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Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honeysurprised everyone with its spectacular commercial success with a micro-production budget of $50,000. Although itwas unable tostay on thecritics’good side, film director Rhys Frake-Waterfielddidn’ttake it negatively.
He has already announced working on a twisted version of another beloved character with the movietitled,PeterPan’sNeverland Nightmare.As the first lookis unveiled, fans are having polarized responses over the horrifying remake.
Internet Reacts toPeterPan’sNeverland NightmareProject
After taking a twisted take on Winnie the Pooh,Rhys Frake-Waterfield, the director ofWinnie The Pooh: Blood andHoneyintroduced another darker adaptation in the making. As reported byVariety,Scott Chambers is handling helming duties inPeterPan’sNeverland NightmarewhereasFrake-Waterfield is writing and producing the project.
“It literally gets directly compared to Marvel films”: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Director Finds the Easiest Excuse to Defend Horror Remake That Got 3% Rating
As for who becomes the evil version of the beloved Peter Pan,it’sMartin Portlock as this dark version of the classic tale follows Wendy Darling, who embarks on a mission to save her brother Michael from the sinister Peter Pan.
Now that Jagged Edge Productions has released the first look at the movie showcasing the character, online commentators are expressing their take on the upcoming movie. Check out the tweets here.
Why are they doing this to us?
— 𝙵𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝙷𝚞𝚊𝚗⸆⸉ (@cowboylikehuan)August 24, 2025
This looks more like captain hook than peter pan
— Hells general (@Arttheclown407)August 19, 2025
Nice just found out about that your making a Mickey Mouse horror film that seems like an interesting movie can’t wait to see that and Bambi reckoning and as well as Peter pan to guys are so talented with making these movies hope it comes out good
— Justinskeld3 (@skelding_justin)July 01, 2025
— TheCritizMan (@thecritizman)July 31, 2025
Eh, massive downgrade. Funny how he looks nothing like the concept art or poster, aside from a little scarring.
Tells us to expect disappointment for designs of other characters going forward, which isn’t a good sign for the longevity of these films lolpic.twitter.com/4OQryWLAZO
— DARK SCAMANDER (@Pat_Scamander)June 22, 2025
He looks so cool! Was expecting him to have the hat with the feather though
— L1AML0V3SDRUMS (@L1aml0v3sdrums)July 03, 2025
Lookslike notmany are impressed with the disfigured version of their beloved character in the Twisted Childhood Universe. The slasher version is currently being filmed in the U.K.withan expected release in theatres this Halloween.
The cast also stars Megan Placito, Peter Desouza-Feighoney, Kit Green, Martin Portlock, Nicholas Woodeson, Kierston Wareing, Olumide Olorunfemi, Teresa Banham, Charity Kase, and Campbell Wallace.
Whileit’sstill too soon to make any opinion regarding the film, the TCU continues to expand with new projectsincludingthis one. Thefranchise’sfirstinstallment,garnered anegativereception from the audience, leading the director to improve its quality in the upcoming films.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and HoneyDirector Reacts on theMovie’sNegative Reception
The upcoming movie is not the only one that faces polarized opinions fromaudiencesas the 2023 moviewas heavily panned. Many even considered it one of the worst films of all time, leading it to get 5 Razzie nods, including one in the Worst Picture category.
“We’re just gonna throw the book at you”: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Director Was Stunned With Disney’s Response After ‘Desecrating’ Childhood Icon
Earning a 3%Rotten Tomatoesscore, the moviesurelystands out, leading the director to address the same. As perSFX magazine viaGames Radar, he expressed that the low score was a“really strange onefor me.“He got candid about how he copedwith the negative remarksstating,
“To be honest,you’vegot to have areally, reallythick skin to be a filmmaker because you getheavily,heavily criticized regardless of the means and the resources you have.”
The filmmaker further explainedwhat could have been the reasoningbehind such a low score.
“When your film is out there like that, itliterallygets directly compared to Marvel films, even thoughyou’reon 0.01% of their budget. We probablydidn’thave their catering budget!They’resubstantially different. But because of the scale Winnie went to, a lot of the critics did almost like-for-like comparisons.”
Despite the outcome, the filmended up becominga financial success, surging past $5 million worldwide viathe Numbers. Its sequel,Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey2was an improvement over its predecessorwhichwas released in March thisyearwhereas a third installment is currently in the works.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honeyis currently streaming on Peacock.
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