Earlier this year, media and news outlets widely reported that Mickey Mouse had entered the "public domain" because Disney's copyright in the cartoon "Steamboat Willie" expired on Jan. 1, 2024.

“‘The Mouse Trap’ film is famously the first horror film to use the Mickey Mouse character from ‘Steamboat Willie.’ We just wanted to have fun with it all,” Bailey said in a press ...

In it, clips from Walt Disney's 'Steamboat Willie' are shown are used to tell the story of a mouse mask-wearing killer who stalks college-age kids at an arcade. Mickey Mouse Horror Movie Trailer ...

Horror comedy film 'Mickey's Mouse Trap' features Disney's iconic character as the killer. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital The synopsis for the film, called Mickey’s Mouse Trap ...

The announcement follows the release on Monday of a trailer for “Mickey’s Mouse Trap,” another public domain horror-comedy directed by Jamie Bailey. That one, which is set an amusement ...

The earliest version of Mickey Mouse may be in the public domain as of last year, but Disney continues its efforts to protect ...

Within the first three days of the year, we saw the short film The Vanishing of S.S. Willie, a trailer for the slasher movie Mickey’s Mouse Trap, and an announcement that Terrifier 2 producers ...

The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, barely two days in the public domain. Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” is ...

Valley experts and pop culture aficionados expect Mickey Mouse to continue having a cultural impact as the beloved Disney character entered the public domain this year.

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 ...