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| Directed by | Dan Allen |
| Screenplay by | Rhys Warrington |
| Based on | Bambi, a Life in the Woods byFelix Salten |
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| Cinematography | Vince Knight |
| Music by | Greg Birkumshaw |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Bambi: The Reckoning is an upcoming British independent horror film directed by Dan Allen, written by Rhys Warrington, and produced by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Jeffrey. It is the fourth installment in The Twisted Childhood Universe (TCU) and serves as a horror retellingofFelix Salten's Bambi, a Life in the Woods. The film stars Roxanne McKee and Tom Mulheron, with Nicola Wright, and Samira Mighty in supporting roles. It follows a mother and her son who become hunted by Bambi after his mother's death.
Bambi: The Reckoning is scheduled to be released in 2025.
After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.[1][2][3]
In November 2022, a live-action horror film based on Bambi, a Life in the WoodsbyFelix Salten was announced as being in development with the title Bambi: The Reckoning. Dan Allen was named as director, with Rhys Frake-Waterfield serving as a producer. The project was stated to a be joint-venture production between ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions.[4] Scott Jeffrey described the film as "an incredibly dark retelling of the 1928 story we all know and love. Finding inspiration from the design used in Netflix's The Ritual, Bambi will be a vicious killing machine that lurks in the wilderness."[5] In February 2023, the film was additionally revealed to be set in the same continuityasWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) and its sequel,[6] being teased in the latter film.
Principal photography was originally slated to commence on 31 January 2023 in London, England, with Vince Knight serving as cinematographer, after working on Blood and Honey.[7][8][2] Filming was later rescheduled to begin on 6 January 2024 in England,[3] which Jeffrey confirmed via his social media.[9][10] Filming officially wrapped on 26 January 2024.[11]
The first official trailer debuted exclusively in theaters during the limited releaseofWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 in March 2024.[12] The trailer received a wide release, debuting online on April 3, 2024.[13]
Bambi: The Reckoning is slated to be released in early 2025.[14][better source needed]
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