Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Distributor gives no reason for cancellation, but Chinese censors have targeted Pooh before due to Xi Jinping comparisons.

Hong Kong’s Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration told Reuters that it had issued a certificate of approval to the applicant. Some films have been prevented from being shown in the Chinese special administrative region. It did not give further details.

The Hong Kong theatrical release of 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' is canceled for reasons that could be technical or political.

The film was to be distributed in Hong Kong by indie outfit VII Pillars and was scheduled for release on Thursday. The most far-reaching of these has been the National Security Law injected into Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, known as the Basic Law, in mid 2020. We are sorry for the disappointment and inconvenience,” it wrote on Facebook. Jagged Edge says the film “follows Pooh and Piglet as they go on a rampage after Christopher Robin abandons them for college.” “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” was produced by the U.K.’s Jagged Edge Productions and written, directed and produced by Rhys Frake-Waterfield. China did not permit the import and release of Disney’s 2018 Winnie the Pooh film “Christopher Robin.”

Slasher movie Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey saw its Hong Kong release being dropped just ahead of its Thursday debut.

Losing the Asian releases may not be ideal, but it certainly is not going to break the movie’s run of success too much. The slasher was granted a Category III rating by the classification board, which is the hardest rating that the movie could receive. Having been made on a micro-budget, the film has already delivered a comparatively huge box office to budget return, and an Asian market release was only going to add to that.

The screening of "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey", a British slasher film due to be released in Hong Kong this week, has been cancelled, its distributor ...

The film has showed in over 4,000 cinema screens worldwide. These 30+ screens in Hong Kong are the only ones with such issues." It won't be a coincidence," Frake-Waterfield said. Chinese censors have in the past targeted the film’s main character, originally created by English author A.A. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story It did not give details.

Hong Kong has canceled the release of a recently showcased horror movie - 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey without any detailed explanation.

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On its Facebook page, the Hong Kong-based distributor said it was with “great regret” that the low-budget slasher would not meet its planned theatrical release ...

A sequel, written and directed by Frake-Waterfield, is already in the works. These 30+ screens in Hong Kong are the only ones with such issues.” Reportedly made for less than $100,000 by the UK’s Jagged Edge Productions, the story follows Pooh and Piglet as they turn feral and embark on a murderous rampage when Christopher Robin goes off to college. And we have not received notification from OFNAA to withdraw the film, nor any other issues about the film.” Milne’s 1926 book ‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ lapsed in the US on January 1 2022 and entered the public domain, leaving it open to interpretation. Images of Winnie the Pooh have also been used as a symbol of protest.

Cinemagoers in Hong Kong looking to have their childhoods potentially ruined by viral slasher hit Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey may have been left ...