It seemed inevitable that once the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse hit the public domain, there would be a frantic scramble to be the first one to cash in with a Mickey Mouse horror movie. So ...

Mickey Mouse has landed a new role: horror-movie villain. At least two films starring an early version of the Walt Disney Company’s famous mascot were announced this week as the copyright for Disney’s ...

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The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, barely two days in the public domain. Slashed free of Disney's copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” is already ...

Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie.” That early iteration of the iconic Walt Disney character officially entered the public domain on January 1, 2024, ...

At 12:01 am this morning, the earliest iteration of one of the world’s most beloved children’s characters entered the public domain. Shortly thereafter, the trailer for a slasher film called Mickey’s ...

LaMorte is not a stranger to public domain horror parodies. He directed The Mean One back in 2022, a take on The Grinch. Last year saw another of Disney’s public domain characters, Winnie the Pooh, ...

The 'Steamboat Willie' version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on January 1. According to the film’s synopsis (via The Hollywood Reporter), the film follows a girl named Alex on her 21 st ...

Mickey's Mouse Trap is the first horror film to take advantage of Disney's Steamboat Willie entering the public domain. Reading time 2 minutes It was inevitable that once Mickey Mouse entered the ...

Around CinemaBlend, I am generally considered the resident Disney expert. I've seen every Disney animated movie, I do a lot of our coverage on Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and when I’m writing ...

A rear shot of a scary Mickey Mouse holding a bloodied knife while standing on a ferry deck Image via Sleight of Hand Productions A horror movie based on the Steamboat Willie short film is currently ...