The horror film made after the copyright for the beloved cartoon animal character Winnie the Pooh has been declared the winner in five of the ten sections of the most unwanted awards: Golden Raspberry.
“Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” received half of the unwanted FOTo awards: Wikipedia
The Golden Raspberry Awards are given a day before the Oscars, but no filmmaker wants them. “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” took home five of the ten awards, while Sylvester Stallone's “Expend4bles” also won two awards.
“Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey,” a horror film that reimagines the characters from the classic story by turning them into serial killers, has drawn negative reviews since its release, according to the BBC.
The film won the categories: Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Remake. Pooh and Piglet, the characters depicted in the film as bloodthirsty killers, also won the award for worst screen couple. He “missed” those for worst actor or worst actress instead.
The film's director, Rhys Frake-Waterfield, also won the award for worst director. He announced a sequel to the film and other horror films centered on beloved children's characters such as Bambi and Peter Pan, according to the source.
Under US copyright laws, rights to characters can be held for 95 years, after which the characters can be legally interpreted and reused by anyone without permission or cost.
In early 2024, the copyright for Walt Disney's 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie expired. On the same day, the trailer for a film with a masked killer dressed as Mickey Mouse appeared, the BBC also writes.
List of 2024 Golden Raspberry Junk Prize Winners
The award for worst actor went to Oscar winner Jon Voight for his role as an Irish mobster in Mercy. Actress Megan Fox also won two awards – one for worst actress in the horror film Johnny & Clyde and the other for worst supporting actress for her role in the fourth installment of the Expendables franchise.
Expend4bles made Sylvester Stallone, who has been nominated 16 times over the years, win the award for worst supporting actor.
Here is the full list of awards:
Worst picture: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst actor: Jon Voight, Mercy
Worst actress: Megan Fox, Johnny & Clyde
Supporting actress: Megan Fox, Expend4bles
Supporting actor: Sylvester Stallone, Expend4bles
Worst on-screen couple: Pooh & Piglet, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst remake, rip-off or sequel: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst Director: Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Worst screenplay: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Redeemer award: Fran Drescher
