayek & Channing Tatum / Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Pooh & Piglet as Blood-Thirsty Slasher/Killers (!) in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Indiana Jones and The Dial of…Still Beating a Dead Horse
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Director
Rhys Frake-Waterfield / Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
David Gordon Green / The Exorcist: Believer
Peyton Reed / Ant Man & the Wasp: Quantumania
Scott Waugh / Expend4bles
Ben Wheatley / Meg 2: The Trench
Worst Screenplay
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Indiana Jones and the Dial of…Can I go home now?
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey
Nominations By Picture
Expend4bles: 7
The Exorcist: Believer: 5
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey: 5
Shazam! Fury of the Gods: 4
Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania: 4
Meg 2: The Trench: 3
...
Tying for a close second were The Exorcist: Believer and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, each receiving five noms.
“After strikes, lingerings of a worldwide plague and a general sense of universal agoraphobia, the decline of the cinematic experience goes without saying,” Razzie organizers said in announcing today’s nominations. “Thankfully, a doll pic and a bomb movie jump-started The Industry, which still left a trail of Pooh behind for the Razzies to pick up!”
This year’s acting contenders feature former Oscar winners Jon Voight, Russell Crowe and Dame Helen Mirren, as well as Razzie Repeat Offenders Sylvester Stallone, Megan Fox and Jennifer Lopez.
Results were determined by the votes of Razzie Members. Five top contenders were chosen in each of nine categories. The 44th annual Razzie “Winners” (for whom there will literally be no red carpet) will be unveiled on the now traditional “Oscar Eve,” Saturday, March 9.
Here the complete list of nominees for the 2024 Razzie Awards:
Worst Picture
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Meg 2: The Trench
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Actor
Russell Crowe / The Pope’s Exorcist
Vin Diesel / Fast X
Chris Evans / Ghosted
Jason Statham / Meg 2: The Trench
Jon Voight / Mercy
Worst Actress
Ana de Armas / Ghosted
Megan Fox / Johnny & Clyde
Salma Hayek / Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Jennifer Lopez / The Mother
Dame Helen Mirren / Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Worst Supporting Actress
Kim Cattrall / About My Father
Megan Fox / Expend4bles
Bai Ling / Johnny & Clyde
Lucy Liu / Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Mary Stuart Masterson / Five Nights at Freddy’s
Worst Supporting Actor
Michael Douglas / Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Mel Gibson / Confidential Informant
Bill Murray / Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Franco Nero (as “The Pope”) The Pope’s Exorcist
Sylvester Stallone / Expend4ables
Worst Screen Couple
Any 2 “Merciless Mercenaries” / Expend4bles
Any 2 Money-Grubbing Investors Who Donated to the $400 Million
for Remake Rights to The Exorcist
Ana de Armas & Chris Evans (who flunked Screen Chemistry) Ghosted
Salma Hayek & Channing Tatum / Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Pooh & Piglet as Blood-Thirsty Slasher/Killers (!) in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Indiana Jones and The Dial of…Still Beating a Dead Horse
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Director
Rhys Frake-Waterfield / Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
David Gordon Green / The Exorcist: Believer
Peyton Reed / Ant Man & the Wasp: Quantumania
Scott Waugh / Expend4bles
Ben Wheatley / Meg 2: The Trench
Worst Screenplay
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Indiana Jones and the Dial of…Can I go home now?
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey
Nominations By Picture
Expend4bles: 7
The Exorcist: Believer: 5
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey: 5
Shazam! Fury of the Gods: 4
Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania: 4
Meg 2: The Trench: 3
...
- 1/22/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The nominations for the 2024 Razzie Awards are here, and this year, there’s a lot of big names on this list.
The Razzies are given out each year to performers and movies that are deemed the “worst,” so it’s not exactly an honor to be nominated.
This year, the film Expend4bles leads the pack with 7 nominations.
By the way, if you don’t know, the Razzies are always announced one day before the Oscar nominations, which will be unveiled tomorrow (January 23).
Keep reading to find out more…
See the nominations for the Razzies below…
Worst Picture
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Meg 2: The Trench
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Actor
Russell Crowe / The Pope’s Exorcist
Vin Diesel / Fast X
Chris Evans / Ghosted
Jason Statham / Meg 2: The Trench
Jon Voight / Mercy
Worst Actress
Ana de Armas / Ghosted
Megan Fox / Johnny & Clyde...
The Razzies are given out each year to performers and movies that are deemed the “worst,” so it’s not exactly an honor to be nominated.
