Why Disney Can’t Stop the Mickey Mouse Slasher Film

There’s a slasher Mickey Mouse movie coming out, and here’s why Disney can’t do anything about it.

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00:00 There's a slasher Mickey Mouse movie coming out, and here's why Disney can't do anything

00:05 about it.

00:06 Mickey Mouse is easily the most recognizable character Disney has ever created, and he's

00:12 proudly displayed as their main mascot.

00:14 The first appearance of the happy-go-lucky mouse dates back to 1928, when Walt Disney

00:19 created the character for an animated short called Steamboat Willie.

00:23 This is where the catch comes in.

00:25 Even though the newer version of Mickey Mouse known today has not entered public domain,

00:30 Steamboat Willie's Mickey Mouse entered public domain on January 1st of 2024.

00:35 The trailer for the Mickey Slasher movie, dubbed Mickey Mouse's Trap, promptly dropped

00:40 soon after.

00:41 An incredibly similar situation occurred when another beloved children's character, Winnie

00:46 the Pooh, entered the public domain in January of 2022, and a horror film was announced shortly

00:52 after, starring the bear, called Winnie the Pooh, Blood and Honey.

00:56 In a recent statement, the director of Mickey Mouse's Trap, Jamie Bailey, shared, "We

01:01 just wanted to have fun with it all.

01:03 I mean, it's Steamboat Willie's Mickey Mouse murdering people.

01:06 It's ridiculous.

01:07 We ran with it and had fun doing it and I think it shows."