{"id":2138655,"date":"2024-01-02T16:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T21:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mickey-mouse-horror-film-announced-as-steamboat-willie-enters-public-domain\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T16:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T21:13:49","slug":"mickey-mouse-horror-film-announced-as-steamboat-willie-enters-public-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mickey-mouse-horror-film-announced-as-steamboat-willie-enters-public-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"New horror film featuring Mickey Mouse announced as &#8216;Steamboat Willie&#8217; enters public domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmickey-mouse-horror-film-announced-as-steamboat-willie-enters-public-domain%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2138655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Terrifying Twist: Mickey Mouse \u200dto \u200dStar \u200din New Horror Film<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hold onto your seats, because a \u2063bone-chilling horror\u2064 movie featuring the iconic\u2064 \u201cSteamboat Willie\u201d version of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mickey-mouse\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mickey Mouse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  is currently \u200bin the works, according to a thrilling report by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/news\/steamboat-willie-horror-film-mickey-mouse-public-domain-copyright-1235849861\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Variety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A New Chapter for Mickey Mouse<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/disney\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disney\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  copyright to the beloved \u201cSteamboat Willie\u201d \u2062expired on Monday, along with\u2062 its rights to the \u2064original versions\u200c of Mickey and \u200cMinnie Mouse. However, fear not, as\u200c the company still holds <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/copyright\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">copyrights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  for the more modern renditions of these iconic characters. \u201cSteamboat \u2062Willie\u201d is an animated short from 1928 that is widely considered the debut of \u2064Mickey and Minnie \u2062Mouse. But be warned, this early Mickey is quite different\u2062 from the familiar cartoon we \u200bknow today. According to\u200b NPR, he\u2019s described \u2063as \u201cmore rascally and rough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seizing this thrilling opportunity,\u200d independent filmmaker Steven LaMorte has announced his plans to bring Mickey Mouse into \u2063the realm of horror.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A Twisted Take on\u200c a Beloved Character<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSteamboat Willie has brought joy to generations, but beneath that cheerful \u200dexterior lies the potential for pure, unhinged terror,\u201d LaMorte declared\u200d in a press release. \u2064\u201cThis is a \u2062project I\u2019ve been \u200bdreaming of, and \u2063I can\u2019t wait to unleash this twisted\u200c take on the beloved character \u200dto the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LaMorte, who previously directed the horror film \u201cThe \u200dMean One\u201d (2022) featuring the infamous Dr. Seuss character The Grinch, is no \u200cstranger to dark and\u2063 eerie storytelling. With his\u2064 latest \u200dendeavor, he aims to \u2063honor \u200bthese cherished characters \u200bwhile presenting them in an entirely new light.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are doing our due diligence to ensure there\u2019s no question \u200bor confusion about \u200cour intentions,\u201d \u2064LaMorte assured. \u2063\u201cThis \u2062is our interpretation of \u200ca public\u200c domain character. It\u2019s a thrilling rollercoaster ride with heart and humor, based on this character that everybody knows.\u201d The film\u2019s producers are even working closely with a \u200clegal team to ensure compliance with copyright laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE \u2063TO GET THE\u2064 DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disney has made it \u200cclear that they will remain vigilant in protecting the copyright-protected version of Mickey Mouse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe will, of course, continue to safeguard our rights\u200c in the more modern versions\u200c of \u200cMickey Mouse and other copyrighted works. We will also take measures to prevent any confusion caused by\u2063 unauthorized use of Mickey and our other iconic characters,\u201d the company stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This development echoes what happened\u2062 when \u2062Winnie\u2063 the Pooh and \u2062Piglet entered the \u2064public domain \u2064last year. The horror film \u201cWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey\u201d shocked audiences with its portrayal of Pooh \u2062and Piglet\u200c as deranged\u2064 serial killers.\u2064 Now, with Tigger also joining the public domain on January 1, 2024, who knows \u2064what terrifying tales await us?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Characters. This has opened the door for filmmakers to explore darker and edgier interpretations of the beloved cartoon characters, potentially giving audiences a fresh and thrilling take on the horror genre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2138657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2138655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2138657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2138655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2138655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}