‘Pinocchio: Unstrung’ – First Image from ‘Poohniverse’ Horror Movie Starring Robert Englund

The filmmakers behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (and its sequel) are expanding their “Poohniverse” with multiple upcoming films including Bambi: The Reckoning and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, but today we’re here to talk about Pinocchio: Unstrung.

Variety has shared a first look image from the next movie in the twisted public domain horror universe this morning, while also revealing that Robert Englund has joined the cast.

The horror legend is reportedly playing the role of iconic character Cricket!

Additionally, Richard Brake (3 from Hell) will be starring as puppet master Geppetto.

Rhys Frake-Waterfield is directing the upcoming Pinocchio horror movie for Jagged Edge Productions, with makeup FX legend Todd Masters (Child’s Play, Underworld Awakening, Slither) tasked with creating the film’s sinister Pinocchio doll. The fully practical puppet can be glimpsed in the shot up above, which was again first shared by Variety this morning.

Frake-Waterfield tells BD, “The film will embrace practical effects at every opportunity, ranging from the doll itself to the title card of the film. Having a budget significantly higher than my last film, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, I’m aiming to make this the definitive Pinocchio horror film and my best movie to date.”

Cameron Bell, Jessica Balmer, Jack Art Gray and Peter De Souza-Feighoney also star in horror movie Pinocchio: Unstrung, which is expected to come to life sometime next year.

The various films in this “Twisted Childhood Universe” are all building towards Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, which will also feature Pinocchio amongst the deadly gang.