This year, the film Expend4bles leads the pack with 7 nominations.
By the way, if you don’t know, the Razzies are always announced one day before the Oscar nominations, which will be unveiled tomorrow (January 23).
Keep reading to find out more…
See the nominations for the Razzies below…
Worst Picture
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Meg 2: The Trench
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Actor
Russell Crowe / The Pope’s Exorcist
Vin Diesel / Fast X
Chris Evans / Ghosted
Jason Statham / Meg 2: The Trench
Jon Voight / Mercy
Worst Actress
Ana de Armas / Ghosted
Megan Fox / Johnny & Clyde...
- 1/22/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Expend4bles leads the nominees for the Golden Raspberry Awards — aka the Razzies — which were unveiled Monday morning.
The film earned seven nominations for the Razzie Awards, which honor the worst of the year and are announced annually ahead of the Oscars noms announcement, which takes place Tuesday morning.
Expend4bles is one of five movies competing for “worst picture” of the year. The nominees in that category, along with the Razzies’ comments, are:
— The Exorcist: Believer: “a 50-years-later remake/rip-off that was horrifying in unintended ways”
— Expend4bles: “another installment of a franchise that’s fading faster than Razzie ‘winner’ Donald Trump’s mental acuity”
— Meg 2: The Trench: “a fishy tale about a snarky shark that flopped across all seven seas”
— Shazam! Fury of the Gods: “one of 2023’s several comic book movies failing to save the superhero genre”
— Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey: “a...
The film earned seven nominations for the Razzie Awards, which honor the worst of the year and are announced annually ahead of the Oscars noms announcement, which takes place Tuesday morning.
Expend4bles is one of five movies competing for “worst picture” of the year. The nominees in that category, along with the Razzies’ comments, are:
— The Exorcist: Believer: “a 50-years-later remake/rip-off that was horrifying in unintended ways”
— Expend4bles: “another installment of a franchise that’s fading faster than Razzie ‘winner’ Donald Trump’s mental acuity”
— Meg 2: The Trench: “a fishy tale about a snarky shark that flopped across all seven seas”
— Shazam! Fury of the Gods: “one of 2023’s several comic book movies failing to save the superhero genre”
— Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey: “a...
- 1/22/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Over the past year, the earliest iterations of Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh have entered the public domain, paving the way for horror projects riffing on the characters. With the copyrights for DC Comics’ biggest characters — Superman, Batman, Joker, and Wonder Woman — entering the public domain in 2034, 2035, 2036, and 2037, respectively, Variety has published a new report explaining how DC and Warner Bros. have begun preparing for the future.
At the most public level, co-head of DC Studios James Gunn has already mapped out a new DC Universe with an eye on spotlighting lesser-known characters. For example, the tentpole film Superman: Legacy will introduce a group of superhumans called The Authority. Along the same lines, a Batman movie titled The Brave and the Bold will star a new Batman actor while expanding members of “the Bat family.” This includes Batman’s biological son, Damian Wayne, as a version of Robin.
Going back two decades,...
At the most public level, co-head of DC Studios James Gunn has already mapped out a new DC Universe with an eye on spotlighting lesser-known characters. For example, the tentpole film Superman: Legacy will introduce a group of superhumans called The Authority. Along the same lines, a Batman movie titled The Brave and the Bold will star a new Batman actor while expanding members of “the Bat family.” This includes Batman’s biological son, Damian Wayne, as a version of Robin.
Going back two decades,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
A funny thing happened on the way to the presumed two-horse awards-season race between 2023 toon feature juggernauts. Netflix’s Nimona picked a fight today with Gkids’ Hayao Miyazaki hit The Boy and the Heron and Sony’s global smash Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, scoring a leading nine Annie Awards nominations. The others managed seven noms apiece.
All three are up for the marquee Best Feature prize along with Toho’s anime Suzume, which also landed seven Annie noms, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem from Paramount and Nickelodeon Film, which got six.
Notably missing from the top toon feature race is Disney/Pixar’s Elemental, which also scooped six nominations from Asifa-Hollywood. Meanwhile, Universal/Illumination The Super Mario Bros. Movie — the No. 2 film of 2023, which plumbed $1.36 billion worldwide — was clogged up with just a single Annie nom for Jack Black’s voice work as the villainous Bowser.
With all...
All three are up for the marquee Best Feature prize along with Toho’s anime Suzume, which also landed seven Annie noms, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem from Paramount and Nickelodeon Film, which got six.
