The movie world could soon be getting a new cinematic universe to rival that of the MCU and MosterVerse, although on a significantly more cut-price level. And with a lot more gore.
Following the ongoing shock success of Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, the micro-budget British slasher that went viral last year and has already amassed a box office haul approaching 1 million in Mexico ahead of its global theatrical launch on Feb. 15, writer/director Rhys Frake-Waterfield says he’s planning to create an entire universe filled with bloodied X-rated adaptations of beloved childhood stories.
The filmmaker — who alongside producer Scott Jeffrey runs prolific low-budget horror banner Jagged Edge Productions — already revealed to The Hollywood Reporter last year that he was developing Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, based on J.M. Barries’s book (but this time featuring a “heavily obese” Tinkerbell who’s “recovering from drugs”). Jeffrey later unveiled that he...
Following the ongoing shock success of Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, the micro-budget British slasher that went viral last year and has already amassed a box office haul approaching 1 million in Mexico ahead of its global theatrical launch on Feb. 15, writer/director Rhys Frake-Waterfield says he’s planning to create an entire universe filled with bloodied X-rated adaptations of beloved childhood stories.
The filmmaker — who alongside producer Scott Jeffrey runs prolific low-budget horror banner Jagged Edge Productions — already revealed to The Hollywood Reporter last year that he was developing Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, based on J.M. Barries’s book (but this time featuring a “heavily obese” Tinkerbell who’s “recovering from drugs”). Jeffrey later unveiled that he...
- 2/8/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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