“This is definitely Winnie the Pooh and Piglet going round killing individuals,” mentioned the director Rhys Frake-Waterfield.
Based on the character that kids around the globe have watched and cherished for years, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is a twist on the story of an harmless yellow teddy bear who performs along with his pals within the Hundred Acre Wood and eats honey from jars. Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield turned Winnie into an evil killer in his new horror movie.
The movie, which got here out on Feb. 15, acquired conflicting critiques. While some thought of the movie mundane and anticipated, others discovered it entertaining with a humorous twist on the unique story. One of probably the most requested questions in regards to the movie was what these beasts are.
Frake-Waterfield defined extra in regards to the characters in a current interview with Collider. In the brand new horror adaptation, Pooh and Piglet are extra human-like than their characters within the authentic Winnie the Pooh story.
In the interview, Frake-Waterfield mentioned, “This is definitely Winnie the Pooh and Piglet going round killing individuals.” He added:
“I hate this phrase and I won’t be capable to say it — anthropomorphic. Basically hybrids. Half-bear, half-man, and half-pig, half-[man]. So that was a choice as a result of I actually wished them to have the flexibility to carry weapons. So if I made Winnie the Pooh only a bear, he is acquired paws. All he’ll do is go round swiping individuals and killing them, possibly chew them. But with palms it turns into a lot extra enjoyable as a result of he has weapons, he can drive a automotive, I can do all these actually attention-grabbing issues.”
Frake-Waterfield continued to elucidate that Pooh is an element human, half bear, and half stuffed animal. He mentioned:
“Inside they’re a mixture of human and a type of Pooh bear inside. So they have the blood, the’ve acquired the center, however there is a little bit of fluff floating round as nicely. And there’s truly a second within the movie, if you happen to watch fastidiously … after [Pooh’s] been hit by the automotive and he is slumped over it, you will see Christopher goes to save lots of Maria after which [Pooh] coughs and when he coughs, if you happen to look fastidiously, fluff’s popping out.”
What is Blood and Honey About?
The movie narrates the story of Pooh and Piglet after Christopher Robin (Nikolai Leon) abandons them. Pooh and Piglet are left to outlive, so that they flip feral. Pooh suffers excessive hunger, so he plans to kill and eat Eeyore. Pooh and Piglet change into brutal and violent creatures who detest people.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is presently in theaters worldwide. With a microbudget of lower than $100,000, the movie has been successful on the web and in theaters. A sequel for the movie is coming quickly, and different kids’s reveals is perhaps the next horror adaptation initiatives by the director.