Notably missing from the top toon feature race is Disney/Pixar’s Elemental, which also scooped six nominations from Asifa-Hollywood. Meanwhile, Universal/Illumination The Super Mario Bros. Movie — the No. 2 film of 2023, which plumbed $1.36 billion worldwide — was clogged up with just a single Annie nom for Jack Black’s voice work as the villainous Bowser.
With all...
- 1/11/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
In addition to the various unofficial Mickey Mouse horror movies on the way, last year’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is getting a sequel of its own later this year.
Jagged Edge Productions teases that the trailer for slasher sequel Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 will arrive at the end of this month, and they’re whetting our appetite today.
Check out two new images of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin below, which give us a taste of the bigger budget character makeover that Pooh is getting for the sequel.
The sequel will feature Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Owl and Tigger.
“Bigger and Badder. The sequel will feature new creature designs, a new cast, and a high death count,” director Rhys Frake-Waterfield promises. “However, this time Pooh and friends will be leaving the 100 Acre Wood to take their fight to the quiet community of Ashdown!
Jagged Edge Productions teases that the trailer for slasher sequel Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 will arrive at the end of this month, and they’re whetting our appetite today.
Check out two new images of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin below, which give us a taste of the bigger budget character makeover that Pooh is getting for the sequel.
The sequel will feature Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Owl and Tigger.
“Bigger and Badder. The sequel will feature new creature designs, a new cast, and a high death count,” director Rhys Frake-Waterfield promises. “However, this time Pooh and friends will be leaving the 100 Acre Wood to take their fight to the quiet community of Ashdown!
- 1/5/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
On January 1, 2024, the original incarnation of Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie, entered into the public domain. Steamboat Willie, born in 1928, is the crown jewel of thousands of pieces of intellectual property that have just seen their copyright expire, a crop that also includes the original German version of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando,” an iteration of Peter Pan, and more.
Monday’s date had been circled on the calendar of many opportunistic filmmakers, and not 48 hours after New Year’s Eve turned to New Year’s Day, several Steamboat Willie-inspired projects — all of them some iteration of twisted, slasher horror — have been announced. This one already put out a trailer, this one (from the guy who did a horror parody of “The Grinch”) put out a press release, and this one is a horror video game based on Mickey — er, Willie — the most popular cartoon character in the world.
Monday’s date had been circled on the calendar of many opportunistic filmmakers, and not 48 hours after New Year’s Eve turned to New Year’s Day, several Steamboat Willie-inspired projects — all of them some iteration of twisted, slasher horror — have been announced. This one already put out a trailer, this one (from the guy who did a horror parody of “The Grinch”) put out a press release, and this one is a horror video game based on Mickey — er, Willie — the most popular cartoon character in the world.
- 1/2/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Mickey Mouse has got a knife. With those simple words, and the corresponding horror movie trailer which goes with them, it’s become clear that the 21st century is about to get weird. Well, weirder, at any rate.
Nearly a hundred years after Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks animated the short film “Steamboat Willie,” which introduced a rodent who helped Walt build an empire, the same short cartoon has entered the public domain as of Jan. 1, 2024. And already there have been as many new Mickey Mouse slasher projects announced as there’ve been days in the New Year.
The first and clearly most advanced is Mickey’s Mouse Trap, a film set in a fictional amusement park where teenagers are picked off one at a time by a man with uncomfortably familiar-looking mouse ears. The logline promises (or warns?): “It’s Alex’s 21st Birthday, but she’s stuck...
Nearly a hundred years after Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks animated the short film “Steamboat Willie,” which introduced a rodent who helped Walt build an empire, the same short cartoon has entered the public domain as of Jan. 1, 2024. And already there have been as many new Mickey Mouse slasher projects announced as there’ve been days in the New Year.
The first and clearly most advanced is Mickey’s Mouse Trap, a film set in a fictional amusement park where teenagers are picked off one at a time by a man with uncomfortably familiar-looking mouse ears. The logline promises (or warns?): “It’s Alex’s 21st Birthday, but she’s stuck...
- 1/2/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
"The Mouse is out." Surprise, surprise, they've already turned Mickey Mouse into a horror icon. Mickey's Mouse Trap is the first ever Mickey Mouse horror movie from filmmaker Jamie Bailey. If you didn't hear already, starting in 2024 the original Mickey Mouse first introduced in Disney's classic animated Steamboat Willie short from 1928 is now in the "public domain" and no longer copyrighted. Which means anyone can do whatever they want with it and of course they first thing someone does is turn it into horror (they always do this - same with Winnie the Pooh). "We just wanted to have fun with it all. I mean it's Steamboat Willie's Mickey Mouse murdering people. It's ridiculous. We ran with it and had fun doing it." Okay. The film stars Sophie McIntosh, Callum Sywyk, Allegra Nocita, Ben Harris, Damir Kovic, Mackenzie Mills, Nick Biskupek, and Simon Phillips. Yep this looks as dumb and...
