Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey screenings in Hong Kong have been axed, with sources claiming the horror film won't be shown for technical reasons.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey will no longer be screening in Hong Kong, with claims film screenings were canceled due to technical reasons. The horror film twists Pooh and Piglet into slasher villains who are driven by their anger at Christopher Robin for abandoning them in the Hundred Acre Wood without food after growing up. Critically panned, the movie garnered notoriety because of its use of Winnie-the-Pooh characters as antagonists in a blood-soaked horror setting.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Now, The Guardian reports that Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey screenings in Hong Kong have been canceled, citing technical reasons. However, Winnie the Pooh himself has been targeted by Chinese censorship due to unfavorable comparisons between the bear and President Xi Jinping. Winnie the Pooh has also been used as a symbol of protest against the Chinese government due to the censorship around the character.
Beyond the scope of Hong Kong, however, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey has continued to prove itself a controversial movie. The film's use of Pooh and Piglet as murderous villains drew public attention to the film, given how quickly the movie went into production after A.A. Milne's original Winnie-the-Pooh characters entered public domain. Despite abysmal reviews from critics, the film has made $4 million worldwide on a $100,000 budget, making it a major financial success.
While it's unclear if Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey could be screened in Hong Kong in the future, it's unlikely the movie will make its way to the city anytime soon. Even though it won't be screening in Hong Kong, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey has still proven itself a financially successful film that may still see some form of release in the city in the future.
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