Since it was revealed that a new film by Winnie the Poohand that would be an eyesore, the media has been filled with viral trailers, interviews and got a lot of attention, and now that it’s in theaters, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has garnered a lot of attention. ‘attention.
With a budget of less than $100,000, the film has already grossed over $700,000 in the United States alone at the box office, it’s easy to see why talk of a sequel to the film has ever been considered. And now that there are already plans for a sequel, the director behind the project is considering using other classic children’s characters for horror films.
That’s why filmmakers are already thinking about non-public characters for horror movies, which is why during a recent interview with Collider, the director Rhys Frake-Waterfield teased at least one project he’s interested in that might involve more characters:
“I’ve been really excited about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lately,” the director said. “Because I think the story has a really scary backstory anyway because it’s these half-human, half-turtles that live in the sewers that have a rat king that they follow and then they come out sewers with weapons.”
“Everything is starting to connect with me. So I would love to do that. I would love to have them in an alley chopping people up, feeding them their Rat King pizza or something. I hope I can get the copyright, but I don’t know if I can.”
The big difference between Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and the potential for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles horror movie is, naturally, copyrighted. Pooh and most of its neighbors (except Tigger) are in the public domain, meaning their original forms and stories can be freely used by artists and creators in any way they choose.
That’s why we can use various other versions of Winnie the Pooh like Disney feature films they are still copyrighted which is the same case with the Ninja Turtles teenage mutants
While owned by Viacom, TMNT It’s still protected by copyright laws, however, the property’s horror movie potential could still be realized under the right conditions. However, perhaps a movie that satirizes TMNT through a horror lens could fly under the radar without sparking litigation.