Rhys Frake-Waterfield

Rhys Frake-Waterfield (born ) is a British filmmaker who became known for his 2023 independent horror film Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. It was the first theatrical film of his career, as well as the first for his production company, Jagged Edge Productions. Career In 2021, Frake-Waterfield left his job at EDF Energy to create low-budget horror films. After entering the film industry, he produced 36 feature films in the span of two years. On January 1, 2022, the 1926 Winnie-the-Pooh book entered the public domain in the United States. Shortly after this, Jagged Edge Productions announced a Winnie-the-Pooh-based slasher film called Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, with Frake-Waterfield serving as the director, writer, and co-producer with Scott Jeffrey. There was much controversy among both the general public and the Winnie-the-Pooh fan community, with Frake-Waterfield claiming that he and the other members on the film's production received death threats and petitions for the film to be cancelled, but the film was released in theatres in the United States on February 15, 2023, receiving very poor reviews. The film made over $5 million on a budget reported to be less than $100,000. Afterwards, Frake-Waterfield announced a sequel to Blood and Honey with a budget five times greater, along with a cinematic universe with horror films based on Bambi, a Life in the Woods and Peter Pan. He also expressed interest in making films about Thor, the Teletubbies, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the future. Selected filmography