- 1/2/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The short film that introduced Mickey Mouse to the world, 1928’s Steamboat Willie entered the public domain on January 1, 2024, and a handful of Mickey Mouse-themed horror projects have already been announced. The upcoming video game Infestation 88 will feature a monstrous version of Mickey, while horror movie Mickey’s Mouse Trap is also coming soon.
And that’s just the tip of this iceberg with mouse-shaped ears, as Variety has announced today that another untitled Steamboat Willie/Mickey horror movie is already in the works.
Steven Lamorte, who directed last year’s The Mean One – itself a horror movie that turned the iconic “Grinch” character into a slasher maniac… we’re sensing a pattern here, Steven – will sit in the director’s chair for the upcoming untitled horror-comedy, which will of course center on “a sadistic mouse” who will “torment a group of unsuspecting ferry passengers.”
“Steamboat Willie has brought joy to generations,...
And that’s just the tip of this iceberg with mouse-shaped ears, as Variety has announced today that another untitled Steamboat Willie/Mickey horror movie is already in the works.
Steven Lamorte, who directed last year’s The Mean One – itself a horror movie that turned the iconic “Grinch” character into a slasher maniac… we’re sensing a pattern here, Steven – will sit in the director’s chair for the upcoming untitled horror-comedy, which will of course center on “a sadistic mouse” who will “torment a group of unsuspecting ferry passengers.”
“Steamboat Willie has brought joy to generations,...
- 1/2/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Winnie the Pooh got his own (unofficial) horror movie last year with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, and this year it’s Mickey Mouse’s turn to (unofficially) do a little slicing and dicing.
The Mickey Mouse character entered the public domain just yesterday and already the first teaser trailer has been unleashed for Mickey’s Mouse Trap, an upcoming low-budget horror movie that was obviously shot before the character fell into the public domain but is only being announced and previewed now that Disney can’t actually come after the filmmaking team.
How is Mickey Mouse in the public domain, you ask? Well, it’s actually the short film Steamboat Willie (1928) that entered the public domain this year, bringing Mickey along with it. A Killer Mickey video game was also announced already, which is titled Infestation 88.
In Mickey’s Mouse Trap, on the other hand…
It’s Alex’s 21st birthday,...
The Mickey Mouse character entered the public domain just yesterday and already the first teaser trailer has been unleashed for Mickey’s Mouse Trap, an upcoming low-budget horror movie that was obviously shot before the character fell into the public domain but is only being announced and previewed now that Disney can’t actually come after the filmmaking team.
How is Mickey Mouse in the public domain, you ask? Well, it’s actually the short film Steamboat Willie (1928) that entered the public domain this year, bringing Mickey along with it. A Killer Mickey video game was also announced already, which is titled Infestation 88.
In Mickey’s Mouse Trap, on the other hand…
It’s Alex’s 21st birthday,...
- 1/2/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Remember last year when Winnie The Pooh entered public domain, and we not only got Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey, but also the announcement of the Lovecraftian Fps Hundred Acre Wood? Nightmare Forge Games are taking the same approach with Steamboat Willie entering public domain in their co-op horror game, Infestation: Origins.
In case you weren’t aware, Steamboat Willie is the earliest version of Mickey Mouse, and has entered public domain as of today after 95 years. So what better way to celebrate than revealing an episodic 1-4 player Fps about an exterminator clearing out infestations caused by twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends?
Slated to release into Early Access on Steam later this year, Infestation: Origins sees you (or you and your friends) visiting various locations to uncover the story behind each infestation, and exterminating it at the source. That involves you searching each location to access and unlock new areas,...
In case you weren’t aware, Steamboat Willie is the earliest version of Mickey Mouse, and has entered public domain as of today after 95 years. So what better way to celebrate than revealing an episodic 1-4 player Fps about an exterminator clearing out infestations caused by twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends?
Slated to release into Early Access on Steam later this year, Infestation: Origins sees you (or you and your friends) visiting various locations to uncover the story behind each infestation, and exterminating it at the source. That involves you searching each location to access and unlock new areas,...
