Bambi: The Reckoning

***Bambi: The Reckoning*** is an upcoming British independent horror film directed by Dan Allen, from a screenplay by Rhys Warrington. It is the third installment in The Twisted Childhood Universe (TCU) and serves as a horror retelling of Felix Salten's _Bambi, a Life in the Woods._ The film stars Roxanne McKee and Tom Mulheron, with Nicola Wright, Samira Mighty, Alex Cooke, Catherine Adams, and Russell Geoffrey Banks in supporting roles. It follows a mother and her son who become hunted by Bambi after his own mother's death.

First announced in November 2022 as a _Bambi_-based horror film, the film was subsequently revealed to be set in the TCU shared continuity. It started production in London on 6 January 2024 and wrapped twenty days later.

_Bambi: The Reckoning_ is scheduled to be released on February 7, 2025 in the United Kingdom, released on March 17, 2025 in the United States and is set to be released on May 9, 2025 in Turkey.

## Premise

After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated, grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage, seeking revenge for the death of his mother.

## Cast

- Roxanne McKee as Xana
- Tom Mulheron as Benji, Xana's son
- Nicola Wright as Mary
- Samira Mighty as Harriet
- Alex Cooke as Simon
- Catherine Adams as Jo
- Russell Geoffrey Banks as Andrew
- Ewan Borthwick as Eddie
- David Ambler as Rob
- Luke Cavendish as Joshua
- Big Tobz as Tyler
- Adrian Relph as Michael
- Joseph Greenwood as Harrison

## Production

In November 2022, a live-action horror film based on _Bambi, a Life in the Woods_ by Felix Salten was announced as being in development with the title _Bambi: The Reckoning_. Dan Allen was named as director, with Rhys Frake-Waterfield serving as a producer. The project was stated to a be joint-venture production between ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions. Scott Jeffrey<nowiki/> described the film as "an incredibly dark retelling of the 1928 story we all know and love. Finding inspiration from the design used in Netflix's _The Ritual_, Bambi will be a vicious killing machine that lurks in the wilderness." In February 2023, the film was additionally revealed to be set in the same continuity as _Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey_ (2023) and its sequel, being teased in the latter film.

Principal photography was originally slated to commence on 31 January 2023 in London, England, with Vince Knight serving as cinematographer, after working on _Blood and Honey_. Filming was later rescheduled to begin on 6 January 2024 in England, which Jeffrey confirmed via his social media. Filming wrapped on 26 January 2024.

The film was produced by Jagged Edge Productions in association with ITN Studios.

## Release

_Bambi: The Reckoning_ is slated to be released on February 7, 2025 in the United Kingdom, released on March 17, 2025 in the United States and is set to be released on May 9, 2025 in Turkey. The film was originally set to be released in late 2024.

## Infobox (film)

- **caption**: Theatrical release poster
- **director**: Dan Allen
- **screenplay**: Rhys Warrington
- **music**: Greg Birkumshaw
- **cinematography**: Vince Knight
- **editing**: Dan Allen
- **runtime**: 81 minutes
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **language**: English