Pinocchio Unstrung Trailer: Wooden Doll Turns Homicidal

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 (EXCLUSIVE) 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 (EXCLUSIVE) 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 Jagged Edge 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 Ryan Coogler Makes Actor Awards History With 'Sinners' as First Person to Direct Two Cast Ensemble Winners Actor Awards Producers on Kristen Bell and Miles Caton Music Performances, ‘The Office’ Reunion, ‘Abbott Elementary’ Cold Open and More (EXCLUSIVE) We see him use his razor sharp wooden nose to impale a girl’s foot as she comes out of the shower, rip the skin from the face of a screaming man and appear to collect a load of intestines from another casualty. All the while, Pinocchio is goaded on by probably cinema’s most evil Jimmy Cricket (voiced by Robert Englund, best known for playing Freddie Krueger).”Piece by piece, we’ll take everything you need to be real,” he tells him. Popular on Variety If anyone thought Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was a little on the dark side and perhaps not something for their children, that film was basically Disney compared to this. “Pinocchio: Unstrung” is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and produced by Scott Jeffrey, the duo behind “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey” and their prolific horror banner Jagged Edge Productions. Alongside Brake and Englund, the cast also includes Cameron Bell, Jessica Balmer, Jack Art Gray and Peter De Souza-Feighoney, while Emmy winner Todd Masters oversees the the practical animatronics. ITN Distribution is overseeing the release, with theatrical date currently being scheduled worldwide. Premiere Entertainment Group is repping sales. “We built Pinocchio as a fully practical animatronic because I wanted him to feel real,” said Frake-Waterfield. “This is a twisted coming-of-age story told from the puppet’s perspective: a creation struggling for autonomy while being manipulated by the sinister forces around him, from Robert Englund’s sinister ‘Jiminy Cricket’ to Richard Brake’s obsessive Geppetto.” “Pinocchio Unstrung” is the latest standalone addition to Jagged Edge’s growing low-budget Twisted Childhood Universe, which currently includes “Blood and Honey” and its sequel, “Bambi: The Reckoning” and “Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare.” A third “Blood and Honey” is set to shoot soon, while “Poohniverse Monsters Assemble,” the Avengers-esque crossover film bringing all the characters together for an IP bloodbath is in development. Added Frake-Waterfield: “Our Twisted Childhood Universe continues to grow in darker and more ambitious ways as we’re gearing up for Poohniverse Monsters Assemble!” See the “Pinocchio Unstrung” trailer below: Jump to Comments U.K. News Organizations — Including BBC —  Form Media Coalition Over AI Publishing Rights to ‘Protect Original Journalism’ U.K. Regulator Opens Probe Into X Over Alleged Illegal Content From Grok AI as Malaysia, Indonesia Block Chatbot BBC’s Huw Edwards Scandal Getting TV Drama Treatment From Paramount’s U.K. Network 5 Beta Film Sells Channel 4’s Most-Watched Series ‘Patience’ in 100 Territories ‘Under Salt Marsh’ Creator on Jackie’s Pregnancy, Possible Season 2 and Picking the Murderer: ‘I Want People to Say, “Of Course, Holy Sh-t, It’s [SPOILER]”‘ ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ TV Series Set at Sky (EXCLUSIVE) JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...