Welcome to the (Dark) Poohniverse!
With Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood & Honey 2 coming to theaters next week (get your tickets here), ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions are ready to take the IP-themed horror World by storm. With the additional characters added to the sequel, and based on some interviews we have had with the cast and crew, we are beyond excited to share the next venture in children’s characters gone horror, Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble!
We know what you’re probably thinking, and yes, this is an Avengers-style take on horror replacing the iconic superhero with murderous childhood staples such as Peter Pan, Bambi, and Sleeping Beauty to name a few. We still have a ways to go before this comes to fruition, but check out the press release below to learn more about Poohniverse!
From the Press Release:
From Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios, the makers of Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 & 2, bring you a new cinematic world titled The Twisted Childhood Universe. The new chilling cinematic universe will feature previously announced stand-alone films Bambi: The Reckoning, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, and Pinocchio Unstrung and introduce new characters such as Sleeping Beauty, The Mad Hatter, and Rabbit from Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey. All of these characters will culminate in the upcoming film POOHNIVERSE: MONSTERS ASSEMBLE in 2025 when the monsters join forces to take down the world.
Producer of Jagged Edge Productions Rhys Frake-Waterfield explains, "It will be complete carnage. We are heavily influenced by Freddy Vs Jason and The Avengers. We would love to see a horror movie where the villains group together and are going after their survivors. We have some incredible set pieces in mind and some sequences I think will truly shock people. The movies we are working on now as stand-alone are all building towards POOHNIVERSE: MONSTERS ASSEMBLE."
Scott Chambers, Producer of Jagged Edge Production, adds "Similar to The Avengers we will follow Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Piglet, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Bambi, The Mad Hatter, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell joining forces to wreak havoc. We are working with a larger scale budget on this one and are excited for what the future will hold. When you see the stand-alone movies you will see the easter eggs hinting toward the crossover. Some of the villains also will not see eye to eye which will allow for some carnage within the group in some epic sequence of monster vs monster."
Rhys Frake-Waterfield is set to direct. Casting is to include Scott Chambers returning as Christopher Robin, Megan Plactio as Wendy Darling, Roxanne Mckee as Xana, and Lewis Santer as Tigger. More casting announcements to come. Stuart Alson and Nicole Holland serve as Executive Producers.
POOHNIVERSE: MONSTERS ASSEMBLE is a Jagged Edge Production with ITN Studios and Premiere Entertainment handling sales.
The latest film from ITN Studios & Jagged Edge Productions Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 hits theaters March 26, 27, 28th from Fathom Events. Tickets for Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 can be purchased online at Fathom Events or at participating theater box offices. The end credits will feature an exclusive look at the POOHNIVERSE: MONSTER'S ASSEMBLE.
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