The animated movie was based on Bambi, a Life in the Woods, a 1923 Austrian novel by Felix Salten that entered the public domain this year (along with A.A. Milne’s first Winnie-The-Pooh book).

Director Scott Jeffrey is making a new "Bambi" film with a horror movie twist in collaboration with the "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" creator.

Disney’s plans to give “Bambi” a modern twist — possibly downplaying the tragic death of his mom — has sparked backlash against the company’s woke crusade to meddle with its classic films.

When Bambi is kissed by a doe, he gives a look of disgust. We spent an hour on that look. “Look like something bad has happened,” they’d say. But I was having the time of my life.

The original movie, released in 1942, told the story of a young fawn named Bambi as he learns his place in the forest. With his two best friends, a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower ...