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Winnie The Pooh: Bood and Honeyis finally making its debut on a major streamer just in time for the Halloween season after making waves earlier in the year by taking advantage of the situation surrounding the intellectual property for its titular character.
Winnie The Pooh: Bood and Honeywas first announced in May 2022 and planned for an October release the same year. However, the concept ofWinnie the Pooh reimagined in a bizarre horror plotdrew far more eyes than expected to the project, prompting a pivot to a 2023 theatrical release. While the indie film was released to a veritable lashing from critics, there was still a lot of publicity and interest in the horror movie from some die-hard fans of the genre, who generally don’t go along with critics, as the genre’s appeal doesn’t lend itself to that sort of analysis.
After starting a hilariousnew horror trend withWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, the creators behind the eerie reimagining want to make another splash with the project for the holiday season by bringingBlood and Honeyto a broader audience.Peacockannounced it addedWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honeyby sharing a short teaser for the film alongside an announcement reading, “They left the Hundred Acre Wood and entered your nightmares. #WinnieThePooh: Blood and Honey is streaming now on Peacock.” The announcement comes a week before Halloween day proper, giving fans of horror and casual users of Peacock’s service ample time to settle on it.
While quite a few fans wonderedhow to watchWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honeyafter its theatrical release, it was certainly not going to be on the Disney-owned Disney Plus or Hulu, as the company wouldn’t want to lend a platform to the grim take on what was their IP until it entered the public domain. This allowed the indie project to be produced despite Disney being famously litigious about such projects that could negatively impact the child-friendly image of one of their characters. It should be noted that while Winnie the Pooh and several of his companions entered the domain, elements introduced by Disney, like Pooh’s red shirt, remain trademarked by the House of Mouse.
TheBlood and Honeyfilmmakers are eying aBambihorror remakeand a similarly themed project based on Peter Pan, IPs commonly associated with Disney. But with the novelty of these corruptions worn thin by the first project, it remains to be seen how the team developing them plans to keep fan interest fresh.
Winnie the Pooh: Bood and Honeyis currently available for streaming on Peacock.
