The “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2” poster focuses on those four animals, so they’ll likely be the focal points even if there are teases for other characters. And while Tigger couldn’t have been in the first film (he wasn’t in the public domain yet), the sequel’s creative team makes full use of him. Producer Scott Jeffrey told IGN, “Tigger is incredibly violent. He loves to torture his victims before killing them.” With that in mind, Tigger could scare the stripes off plenty of viewers.
In addition to more Winnie the Pooh characters entering the horror franchise, the sequel has a larger budget. The animals are far more intimidating — especially Pooh, who looks much more like a demonic bear than last time. In the same IGN interview, Jeffrey confirmed they had more money to play with this time: “Rhys [Frake-Waterfield, the director] is really able to create a shocking, explosive, and gore-filled movie. I truly think people will really dig what we are creating.”
Frake-Waterfield spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the increased budget, mentioning how the original Pooh costume cost $770. But for the sequel, he said that “the prosthetics alone for the creatures ended up being over $20,000.” Bigger could easily mean better, and fans can see the carnage when “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2” comes out in theaters later in 2024.
