It’s Mickey, but not as you’ve ever seen him before.
A trailer for a slasher film, featuring a masked killer dressed as Mickey Mouse, was released on 1 January, the day that Disney’s copyright on the earliest versions of the cartoon character expired in the US.
“We wanted the polar opposite of what exists,” the movie’s producer said.
A new Mickey-inspired horror game, showing the rodent covered with blood stains, also dropped on the same day.
Steamboat Willie, a 1928 short film featuring early non-speaking versions of Mickey and Minnie, entered the public domain in the US on New Year’s Day.
It means cartoonists, novelists and filmmakers can now rework and use the earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie.
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This looks awful, like that Pooh movie. This “make a horror story out of expired copyrights” trend is gonna get old, fast.
I don’t care if it gets old, fuck copyrights and fuck Disney.
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I heard the Pooh movie was good. Then I watched it. I probably won’t bother with this Mickey movie.
bother
heh
I mean, most movies are shit so what did you expect?
So is this just going to happen with every single character that goes into public domain? Someone just has to make a garbage horror movie about them?
Yeah.
Just like how people are more likely to want to stay standing up after having to sit for 8 hours for work/school.
There’s a social rubberbanding effect, just gotta get it out of our collective system so the tension is released, and then better content will come after that release.
If it’s the character thats the face of the organization that is the reason copyright law has been strengthened and enforced with iron rulings, then yes it damn well should happen. Disney is simply reaping what they sewed and they earend every last bit of it and more.
Did you expect anything less?
Fuck Disney, Fuck Copyright laws and all of that, but there has got to be something more interesting to do with Mickey than a schlocky horror movie with a budget of two paper clips and a pack of gum
Yes. But those things take time and don’t farm clicks.
Yeah they did this with Winnie the Pooh and afaik it wasn’t great. I get the idea, but lacks creativity if “it’s just opposite” is your draw card.
It was apparently profitable enough they are making a sequel
I watched it. I was actually kind of excited. I enjoy cheesy horror movies. Including ones that know what they are. Movies like Skinamarink are amazing works of art, and i love it, but Llamageddon was a movie to watch with friends, have a few beers and a frozen pizza.
But I feel like when people make these movies, it’s a really fine line to walk, where it can easily just become bad. The Winnie the Pooh one unfortunate just missed the mark. It was just bad. Not the worst, but I don’t see myself watching it again.
Other people will do it. You think only 1 group is going to take advantage of this?
I’m glad you’re going to watch it. Let us know how it is!
If they really want to make a good movie with some decisive social commentary it should be about mickey enslaved by a “nameless” corporation (because of course everything else is copyrighted and trademarked still) and escaping. Would make an interesting thriller, there’s a lot that could be done to criticize copyright and the companies that abuse the system and their labor force.
Someone make this please, the idea is free (and so is the character)
Reminds me of Banksy’s intro to The Simpsons.
It’s so edgy. At first you’re like “Hey that’s Mickey Mouse! I know him!” And then he’s doing horrible things and you’re like “wait a minute - Mickey Mouse wouldn’t kill people!”
That’s what makes it artistic.
Really subverted my expectations
Waiting for a
Mickey V WinniemovieNote that Mickey Mouse himself is most definitely trademarked and protected via IP laws. The mouse himself may still also be copyrighted (I haven’t bothered to look)
Creating derivative works is still most certainly illegal.
tl;dr you can freely share Steamboat Willie, but you should not try to create your own Mickey Mouse shows since Disney has no issue bankrupting you in a copyright/trademark lawsuit.
That being said, bring on the nightmare mouse!
What’s the difference between mickey mouse and “the mouse himself” the way you used it?
It means the character of Mickey Mouse is protected by trademark. Pretty sure these film makers get sued.
They can use the character, as long as they don’t advertise in a way that infringes on Disney’s trademark (can’t use the mouse silhouette etc.) and they can only use the character as he appeared in the 1928 short, he can’t have gloves or red shorts like the Mickey we know now does.
It’s a tightrope, but it’s possible to use the character legally. I’m sure Disney’s lawyers are looking over this stuff with a magnifying glass though.
i was expecting some rival studio to have an AI ready to just blast out new mickey episodes hourly.
2020 - S05E03 - Mickey Mouse Horror Show
A trailer for a slasher film, featuring a masked killer dressed as Mickey Mouse, was released on 1 January, the day that Disney’s copyright on the earliest versions of the cartoon character expired in the US. A new Mickey-inspired horror game, showing the rodent covered with blood stains, also dropped on the same day. Steamboat Willie, a 1928 short film featuring early non-speaking versions of Mickey and Minnie, entered the public domain in the US on New Year’s Day. It means cartoonists, novelists and filmmakers can now rework and use the earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie. It’s Mickey, but not as you’ve ever seen him before. TV-MA, 47 mins
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S05E03 of what?
2020
That show only had one season though
Hahaha this is what I was waiting for after the copyright ended
Bingo!
