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Winnie-the-Pooh Horror Film Is a Scary Sight for Copyright Holders

  • Character entered public domain with expiration of copyright
  • Feature film made for less than $100,000 opens in US Feb. 15
This image released by Fathom Events shows Craig David Dowsett, in a scene from "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey." A.A. Milne’s 1926 book, “Winnie-the-Pooh,” with illustrations by E.H. Shepard, became public domain on January 1 when the copyright expired.
This image released by Fathom Events shows Craig David Dowsett, in a scene from "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey." A.A. Milne’s 1926 book, “Winnie-the-Pooh,” with illustrations by E.H. Shepard, became public domain on January 1 when the copyright expired.Source: Fathom Events
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English author A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh has appeared in dozens of enchanting and wholesome films and radio adaptations since 1926. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey isn’t one of them. 

The horror film, made for less than $100,000 and due for release in US theaters Wednesday, finds Milne’s endearing characters, the famous talking teddy bear and his friend Piglet, suffering from starvation after Christopher Robin leaves for college and is no longer around to feed them.