- 1/1/2024
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
M-i-c-k-e-y will soon belong to you and me.
With several asterisks, qualifications and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.
In a moment many close observers thought might never come, at least one version of the quintessential piece of intellectual property and perhaps the most iconic character in American pop culture will be free from Disney’s copyright as his first screen release, the 1928 short Steamboat Willie, featuring both Mickey and Minnie Mouse, becomes available for public use.
“This is it. This is Mickey Mouse. This is exciting because it’s kind of symbolic,” said Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of law and director of Duke’s Center for the Study of Public Domain, who writes an annual Jan. 1 column for “Public Domain Day.” ”I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat,...
With several asterisks, qualifications and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.
In a moment many close observers thought might never come, at least one version of the quintessential piece of intellectual property and perhaps the most iconic character in American pop culture will be free from Disney’s copyright as his first screen release, the 1928 short Steamboat Willie, featuring both Mickey and Minnie Mouse, becomes available for public use.
“This is it. This is Mickey Mouse. This is exciting because it’s kind of symbolic,” said Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of law and director of Duke’s Center for the Study of Public Domain, who writes an annual Jan. 1 column for “Public Domain Day.” ”I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat,...
- 1/1/2024
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The state of horror in 2023 is strong. Familiar names such as Brandon Cronenberg and Eli Roth returned with "Infinity Pool" and "Thanksgiving" and so did "Re-Animator" screenwriter Dennis Paoli, writer of "Suitable Flesh," his first realized feature script in over 20 years. Old franchises returned, too, with "Evil Dead Rise" and even "Saw X" doing well critically and commercially. Less established filmmakers have also made an impression, namely Nahnatchka Khan, director of "Totally Killer," and Danish debut filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason, who helmed "Attachment."
But away from "M3GAN," "When Evil Lurks" and the numerous other highlights, there were still some disappointments that were lackluster, recycled, underplayed, overplayed, or in one or two cases, just underwhelming in almost every aspect of production. There is little pleasure to be had in chronicling such disappointment, but it is a service any critic must provide at one time or another. So let's dig into some...
But away from "M3GAN," "When Evil Lurks" and the numerous other highlights, there were still some disappointments that were lackluster, recycled, underplayed, overplayed, or in one or two cases, just underwhelming in almost every aspect of production. There is little pleasure to be had in chronicling such disappointment, but it is a service any critic must provide at one time or another. So let's dig into some...
- 12/23/2023
- by Jack Hawkins
- Slash Film
Christmas is just around the corner. A time when you plan to have a pop-corn time with you family, when you tend to not remember the films that you’d want to enjoy. The festive spirit has filled the air, so, here are a sleigh-full of delightful Christmas movies to elevate your holiday cheer.
From timeless classics to modern marvels, here is a curated collection that embodies the true essence of the season. Get ready to be whisked away into a world of joy, laughter, and enchantment through these captivating titles that promise to make this holiday season truly memorable.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
Greg Heffley fights to stay off Santa’s naughty list as his family prepares for a major snowstorm.
Dashing Through the Snow
A good-hearted man who has lost his faith in Christmas befriends a mysterious character named Nick.
The Guardians of the...
From timeless classics to modern marvels, here is a curated collection that embodies the true essence of the season. Get ready to be whisked away into a world of joy, laughter, and enchantment through these captivating titles that promise to make this holiday season truly memorable.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
Greg Heffley fights to stay off Santa’s naughty list as his family prepares for a major snowstorm.
Dashing Through the Snow
A good-hearted man who has lost his faith in Christmas befriends a mysterious character named Nick.
The Guardians of the...
- 12/23/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
After 95 years, the earliest iteration of Disney’s iconic mascot, Mickey Mouse, will enter public domain for the very first time.
That’s right, as of January 1st, 2024, the early, rudimentary version of Mickey Mouse that first appeared in 1928’s Steamboat Willie will become public domain, meaning that it will be available to use in new, non-Disney settings. Joining him will be early versions of Minnie Mouse (who also appeared in Steamboat Willie) and Winnie the Pooh’s friend Tigger (who appeared in 1928’s The House at Pooh Corner), who will each see their copyrights expire as well.
As some legal experts have already pointed out, though, this likely won’t be as cut-and-dry as it appears. Disney has been famously protective over their copyrights, even leading to the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act to be nicknamed the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act.” In keeping with that tradition, even as the Steamboat Willie technically enters public domain,...
