The movie's quality was called into question, with criticisms directed at the script, acting, cinematography, and lack of humor; it also received five Golden Raspberry Awards.
[3] After the movie's limited release, it was ultimately deemed a financial success, recouping $5 million from its small budget of $100,000.
[4] Upon the monetary gain, Jagged Edge Productions announced plans to produce a sequel with a higher budget, while also stating a then-unnamed cinematic universe featuring characters from various children's stories was in development.
In November 2022, a horror movie centered around the titular character from Peter Pan and Wendy was announced as being in development; with Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Chambers (aka Jeffrey) once again serving as producers.
[28] Chambers was later announced to be the director from a script he wrote, with the filmmaker stating the movie will take inspiration from a combination of French cinema, High Tension and The Black Phone.
[15] In November 2022, a horror film centered around the titular character from Bambi, a Life in the Woods was announced as being in development.
Officially titled Bambi: The Reckoning, the movie will be developed by ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions.
Finding inspiration from the design used in Netflix's The Ritual, Bambi will be a vicious killing machine that lurks in the wilderness.
The team of nightmarish monsters will include returning characters such as Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, Bambi, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Hook, Pinocchio, and The Cricket; while also introducing Rabbit, Sleeping Beauty, the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, and others to the cast.
Producer Scott Chambers said if production isn't completed on time, the studio will move its release to the first quarter of 2026.
[47][48] The studio later shared posters for the upcoming installments of the franchise at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Sleeping Beauty movie in May of the same year.
[49] In May 2024 during the Cannes Film Festival, Jagged Edged Productions revealed the teaser posters for The Twisted Childhood Universe installments; officially announcing Snow White Returns as a part of the lineup.
[44] In January 2025, writer/director Scott Chambers announced plans for a sequel to Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, acknowledging that its realization is dependent on the first movie's box office performance.