"Cinderella" Is the Next Children's Story to Get a Gore-Filled Makeover

The public domain opening on so many classic children’s characters and fairy tales has made filmmakers leap at the opportunity to present fans with their own demented spin. 

Rhys Frake-Waterfield has been seeing nothing but red since "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey". He already has the gears turning on not just a sequel for "Blood and Honey" but also two other brutal reimaginings: "Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare" and "Bambi: The Reckoning". 

It was reported last week that the sequel to "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" was set to start filming in the fall.

Now, another fan-favorite character’s happy ending is coming undone. Louisa Warren has been tapped to helm "Cinderella’s Curse", on behalf of ChampDog Films. 

While no plot details have been released at the time, Warren promised that audiences were in for “an incredibly unique spin on the Cinderella we all love and know. There are going to be some truly horrific deaths by her hands.”

In the original rags-to-riches story, Cinderella was treated horribly by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, meaning that it’s more than likely that they’ll be the ones to fall into her crosshairs. There’s also the possibility that her fairy godmother will be more of a bloodthirsty and vengeance-driven character than the one who would bibbidi-bobbidi-boo pumpkins into coaches. 

Kelly Rian Sanson, Chrissie Wunna, and Danielle Scott star in the title which was penned by Harry Boxley, one of the stars and writers of Jason Arber’s (Kick-Ass) horror makeover, "Mary Had a Little Lamb". 

Principal photography for Cinderella’s Curse will begin next month in the UK and is expected to land in October 2023 with shopping to begin at AFM.