That’s right, as of January 1st, 2024, the early, rudimentary version of Mickey Mouse that first appeared in 1928’s Steamboat Willie will become public domain, meaning that it will be available to use in new, non-Disney settings. Joining him will be early versions of Minnie Mouse (who also appeared in Steamboat Willie) and Winnie the Pooh’s friend Tigger (who appeared in 1928’s The House at Pooh Corner), who will each see their copyrights expire as well.
As some legal experts have already pointed out, though, this likely won’t be as cut-and-dry as it appears. Disney has been famously protective over their copyrights, even leading to the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act to be nicknamed the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act.” In keeping with that tradition, even as the Steamboat Willie technically enters public domain,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
Winnie the Pooh will be sporting a brand new look in the upcoming slasher sequel Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, which promises to be bigger and bloodier.
The Hollywood Reporter shares the latest sneak peek at Blood and Honey 2 this morning, giving us our first look at the brand new Winnie the Pooh character design.
Returning director Rhys Frake-Waterfield tells the outlet, “This time we have people doing the prosthetics — it’s a company that has worked on Harry Potter’s Voldemort and Star Wars. And they’ve been in charge of the redesigns of the creature. And that’s why Pooh looks a bit more scary. There’s an extra level of detail there.”
He notes that the cost of bringing Pooh to life for the first Blood and Honey was a mere $770, while the sequel’s bigger budget allowed for a $20,000 spend on the character design.
The Hollywood Reporter shares the latest sneak peek at Blood and Honey 2 this morning, giving us our first look at the brand new Winnie the Pooh character design.
Returning director Rhys Frake-Waterfield tells the outlet, “This time we have people doing the prosthetics — it’s a company that has worked on Harry Potter’s Voldemort and Star Wars. And they’ve been in charge of the redesigns of the creature. And that’s why Pooh looks a bit more scary. There’s an extra level of detail there.”
He notes that the cost of bringing Pooh to life for the first Blood and Honey was a mere $770, while the sequel’s bigger budget allowed for a $20,000 spend on the character design.
- 11/3/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Made on a budget of less than $100,000, director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (watch it Here) earned more than $6 million during its global release earlier this year. Frake-Waterfield is now in the midst of working on a sequel that has a substantially larger budget – and during a conversation with Variety, the filmmaker revealed that the larger budget has enabled him to pack more than thirty kills into this follow-up!
A.A. Milne’s 1926 children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh and the characters in it lapsed into the public domain at the start of last year, and that’s how Frake-Waterfield was able to make these movies happen, no permission required. In the build-up to the release of the first movie, the filmmaker explained to Variety that Pooh and Piglet (go) on a rampage after being abandoned by a college-bound Christopher Robin. “Christopher Robin is pulled away from them,...
A.A. Milne’s 1926 children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh and the characters in it lapsed into the public domain at the start of last year, and that’s how Frake-Waterfield was able to make these movies happen, no permission required. In the build-up to the release of the first movie, the filmmaker explained to Variety that Pooh and Piglet (go) on a rampage after being abandoned by a college-bound Christopher Robin. “Christopher Robin is pulled away from them,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Disney superfans are well known for being a dedicated bunch (and some of the internet’s favorite punching bags on occasion). But have we been known to throw down a couple bucks on a Dole Whip at the Disney parks on occasion? Yes, yes, we have. But we’d also be lying if beyond the magic of the big and small screens, the merch wasn’t at the...
Disney superfans are well known for being a dedicated bunch (and some of the internet’s favorite punching bags on occasion). But have we been known to throw down a couple bucks on a Dole Whip at the Disney parks on occasion? Yes, yes, we have. But we’d also be lying if beyond the magic of the big and small screens, the merch wasn’t at the...
- 10/20/2023
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
A sequel to this year’s Winnie the Pooh slasher movie, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is on the way soon, and it promises to be bigger, bloodier, and (hopefully) better.
Speaking with Variety this week, returning writer/director Rhys Frake-Waterfield talks about the increase in budget for the sequel, and how it will allow for more carnage.
“In comparison to the first film everything’s stepped up massively. It’s a horror film. A lot of the times people are going there for the death scenes and for those elements and we’ve really upped the ante,” Frake-Waterfield explains. “I think the last time I did a count there was over 30 deaths in the movie, which is quite substantial compared to most movies. I think that’s at least over three times what the first film had and there’s various massacres and stuff. So there’s...
Speaking with Variety this week, returning writer/director Rhys Frake-Waterfield talks about the increase in budget for the sequel, and how it will allow for more carnage.
