Children's cartoon characters will continue to be reborn as bloody killers: it became known that ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions, based in the UK, will begin work on a horror film about Bambi, the hero of the popular 1942 Disney cartoon, at the end of January 2023.

The tape will be released under the name Bambi: The Reckoning (“Bambi: Reckoning”).

According to Dread Central, there are no details about the plot of the upcoming fawn slasher yet, but it is assumed that the main plot angle will be Bambi's revenge on the hunters for the death of his mother, which was covered in the original cartoon.

According to the plot of the animated film, a deer named Bambi is born in the forest.

As he learns to walk and communicate, he makes best friends, Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk.

Together with them, Bambi grows up, learns the world, experiences joy and heartache, which he encounters when hunters appear in the forest and shoot his mother.

The horror film will be directed by Scott Jeffery (Bad Nun, Cupid).

According to the director, the film will become a dark interpretation of the novel of the same name by the Austrian writer Felix Salten, released in 1923.

“The film will be an incredibly gloomy retelling of the familiar and beloved story of 1928 (the year the book was published in the UK. -

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In the spirit of Netflix's The Ritual, Bambi will be a sinister killing machine lurking in the wilderness.

Get ready to see a rabid Bambi, ”said the director.

Bambi horror isn't the only upcoming fawn movie.

In 2020, it became known that Disney, along with remakes of The Lion King, Dumbo and Aladdin, decided to turn the animated classic into a feature film.

The film is written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) and Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess is a Loser).

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new tape will be similar in graphics to The Jungle Book and The Lion King - the animals in it will look realistic thanks to similar special effects.

The premiere of the film is scheduled for 2023.

Chris and Paul Weitz (American Pie) and Andrew Miano will produce the project.

  • © Frame from the film "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" / imdb.com

Rhys Frake-Waterfield is producing the Bambi horror film.

Waterfield and Scott Jeffery had previously worked together on another chilling adaptation of a children's story, with Waterfield serving as director on Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, while Jeffrey was co-producing.

By the way, the shooting of the horror about the cruel bear has already come to an end - now the production of the tape is at the post-production stage.

Based on the children's story by Alan Milne, Winnie the Pooh and his friend Piglet become bloodthirsty killers after the betrayal of Christopher Robin.

A group of young girls who are resting in a country house fall under their wrath.

The international release of the film is scheduled for February 2023.

Whether it will be released in Russia is still unknown.

In addition to Winnie the Pooh and Bambi, Waterfield also set his sights on shooting a picture about Peter Pan, invented by the Scottish writer James Matthew Barry.

The working title of the horror film planned by the director is Peter Pan: Neverland Nightmare (“Peter Pan: A Nightmare in Neverland”).

Pan will also remain the main character, and the terrible secrets of the fictional land of Neverland will be revealed in the plot.

The details of the film are still unknown, but, as the author of the Game Rant portal suggests, the protagonist and a group of lost boys will arrange a bloody rampage.

It is likely that Pan will pursue Captain Hook or Wendy with far from peaceful goals.

Among other things, the audience in the near future is waiting for the release of a non-standard interpretation of the classic Dr. Seuss "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

The horror film will be released under the name The Mean One ("Mean").

Stephen Lamort will direct and star David Howard Thornton (Gotham).

The action will unfold on Christmas Eve.

Sydney's parents are killed, her holiday is stolen by a bloodthirsty green creature dressed as Santa.

And when an evil hater of Christmas begins to terrorize the city, Sydney decides to find him and kill him.

The international release of the horror is scheduled for December 15, 2022 on the network.