The childhood classic Winnie the Pooh is going to be made into a HORROR film.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was announced after the copyright for the famous character ended.
This means that filmmakers are now legally free to use the works of author A.A. Milne for inspiration.
Now, director Rhys Waterfield has adapted the characters for the new film.
The trailer for the upcoming film has been released after announcing it in May.
In the trailer, a grown-up Christopher Robin returns to the 100-Acre Wood after abandoning it when he grew out of it.
While he was gone, Pooh and Piglet become resentful and now are hungry for blood.
Mr Waterfield, who also wrote and co-produced the film, said in an interview with Variety Magazine that he would look to get the film "through post-production as fast as we can," after receiving a strong response to its first trailer.
He also described how Winnie the Pooh and Piglet would be "the main villains…going on a rampage” in the film.
He said: "Because they’ve had to fend for themselves so much, they’ve essentially become feral.
“So they’ve gone back to their animal roots. They’re no longer tame: they’re like a vicious bear and pig who want to go around and try and find prey.”
The trailer for the film is R-rated, which means viewers should be aged above 18 to watch it.
While creators are free to use the original works of the author, Disney still owns the rights to the cartoon versions of Winnie the Pooh.
Disney got the rights from the Milne estate in 1961, so any elements that were created by Disney cannot be used without permission.
Mr Waterfield added that the makers of the film had been "extremely careful" not to infringe on copyright laws.
He said they did "as much as we could" to only use what was from Milne's original book.
For example, the film's depiction of Winnie the Pooh does not wear a red t-shirt because that element was created by Disney.
