In a few months, Rhys Frake-Waterfield will unveil his retelling of the Winnie the Pooh story. Even before its release, the film is already talking about thanks to its trailer. Enough to push its director to prepare another horrific story about a cult character.
Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey : a film that makes people talk
Relatively unknown until now, Rhys Frake-Waterfield is making waves with his new film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Because the director has taken the gamble of revisiting one of the most iconic characters in children’s stories, Winnie the Poohputting him at the center of a horror movie. In this original story, the latter is transformed into a killer with his friend Piglet after being abandoned by Christopher Robin…
Blood and Honey has not yet been disclosed. It will be released on February 15, 2023 in the United States., and we do not know if a distributor will offer it in French cinemas. But the release of its trailer, last August, has already provoked many reactions on social networks. Many users have confessed to being afraid that the film will ruin their childhood. Even before the release of his feature film, Rhys Frake-Waterfield has therefore succeeded in the first part of his bet, by creating a huge buzz around him with this trailer. And he does not intend to stop there.
Rhys Frake-Waterfield continues with Peter Pan
As reported by DailyMailthe director of Blood and Honey wants to propose a new retelling of the story of Peter Pan after Winnie the Pooh. This time, the feature film will be called Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare. And this project is already well advanced. Because according to IMDb, the film is now already filming.
This time it will be the second incarnation of the hero created by JM Barrie as a villain, after that of Robbie Kay in Once Upon a Time. But Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s Peter Pan should go even further by being the main protagonist of a horror story. There is no doubt that the film will still be talked about a lot when its first images are unveiled…
A sequel to Blood and Honey also in preparation
Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare does not yet have a release date. But if the shooting is as fast as that of Blood and Honeyit may be released by the end of 2023. Because the shooting of this feature film lasted only ten days. And according to The Hollywood Reporterthe buzz created around the film about Winnie the Pooh also pushed its director to think bigger for this story. Rhys Frake-Waterfield is currently working on a sequel.
