Pinocchio: Unstrung - Confirmation, Story & Everything We Know

Summary Pinocchio: Unstrung joins Twisted Childhood Universe as a horrifying horror version of the classic puppet.

The film is set to premiere in January 2025 after going into production in September 2024.

Jagged Edge Productions is expanding the horror universe with characters like Bambi and Peter Pan.

The Twisted Childhood Universe is set to expand with the announcement of a brand-new public domain terror from Jagged Edge Productions called Pinocchio: Unstrung. The beloved marionette who dreams of being a real boy debuted back in 1883 in Carlo Collodi's novel, but the latest interpretation of the character recasts him as a horrifying villain. The basic premise of Jagged Edge Production's Twisted Childhood Universe is rather simple, and it takes popular children's characters from the public domain and morphs them into nightmarish horror mascots that hack and slash their way through unsuspecting victims.

The project started with the surprise box-office success of 2023's Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, which was made cheap to capitalize on A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh entering the public domain. Soon, a wave of public domain horror movies were rushed into production with characters like Mickey Mouse and Peter Pan becoming dark alternates of their most kind and cuddly forms. Though few have earned any praise from critics, the chance to make a quick buck has spurred Jagged Edge Productions to follow up on the smash-hit success of Blood and Honey, and create a new horror universe.

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Pinocchio: Unstrung Latest News

A Release Window Is Revealed

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Though Jagged Edge Productions has pumped out their Twisted Childhood Universe movies quickly, the latest news confirms the release window for Pinocchio: Unstrung. With little detail revealed about the upcoming horror opus, it has now been announced that the public domain horror is slated to premiere in January 2025 after going into production in September 2024. The short turn-around time allows for Jagged Edge to make the movies on a tight schedule, but no exact release date has been provided yet.

Pinocchio: Unstrung Is Confirmed

Jagged Edge Announced The Movie In Early 2024

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Hot on the heels of other Twisted Childhood Universe movies announced by the low-budget horror production company, Pinocchio: Unstrung was added to the roster in early 2024. No director is currently attached to the project, and Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey director Rhys Frake-Waterfield will produce the movie alongside Scott Jeffrey. Like the behind-the-scenes crew, no cast members have been added to the public domain horror movie either.

Pinocchio: Unstrung Production Status

The Evil Puppet Arrives In January 2025

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With so many movies in the works, the small production company could be overreaching.

Though it seemed as if plans were in place to have Pinocchio: Unstrung release around the same time as Jagged Edge's Bambi: The Reckoning in late 2024, those plans have since changed. Now, it has been revealed that the puppet horror will go into production in September 2024 and is aiming for a January 2025 release date. That quick turnaround in indicative of a Jagged Edge production, and its following in the footsteps of the aforementioned Bambi movie which was shot in less than a month.

The other Twisted Childhood Universe movies include:

Movie Release Year Note Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2023 Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 2024 A sequel to Blood and Honey released a year after the original. Bambi: The Reckoning 2024 Filming is wrapped but no release date has been revealed. Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare 2024 Currently filming with no release date announced. Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble 2025 In pre-production. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 2026 In development.

Besides Pinocchio: Unstrung and Bambi: The Reckoning, Jagged Edge is also producing Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare and another Blood and Honey sequel. Pinocchio: Unstrung's 2025 plan should bring it closer to the release of the planned "Poohniverse" movie that will unite all of Jagged Edge's mascots. However, like any low-budget project, Pinocchio: Unstrung is at risk of changing plans should something happen between now and the planned premiere month. With so many movies in the works, the small production company could be overreaching.

Jagged Edge Productions also has several other public domain projects in the works such as Alice in Wonderland and Sleeping Beauty, but they are still in the early stages of development.

Pinocchio: Unstrung Story Details

A Blood-Soaked Revenge Horror Movie Is Expected

Plot details about Pinocchio: Unstrung are surprisingly scant, but Jagged Edge's movies usually always follow a similar format. Taking details from Carlo Collodi's original novel, Unstrung will likely see the marionette who dreams of being a real boy out for blood on some sort of revenge quest. Though it isn't confirmed, Pinocchio will likely leave a trail of bodies in his wake as he seeks to get even with humanity for some slight. A full plot synopsis for Pinocchio: Unstrung is expected soon.

Pinocchio: Unstrung From the studio behind public domain horror films such as Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey comes Pinocchio: Unstrung. This horror-thriller film is expected to arrive in 2024 and will be a new, terrifying take on the original puppet trying to become a real boy. Studio(s) Jagged Edge Productions Distributor(s) ITN Studios , Premiere Entertainment Group