The reinvention was made possible after legal protection for the character, who first appeared in the 1928 film Steamboat Willie, expired
A The trailer for the Mickey Mouse horror film has been released due to the expiration of the copyright on Walt Disney's most iconic character.
After 95 years of charming children, the film director has «reimagined» the character.
This was made possible after the legal protection expired for the character, who first appeared in the 1928 film «Steamboat Willie.»
Versions of «Steamboat Willie»
As a result of the version of «Steamboat Willie» » Mickey and Minnie Mouse can be used freely and without permission.
Hollywood directors wasted no time in letting their imaginations run wild.
Trailer for a movie called “Mickey the Mousetrap.”
The plot centers on a killer dressed as Mickey Mouse who terrorizes a woman stuck in an arcade.“We just wanted to have fun. I mean, it's Mickey Mouse from Steamboat Willie killing people. It's funny,» said director Jamie Bailey. «We tried it and had fun doing it, and I think it shows.»
On screens in the US in March.
If a distributor is found, the work should be released in the United States in March.< /p>
Not to be outdone, director Stephen LaMorte remade Steamboat Willie into another horror film.
His Mickey Mouse torments passengers on a ferry.
«Steamboat Willie has brought joy to generations, but underneath that cheerful exterior lies the potential for pure, deranged horror,» Mr. LaMorte said.
< p >«This is the project I've been dreaming about, and I can't wait to bring the world this twisted take on this beloved character.»
Game developers got involved
Game developers also got into the fray, with a product called «Infestation» 88.»
The developers came up with a plot in which players take on the role of exterminators, whose task is to cope with the invasion of parasites.
Their heyday The target is a somewhat grotesque Mickey Mouse, dressed in same costume as in Steamboat Willie, but with blood on the face.
“In 1988, what was thought to be a parasite outbreak turned into something much more sinister,” the synopsis reads.
“Infestation 88 is an episodic survival horror game for 1-4 players where you and your friends are exterminators tasked with fighting these mysterious infestations.”
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