“I loved Winnie the Pooh as a kid!” exclaims Rhys Frake-Waterfield. “I think everybody does.” Indeed, most people would agree with that statement about the guileless toy bear who embarked on imaginary adventures with his fellow plush animals and human pal Christopher Robin.
But then again, not everybody is making their feature film debut with Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. The movie stars Craig David Dowsett and Chris Cordell as Pooh and Piglet, who are now all grown up and bent on revenge against Christopher Robin (Nikolai Leon) after he left them to starve in the Hundred Acre Wood. Fueled with a hatred of all things human, the duo go on a murder spree that terrorizes a group of teens who foolishly decide to party and the Wood.
Of course everyone has the same question when they hear about Frake-Waterfield’s movie: How can you get away with this?! The answer...
But then again, not everybody is making their feature film debut with Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. The movie stars Craig David Dowsett and Chris Cordell as Pooh and Piglet, who are now all grown up and bent on revenge against Christopher Robin (Nikolai Leon) after he left them to starve in the Hundred Acre Wood. Fueled with a hatred of all things human, the duo go on a murder spree that terrorizes a group of teens who foolishly decide to party and the Wood.
Of course everyone has the same question when they hear about Frake-Waterfield’s movie: How can you get away with this?! The answer...
- 2/16/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh, willy, silly, old bear is coming for you! One imagines that the filmmakers behind Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey would absolutely love to include lyrics like those above in their new Winnie the Pooh slasher movie. It’d be as if Disneyland’s Main Street intersected with Freddy Kreuger’s Elm! However, for much of the same reason that “Winnie-the-Pooh” is nigh unrecognizable in the Blood and Honey trailer, there’s a reason you’ll never hear the above riff on the iconic song in the new movie: the filmmakers behind Blood and Honey legally aren’t allowed to use it.
Indeed, the below Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey trailer hit the internet like a ton of bricks Wednesday morning when it revealed relatively modest (and formulaic) scares going down in the Hundred Acre Wood, with Winnie and his pal Piglet hunting and seemingly...
Indeed, the below Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey trailer hit the internet like a ton of bricks Wednesday morning when it revealed relatively modest (and formulaic) scares going down in the Hundred Acre Wood, with Winnie and his pal Piglet hunting and seemingly...
- 8/31/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Well that’s sweeter than honey. Disney Enterprises today had its trademark ownership rights to Winnie-the-Pooh reconfirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeal. In a 2-1 ruling (read it here), the Federal Circuit said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appeals board was correct to dismiss a challenge to Disney’s rights from publisher Stephen Slesinger Inc. “Accordingly, the Board correctly applied collateral estoppel to prevent Slesinger from asserting a claim that its 1983 grant of rights to Disney was a license as opposed to an assignment,” said judges Randall Ray Radar and Kathleen O’Malley of the Appeals Court in their majority opinion Friday. The Slesinger family has been arguing for more than 20 years that it is entitled to royalties from Disney’s Pooh merchandise, DVDs, movies and other related material. The roots of the case go back to 1930, when Pooh creator A.A. Milne gave Slesinger exclusive merchandising...
- 12/22/2012
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
In the never-ending battle with the Jerry Siegel estate over the rights and ownership of Superman, DC has fired its old law firm and replaced him with a big, scary guy.
Well, Warner Bros. did the hiring. DC no longer has any distance from their parent company and therefore no longer steers the ship.
The new guy is Daniel Petrocelli. With respect to the current Superman situation, this is the guy who hammered the estate of literary agent Stephen Slesinger on behalf of the Disney empire. Slesinger was the man who initially propelled Winnie the Pooh into the hearts and souls of Americans. Petrocelli got the suit tossed not on its merits but because the Slesingers' lawyers illegally obtained documents by trespassing on Disney property. Hey, a win's a win.
Petrocelli is defending Jeffrey Skilling, the Enron CEO who was convicted of the massive swindle that cost so many Americans their life savings,...
Well, Warner Bros. did the hiring. DC no longer has any distance from their parent company and therefore no longer steers the ship.
The new guy is Daniel Petrocelli. With respect to the current Superman situation, this is the guy who hammered the estate of literary agent Stephen Slesinger on behalf of the Disney empire. Slesinger was the man who initially propelled Winnie the Pooh into the hearts and souls of Americans. Petrocelli got the suit tossed not on its merits but because the Slesingers' lawyers illegally obtained documents by trespassing on Disney property. Hey, a win's a win.
Petrocelli is defending Jeffrey Skilling, the Enron CEO who was convicted of the massive swindle that cost so many Americans their life savings,...
- 3/2/2010
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Walt Disney bosses are facing the prospect of further legal action over Winnie The Pooh - relatives of the man who helped make the honey-loving bear famous claim they are owed "hundreds of millions of dollars" in unpaid royalties.
Television and film producer Stephen Slesinger obtained the rights to the beloved children's character from author A.A. Milne in 1930, but they were transferred to Disney in 1961.
In September, a judge ruled in Disney's favour after an 18-year, $2 billion legal battle over the rights - but Slesinger's family now insist they are still owed a large sum in royalties.
Slesinger family spokesman Lonnie Soury says, "Though the decision established that Disney is the licensee, we are still owed hundreds of millions of dollars. We don't know exactly what that figure is because Disney accounting is Hollywood accounting."
But Disney spokeswoman Michelle Bergman insists, "We've always acknowledged that some of the rights we obtained are royalty bearing and continue to be so."...
Television and film producer Stephen Slesinger obtained the rights to the beloved children's character from author A.A. Milne in 1930, but they were transferred to Disney in 1961.
In September, a judge ruled in Disney's favour after an 18-year, $2 billion legal battle over the rights - but Slesinger's family now insist they are still owed a large sum in royalties.
Slesinger family spokesman Lonnie Soury says, "Though the decision established that Disney is the licensee, we are still owed hundreds of millions of dollars. We don't know exactly what that figure is because Disney accounting is Hollywood accounting."
But Disney spokeswoman Michelle Bergman insists, "We've always acknowledged that some of the rights we obtained are royalty bearing and continue to be so."...
- 11/13/2009
- WENN
By Wrap Staff
The family of Steven Slesinger, the marketer who brought Winnie the Pooh to American culture, has asked a federal court to help it recover what it says could be upwards of $1 billion in lost royalties from Disney.
"On Thursday, November 5, Stephen Slesinger, Inc. filed a notice of appeal to obtain unpaid past royalties from Disney as well as redress for Disney's past improper business practices," the family said in a written statement.
A Disney spo...
The family of Steven Slesinger, the marketer who brought Winnie the Pooh to American culture, has asked a federal court to help it recover what it says could be upwards of $1 billion in lost royalties from Disney.
"On Thursday, November 5, Stephen Slesinger, Inc. filed a notice of appeal to obtain unpaid past royalties from Disney as well as redress for Disney's past improper business practices," the family said in a written statement.
A Disney spo...
- 11/10/2009
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
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