“In comparison to the first film everything’s stepped up massively. It’s a horror film. A lot of the times people are going there for the death scenes and for those elements and we’ve really upped the ante,” Frake-Waterfield explains. “I think the last time I did a count there was over 30 deaths in the movie, which is quite substantial compared to most movies. I think that’s at least over three times what the first film had and there’s various massacres and stuff. So there’s...
- 10/20/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” is back in the news after a Miami teacher reportedly showed the film to his fourth-grade class. With the sequel to the viral micro-budget horror set to premiere on Valentine’s Day next year, Variety spoke to director and co-writer Rhys Waterfield about how much more blood (and honey) audiences can expect and whether he thinks those fourth graders will be Ok.
What did you think about the fourth-grade class accidentally watching the movie?
It’s mad, isn’t it? I think it’s crazy. Because when you watch the film there is no way you can mistake it for a child’s film, literally in the first 10 minutes, crazy stuff’s happening. And [the characters] look scary. So I don’t know how — because they said it went on 20 to 30 minutes — I don’t know how it went on that long. I don’t know...
What did you think about the fourth-grade class accidentally watching the movie?
It’s mad, isn’t it? I think it’s crazy. Because when you watch the film there is no way you can mistake it for a child’s film, literally in the first 10 minutes, crazy stuff’s happening. And [the characters] look scary. So I don’t know how — because they said it went on 20 to 30 minutes — I don’t know how it went on that long. I don’t know...
- 10/20/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
If hand-drawn animation ever needed a jump start at Disney, now’s the time. Maybe “Once Upon a Studio,” the hybrid short where 2D takes center stage in a multi-character crossover, will provide the first baby step. But even if it’s only a momentary 100th-anniversary legacy booster, it’s a cause for celebration as 543 newly animated characters (mostly hand-drawn) leap out of their photographs in the live-action Roy E. Disney Animation building to roam the halls and gather outside for a group photo.
The short premieres October 15 during ABC’s “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration.” It will not play in front of “Wish” but will have an Oscar-qualifying run at the El Capitan in Hollywood. One of the great treats is watching Mickey stop and pay tribute to Walt’s portrait underscored by 94-year-old legendary composer Richard Sherman play “Feed the Birds” from “Mary...
The short premieres October 15 during ABC’s “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration.” It will not play in front of “Wish” but will have an Oscar-qualifying run at the El Capitan in Hollywood. One of the great treats is watching Mickey stop and pay tribute to Walt’s portrait underscored by 94-year-old legendary composer Richard Sherman play “Feed the Birds” from “Mary...
- 10/15/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Stars: David Howard Thornton, Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, Amy Schumacher | Written by Flip and Fin Kobler | Directed by Steven Lamorte
The Mean One, along with Mad Heidi and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was part of an unexpected crop of horror and exploitation films based on children’s tales that dropped last Christmas. Since Dr. Suess’ Grinch is still under copyright the makers of this film had to change a few names to bring us the tale of Cindy You-Know-Who and the residents of Newville’s battle against the evil green creature known as The Mean One.
Our story begins with a familiar flashback accompanied by the rhyming narration of Christopher Sanders but, in a twist, just as young Cindy (Saphina Chanadet; Balance of the Force) is about to change The Mean One’s attitude her mother appears and attacks him, getting herself killed in the process.
The Mean One, along with Mad Heidi and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was part of an unexpected crop of horror and exploitation films based on children’s tales that dropped last Christmas. Since Dr. Suess’ Grinch is still under copyright the makers of this film had to change a few names to bring us the tale of Cindy You-Know-Who and the residents of Newville’s battle against the evil green creature known as The Mean One.
Our story begins with a familiar flashback accompanied by the rhyming narration of Christopher Sanders but, in a twist, just as young Cindy (Saphina Chanadet; Balance of the Force) is about to change The Mean One’s attitude her mother appears and attacks him, getting herself killed in the process.
- 10/2/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
"C'mon Minnie, this is it!" "Let's get the gang!" Disney has unveiled a quick trailer for a special short film celebrating the magic of Disney Animation called Once Upon a Studio. This 10-minute short film is part of the Disney special event in October airing on ABC called "The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney's 100th Anniversary Celebration!" The description introduces it as: "Celebrate a century of stories with Once Upon A Studio, a new Original short film, premiering on ABC." When two new employees stay at the Walt Disney Animation Studios overnight, they will see all the Disney characters from the past and today come to life, and get all gather up for their very own picture taken for their 100th anniversary. This comedy short is specifically a celebration of Disney Animation's history, with references to many of their iconic characters. This trailer features Mickey & Minnie, Tinker Bell, Bolt, Winnie the Pooh,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
As part of Disney’s 100 year anniversary celebrations it has opened its vault doors and revealed the enchanting real world places that inspired Disney’s magical world. For the first time a list of 30 landmarks across Europe, Middle East and Africa that have inspired its movies, parks and fan’s hearts over the last century has been unveiled. It has been released in the run-up to Disney 100 The Exhibition which is being held at London’s Excel from 13th October.
