A new photo has been released for director Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 slasher horror movie and it offers a close-up look at the bloodthirsty Pooh bear’s new horrifying redesign. As you can see, the design is a lot more detailed and crazy-looking than the design in the first movie. The sequel had a much bigger budget this time to work with to up the quality of the movie, which sees the sadistic Winnie The Pooh brutally murdering people.
When talking about Pooh’s new look, the director told THR:
“Number two is better than number one in every single aspect. Because we’ve gone into this knowing on what platform scale it’s going, whereas in the first one, we didn’t really have much of an idea. We obviously didn’t expect it to go to the masses it did. This time we’ve gone into it knowing that will happen, so a lot more time can be dedicated towards it. I’ve not really worked on anything else this year. And that’s why all areas are now a massive jump up compared to the first.”
“For example, the look of the creatures is quite an important thing. Before we had a mask bought online, some cleaning gloves from the shop downstairs and a red lumberjack shirt from Amazon. The whole monster was about £630 ($770). But 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. “
The movie will also feature the characters Christopher Robin, Piglet, and Owl. It will be interesting to see how they’re envisioned in this dark and sinister version of the classic beloved world of Winnie The Pooh.
The director also said: “Bigger and Badder. The sequel will feature new creature designs, a new cast, and a high death count. However, this time Pooh and friends will be leaving the 100 Acre Wood to take their fight to the quiet community of Ashdown!”
Producer Scott Jeffrey added: “Our sequel we have a substantially higher budget so Rhys is really able to create a shocking, explosive and gore-filled movie. I truly think people will really dig what we are creating.”
“Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey is a 2023 British independent slasher film that serves as a horror reimagining to A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh books and stars Craig David Dowsett as the titular character, 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 become feral and bloodthirsty murderers, as they terrorize a group of young university women and Christopher Robin when he returns to the Hundred Acre Wood many years later after leaving for college.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is set to be released on February 14, 2024.
