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Winnie-the-Pooh Horror Film Is a Scary Sight for Copyright Holders
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1:00Now PlayingThe iconic Winnie-the-Pooh character entered into the public domain last year. Now, we are starting to see some interesting iterations of the toy bear. Thomas Buckley explains.
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.
They kill and eat their donkey friend Eeyore, and then set off on a murderous spree.
The film isn’t expected to be a big hit at the box office, with the website Hollywood Stock Exchange forecasting just $9 million in domestic ticket sales over four weeks. But the picture hints at a scary future for major studios whose copyrights on famous characters are nearing expiration.
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