Unsurprisingly, it took less than a day for a Steamboat Willie horror movie to be announced, and the first reveal came from a ...

The "Steamboat Willie" version of Mickey Mouse became public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. Is Disney losing Mickey? Current artists and creators will be able to make use of Mickey, but with major limits.

A Steamboat Willie horror movie has been announced as Mickey Mouse enters the public domain in 2024.; Indie horror director Steven LaMorte is taking charge of the project after his hit film Winnie ...

The "Steamboat Willie" version of Disney icon Mickey Mouse just entered the public domain, and there's already an explosion of related AI-generated art. We talked to some of the creators behind it.

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.

Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," the first cartoon to star Mickey Mouse, is the star of a new horror trailer after becoming public domain Monday. A trailer for a slasher film "Mickey’s Mouse ...

Steamboat Willie, the earliest version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse, entered the public domain on January 1, 2024, and on January 1, 2024, the Steamboat Willie parodies began to roll in. As one ...

When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in November 1928, it was groundbreaking. It was one of the cartoons to use synchronized sound, and would go on to become one ...

A trailer has dropped for a horror comedy film in which Mickey Mouse is the psycho killer – on the first day that the 1928 Disney short film “Steamboat Willie” has entered the public domain.

Steamboat Willie is a mouse, and so the character is mouse-sized, which adds to the absurdity — both intended and otherwise. The first-look photo juxtaposes Willie with a human-sized bench.

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.

Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie horror producers are wasting no time in capitalizing on it.