In his early youth, Bambi has wide eyes, spindly legs, a curious nature and high-pitched voice.

The naturalistic animation in the first film was helped by a pair of four-month-old fawns sent to the studio by Maine game wardens.

In this film which fills in the gap between the death of his mother and when he was next shown as a young adult, Bambi finds himself faced with a number of challenges.

First, there is the death of his mother and his consequential move to live with his father, the Great Prince of the Forest.

On November 21, 2022, a live-action horror film titled Bambi: The Reckoning was announced to be in development by ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions with Scott Jeffrey directing and writing, and Rhys Frake-Waterfield serving as a producer.

Finding inspiration from the design used in Netflix's The Ritual, Bambi will be a vicious killing machine that lurks in the wilderness.