Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honeyproducer Scott Chambers (aka Scott Jeffrey) has confirmed thatAlice in Wonderlandwill form the basis for one of the nextTwisted Childhood Universe movies. Following the widespread attention garnered by 2022’sWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honeyfrom director Rhys Frake-Waterfield, a direct sequel and a slew of spinoff movies set within a shared cinematic universe were quickly announced. In addition to Chambers stepping in to replace Nikolai Leon as Christopher Robin in this year’sWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2,he also wrote and directed the upcoming spinoffPeter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare.
During a recent Q&A onChambers’ Instagram account, the filmmaker was asked what movie he plans to direct afterPeter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare’sscheduled 2025 release. Responding with atitle card revealing the nameAlice & The Mad Hatter, Chambers suggested that that would likely be his next project. This latest announcement also serves to expand the ever-growing list of TCU projects, which has plans for horror movies based on bothBambiandPinocchio, as well as a crossover project and aBlood and Honeythreequel. Check out his response below:
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Despite being lambasted by critics and attracting a mixed reception from seasoned horror audiences,Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honeyproved to beprofitable enough to warrant Frake-Waterfield and Chambers’ grand schemes for a shared cinematic universe. Where once the exclusive rights to adapt A.A. Milne’s classic children’s tale had been owned exclusively by Disney,Frake-Waterfield was able to capitalize on the original 1926 book officially entering the public domainon July 14, 2025.
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It was this timeliness, along with theshocking juxtaposition between the wholesome Disney versions of the characters, that ultimately led to the kind of widespread attention that helped deliverWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honeythe financial success necessary to continue their shared universe. Similarly, it was Milne’s follow-up book,The House at Pooh Corner,entering the public domain in January this year, that allowed the addition of Tigger’s character to the sequel.
Even Zack Snyder would try his own hand at adapting the material, using it as inspiration for his critically maligned 2011 outingSucker Punch.
In stark contrast, however, Lewis Carroll’sAlice’s Adventures in Wonderlandentered the public domain as far back as 1907, and the decades that followed have already seen several dark reimaginings. From the 2010 low-budget horrorAlice in Murderlandto last year’sAlice in TerrorlandandTim Burton’s Disney-producedAlice in Wonderlandreimagining, Lewis’ classic children’s tale has already lent itself to countless horror and dark fantasy films. Even Zack Snyder would try his own hand at adapting the material, using it as inspiration for his critically maligned 2011 outingSucker Punch.
Chambers Won’t Have The Benefit Of Blood And Honey’s Shock Factor
As a low-budget horror franchise, the core appeal of the rapidly expanding TCU has largely been based on its shock factor. In the years that Disney retained exclusive rights to Winnie the Pooh and his fellow creatures from the Hundred Acre Wood, no one was able to even attempt what Jeffrey and Frake-Waterfield accomplished once the source material entered the public domain. However, while the decision to turn toAlice in Wonderlandmay lend itself well to the horror genre, it will be much harder for Jeffrey to differentiate his own take from the countless others that have already gone before him.
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Based on the stories of Lewis Caroll, Alice in Wonderland follows the adventures of a young girl after she finds herself in a magical world. She finds Wonderland colorful and enchanting, but it’s dangerous, too: Alice quickly falls afoul of the Red Queen, who has a preoccupation with beheadings. With the help of her new friends, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the White Rabbit, Alice must use her head to find her way home.
