‘Poohniverse’ horror flick with Bambi, Pinocchio coming next year as iconic Disney characters enter public domain
nypost.com“Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” in 2023. Though Disney still owns the rights to animated versions of “Winnie the Pooh,” the original story in AA Milne’s book on the honey-loving teddy bear entered the public domain on Jan.
1, 2022. Since then, the characters in Milne’s 200-page book published in 1926 are free to use legally.The slasher-film riff on the original good-natured, yellow-furred Pooh made headlines at the time for costing under $50,000 to make — then raking in an impressive $5.2 million at the box office, according to Variety.On the heels of that success, the same two London-based horror collaborators are set to release “Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble” in a year’s time starring a murderous version of beloved Pooh bear.The forthcoming film was born out of Jagged Edge chief Scott Chambers’ desire to see “an Avengers that is all villains,” according to Variety.“It’d have Freddy Krueger, Jason, ‘Halloween,’ ‘Scream,’ all of those.
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