Winnie the Pooh will become a HORROR movie after the classic tale's copyright expires

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was announced after the famous character's copyright ended - the story follows adult Christopher Robin returning to the woods 100 acres to find his childhood buddies have grown bloodthirsty

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Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey: New Horror Movie Trailer

The childhood classic Winnie the Pooh is going to be turned into a HORROR movie.

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was announced after the famous character's copyright ended.

This means filmmakers are now legally free to use the works of author A.A. Milne for inspiration.

Now director Rhys Waterfield has adapted the characters for the new film.

The trailer for the upcoming movie was released after it was announced in May.

In the trailer, an adult Christopher Robin returns to the 100 Acre Woods after abandoning it when he came out.

While he was gone, Pooh and Piglet grew resentful and are now bloodthirsty.

This first Winnie the Pooh horror movie trailer is out (

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Mr. Waterfield, who also wrote and co-produced the film, said in an interview with that he would look to get the film "through post-production as quickly as possible", after receiving a strong response to its first trailer. .

He also described how Winnie the Pooh and Piglet would be "the main villains…running wild" in the film.

He said, "Because they had to fend for themselves, they basically went wild.