Compared to recent riffs on Winnie the Pooh and Popeye, the 'Steamboat Willie' horror spoof has fun skewering the company that's been so protective of its now-public-domain IP. “Screamboat ...

The Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse has finally escaped copyright ... exterminator treating sinister infestations caused by twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends ...

The “Steamboat Willie” version of Mickey Mouse has sailed to Walt Disney ... adding “and I can’t wait to unleash our twisted take on this beloved character to the world.” ...

“It’s a project I’ve been dreaming of, and I can’t wait to unleash this twisted take on this beloved character to the world.” “Mickey’s Mouse Trap” does not yet have an announced ...

Now Thornton is taking on another beloved children's character, Mickey Mouse, in a slasher tale on Steamboat Willie, Screamboat. The film was set to release theatrically at the end of the month ...

Mickey Mouse has landed a new role ... “I can’t wait to unleash our twisted take on this beloved character to the world. There are some differences between Mickey in “Steamboat Willie ...

Most of the Internet’s use of Steamboat Willie—the earliest version of Mickey Mouse that ... on the inevitable “twisted” projects that will employ the mouse’s visage.

The copyright on Mickey Mouse expires today, meaning The Walt Disney Company no longer has the exclusive rights to the character. Does this mean you can put Mickey in your own cartoon? Not exactly.

In 1971, he launched a countercultural attack on Mickey Mouse. In his underground comic ... As the clock began to wind down on the extension in the 2010s, some anticipated that Disney and other ...