A first look at an upcoming indie horror flick, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, was revealed earlier today, and it has a doozy of a premise.
Winnie the Pooh and Piglet go on a blood-soaked murder rampage after Christopher Robin decides to abandon them without food.
"Because they’ve had to fend for themselves so much, they’ve essentially become feral,” director Rhys Waterfield explains to Variety. “So they’ve gone back to their animal roots. They’re no longer tame: they’re like a vicious bear and pig who want to go around and try and find prey.”
Winnie The Pooh entered the public domain earlier this year, which means Walt Disney Co. can no longer lay sole claim to the forgetful little bear. Waterfield has now decided to take full advantage by putting a mallet in Pooh's hand and turning him into a remorseless killer.
Details on the project are few and far between, but Dread Central is reporting that this indie flick will be "a grisly retelling of the Winnie the Pooh legend" starring Amber Doig-Thorne, Maria Taylor and Danielle Scott.
Check out some official promo stills - which also feature a twisted version of Piglet - below.
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