Brand-new information surrounding Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, the upcoming horror movie based off of A.A. Milne's famous book series, reveals that the film will feature a scene in which Pooh and Piglet end up eating Eeyore.
The very first theatrical release that kick-started the iconic Winnie the Pooh franchise was a short film that Disney produced back in 1966. The film was titled Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, introducing what would soon become everyone’s favorite fictional teddy bear. Milne based the beloved characters in the books on the toys that his son Christopher played with and most cherished when he was a child. From that moment on, there have been several more films, as well as the successful television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. At the core of every film or show is always the good-natured and loyal Pooh, the honey loving bear who has gained quite the alliance throughout his years spent on screen. Pooh begins the series somewhat lonely and lost, until he encounters and meets his new friends, including Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore. Piglet and Pooh seem to have a much deeper connection between them than the others, rendering them best friends.
Piglet is known for his timid, shy demeanor, although sometimes he musters up the courage to help his pal Pooh out when it really counts. Tigger is a high-energy Tiger, jumping throughout life in a hurry. On the other hand, Eeyore is known for his more gloomy, sad disposition, resulting in him being regarded as the depressed grey donkey. However, the writer and director of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Rhys Frake-Waterfield, recently spoke with Dread Central, where he revealed some shocking plot points of the film, drawing specific attention to a disturbing scene in which Pooh and Piglet eat Eeyore.
“Pooh and Piglet experienced a drastic drop in food as Christopher grew up. Over the years, they became increasingly hungry and feral. They had to resort to eating Eeyore. Then Christopher returns with his wife to introduce her to his old friends, and when that happens, they get enraged when they see them," Frake-Waterfield said. "All the hatred they’ve built up over the years unleashes, and then they go on this rampage. That continues when they end up at this rural house with these girls.” Frake-Waterfield also clarified that although Pooh and Piglet are in fact the main characters, his take and version of them is much darker and different in tone.
This is obvious, due to the fact that anybody who is a fan of the original franchise wouldn’t be able to fathom or believe Pooh or Piglet could ever do harm, let alone eat their dear friend - the most vulnerable one, Eeyore. The real ‘darkness’ that lurks throughout the film seems to be the leftover abandonment trauma and resentment that Pooh and his friends have bottled up inside themselves as Christopher started to build his own life. Taking traditionally childhood staple characters and transforming them into demonic, evil spirits is an absolutely terrifying, yet enticing premise for a film.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey doesn't have a release date yet.
Source: Dread Central