The team that delivered a bloodfest at Hundred Acre Wood inWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honeyis venturing to another childhood classic destination: Neverland. Alongside the release of a first look image depicting what this terrifying take on Peter Pan will look like,Scott Jeffrey, who will directPeter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare,shared some details about the upcoming horror film that twists the beloved fairy tale about the boy who can fly and never grows. Jeffrey toldBloody Disgusting:
“I am taking inspiration from French cinema while in prep for this movie. The film will be incredibly tense following Wendy as she tries to track down her brother, Michael, who has been abducted by Peter Pan. I would say it’s a mesh betweenSwitchblade RomanceandThe Black Phonewith our own spin on it. It is a nasty, violent and incredibly dark movie.” He adds:“Tinkerbell is not what you think. In our version she is hooked on heroin and convinced it’s Pixie Dust.”
A sketch for the film was also shared with the publication; you can check it out below.
Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmarecomes from Jagged Edge Productions, a production company focusing on British indie films, mainly in the horror genre. Jeffrey heads Jagged Edge alongside Rhys Frake-Waterfield, best known for directingWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Despite a gruesome critical reception (the film currently holds a 3% rating on Rotten Tomatoes),Blood and Honeywas a box office success, making $5.2 million against a $100,000 budget. A sequel, made with a much higher budget, is slated for release on February 14 (yes, you read that right). Perfect viewing for couples this Valentine’s Day.
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The end credits sequence ofBlood and Honey 2will reportedly reveal a sneak peek at some of the characters set to join Jagged Edge’s expanding public domain universe.A look at their take on Pinocchio, the star of the upcomingPinocchio: Unstrung, was revealed earlier this month. The filmmakers are also working onBambi: The Reckoning, and while it may seem the duo is going after characters the House of Mouse has popularized, Frake-Waterfieldpreviously said characters outside the Disney universewould also be explored for Jagged Edge’s “twisted alternative reality.”
“There are many, many, many other ideas out there which aren’t tied to Disney, loads of old fairytales and urban legends, concepts that are synonymous with your childhood, and they’re the ones which I want to build up into a twisted alternative reality.”
Filming forPeter Pan’s Neverland Nightmarewill commence this May, and the film is slated for a Halloween 2024 theatrical release. The film’s cast includes Megan Placito as Wendy Darling, Kit Green as Tinkerbell, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney (The Pope’s Exorcist) as Michael Darling, and Charity Kase (RuPaul’s Drag Race) as James. Further casting is currently underway. The Prosthetic Studio’s ShauneHarrison and Paula Anne Booker-Harrison will serve as SFX artists and designers. The two previously collaborated on projects, includingStar Wars: The Phantom Menaceand Tim Burton’sSleepy Hollow.
Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tinkerbell, Wendy, and Bambi are all public domain. As Tigger recently entered the public domain, he will join in on the fun forBlood and Honey 2.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honeylands in theaters on February 14.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
