The “Steamboat Willie” version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain this year. Two directors said the character will be the villain in new horror movies.

On Jan. 1, 2024, the iconic Mickey Mouse character from "Steamboat Willie" entered the public domain after the expiration of the 95-year copyright, and is already the focus of at least two horror ...

The Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse has finally escaped copyright protection—so here come the horror adaptations. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Mickey Mouse will appear in new, non-Disney creative works after 95 years of copyright protection of the character expired on Jan. 1. With this, early versions of Mickey Mouse are now part of the ...

Mickey Mouse is on a murderous rampage. The trailer for a new live-action Mickey Mouse horror film dropped on the first day of January, when copyright for Disney's classic 1928 short Steamboat ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mickey’s Mouse Trap is proudly claiming to be the “first ever live action Mickey Mouse comedy horror feature film” and was filmed and directed by Jamie Bailey.As the below trailer reveals ...

It was inevitable that once Mickey Mouse entered the public domain via early Disney short Steamboat Willie, projects exploiting the icon’s newly accessible status would follow. News of horror ...

In 2024, The Mouse Trap was released. A Canadian slasher film, it follows a young man who wears a Mickey Mouse mask and goes on a bloody rampage at an arcade amusement park.