‘Pinocchio Unstrung’ Trailer: Wooden Doll Turns Homicidal in Next IP Bludgeoning From ‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Team (EXCLUSIVE)
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📌 Key Takeaways
The team behind 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' released a trailer for their next horror adaptation 'Pinocchio Unstrung'
Pinocchio goes on a murderous rampage to acquire organs and become a real boy
Robert Brake stars as Geppetto in this twisted take on the classic tale
The film continues the trend of reimagining children's IP as horror content
📖 Full Retelling
The creators of the 2024 micro-budget horror hit 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' released the trailer for their next twisted adaptation 'Pinocchio Unstrung' on March 2, 2026, revealing a horrifying take on the classic children's tale where the wooden puppet embarks on a murderous rampage to become a real boy. The trailer showcases Pinocchio's dark realization that the difference between wooden dolls and boys is 'organs and stuff,' prompting him to acquire necessary body parts through violent means in what appears to be a slasher-style horror narrative. The film features Robert Brake as Geppetto, the puppet maker whose creation has taken a terrifying turn from innocent boy-wannabe to bloodthirsty killer. This latest venture continues the production company's trend of reimagining beloved childhood characters as horror icons, following their successful transformation of Winnie-the-Pooh and friends into murderous creatures in their previous film. The trailer has already generated significant buzz among horror fans and those fascinated by the trend of dark adaptations of once-wholesome children's properties.
🏷️ Themes
Horror adaptations, Children's IP reimagined, Independent filmmaking
Geppetto ( jə-PET-oh; Italian: [dʒepˈpetto]) is a fictional character in the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Geppetto is an elderly, impoverished woodcarver and the creator (and thus 'father') of Pinocchio. He wears a yellow wig resembling cornmeal mush (called polen...
Mar 2, 2026 2:50am PT ‘Pinocchio Unstrung’ Trailer: Wooden Doll Turns Homicidal in Next IP Bludgeoning From ‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Team By Alex Ritman Plus Icon Alex Ritman @alexritman Latest BAFTA Pressured BBC to Exclude John Davidson’s N-Word Outburst From Streaming 3 days ago UTA Signs April Kelley and Sara Huxley of U.K. Outfit Mini Productions 3 days ago Paramount’s Apparent Victory in Warner Bros. Bidding War Sparks Optimism and Concern From Global Players: ‘Fewer Global Decision-Makers Mean Fewer Buyers’ 3 days ago See All As everyone knows, Pinocchio just wants to be a real boy. In the trailer for “Pinocchio Unstrung,” the next blood-splattered battering of beloved children’s IP by the creators of 2024’s micro-budget smash hit “ Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey ,” he wants to be a real boy so bad he’ll go on a gory murderous rampage to get there. Arguably the most twisted take on the much-adapted classic story sees Geppetto’s (Robert Brake) famed creation, having discovered that the difference between wooden dolls and boys is “organs and stuff,” look to acquire the necessary body parts in the most slasher-friendly way imaginable. Related Stories Actor Awards Producers on Kristen Bell and Miles Caton Music Performances, ‘The Office’ Reunion, ‘Abbott Elementary’ Cold Open and More
