As the Poohniverse expands, the Pinocchio: Unstrung poster has been accused of copying another horror movie based on an iconic doll.
Thanks to the ironic success ofWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey(a critical flop but smash success at the box office), the slate ofnew moviessurrounding public domain characters is now tackling the little wooden puppet known as Pinocchio.
Alongside Bambi: The Reckoning and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, Pinocchio: Unstrung is helping to grow The Twisted Childhood Universe (informally known asthe Poohniverse). However, the poster for the upcominghorror moviehas been accused of copying another classic flick’s marketing, and it involves another famous doll:Chucky.
Indeed, the two posters are rather similar, featuring the respective villains walking away from their victims, Woody from Toy Story in the case of Child’s Play and Geppetto in the Pinocchio: Unstrung poster.
The Child’s Play poster made reference to the Toy Story character at the time, since the release of the horror reboot coincided with the release of Toy Story 4. Woody wasn’t the only victim, with Buzz, Rex, Hamm and Slinky all getting their own versions of a tragic death at the hands of Chucky.
“Is this a new version of the Chucky movie?!?” anotherasked.
One commentpointed out: “1. Pinocchio was already public domain, why did they wait until now? 2. This is literally that one Child’s Play reboot poster.”
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Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