From Big Ben in London to the colourful province of Cinque Terre in Italy and even to the Masai Mara, Kenya, the list of landmarks covers 13 countries and showcases the spots that have inspired some of Disney’s most famous stories. We all recognise Notre Dame Cathedral, France as featured in is name sake The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and of course St Paul’s Cathedral, London as featured in...
From Big Ben in London to the colourful province of Cinque Terre in Italy and even to the Masai Mara, Kenya, the list of landmarks covers 13 countries and showcases the spots that have inspired some of Disney’s most famous stories. We all recognise Notre Dame Cathedral, France as featured in is name sake The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and of course St Paul’s Cathedral, London as featured in...
- 9/18/2023
- by Fiona Francia
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
To talk about Peter Cullen's voice acting career is to take a trip through the last five decades of mainstream U.S. animation. The man has lent his voice to so many noteworthy cartoon series that it boggles the mind, including "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo," "The Smurfs," "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends," "Voltron: Defender of the Universe," "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Muppet Babies," "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers," and "Invincible." But one cannot even begin to do justice to his body of work without touching on the iconic character that he's voiced across multiple animated shows and feature films for nearly 40 years now. Truly, at this point, Cullen is all but synonymous with his onscreen counterpart: Eeyore.
After debuting as the Autobots' intrepid leader in "The Transformers" in 1984, Cullen took over voicing the most relatable resident of the Hundred Acre Wood from the late Ralph Wright (who voiced...
After debuting as the Autobots' intrepid leader in "The Transformers" in 1984, Cullen took over voicing the most relatable resident of the Hundred Acre Wood from the late Ralph Wright (who voiced...
- 9/16/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Lion Forge Entertainment and Penguin Young Readers have struck a new TV and film development pact to produce adaptations of several children’s books.
The deal will allow the entertainment company to develop and adapt a slate of titles from the division of Penguin Random House — and one of the industry’s leading children’s book publishers — into animated and/or live action properties. Titles currently selected for development span readership ages three to 12 and come from Penguin Workshop, Grosset & Dunlap and Viking.
“The creative team at Penguin Young Readers are as passionate about storytelling and world-building as we are at Lion Forge,” said Lion Forge Entertainment president and chief content officer Stephanie Sperber. “Their publishing list aligns perfectly with the content we bring to market, and we are eager to develop these books for kids and family audiences globally.”
That list initially includes Brian McCann’s Wannabe Farms, Tyler Knott Gregson...
The deal will allow the entertainment company to develop and adapt a slate of titles from the division of Penguin Random House — and one of the industry’s leading children’s book publishers — into animated and/or live action properties. Titles currently selected for development span readership ages three to 12 and come from Penguin Workshop, Grosset & Dunlap and Viking.
“The creative team at Penguin Young Readers are as passionate about storytelling and world-building as we are at Lion Forge,” said Lion Forge Entertainment president and chief content officer Stephanie Sperber. “Their publishing list aligns perfectly with the content we bring to market, and we are eager to develop these books for kids and family audiences globally.”
That list initially includes Brian McCann’s Wannabe Farms, Tyler Knott Gregson...
- 9/14/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The year 2023 is shaping up to be a great one for movie lovers, as some of the most awaited projects from acclaimed directors and stars are set to hit the big screen. From horror to drama, from sci-fi to fantasy, there is something for everyone in the upcoming slate of films. And we have some exclusive new looks at some of the most anticipated movies of 2023, courtesy of the official sources and magazines.
The Fall of the House of Usher
First look at Mark Hamill in Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’.
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 11, 2023 First Look
Mike Flanagan, the mastermind behind some of the best horror series on Netflix, such as The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, is bringing his talents to the big screen with his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale,...
The Fall of the House of Usher
First look at Mark Hamill in Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’.
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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 11, 2023 First Look
Mike Flanagan, the mastermind behind some of the best horror series on Netflix, such as The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, is bringing his talents to the big screen with his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale,...
- 9/12/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
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