in which a version of Mickey Mouse is a murderous killer rodent stalking his victims on a vintage steamboat. The reason why? The 1928 short cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," is now in the public domain ...

But the cartoon creature who stars in the ... explanation of what you can and can't do with the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse as of Jan. 1, 2024. Find out more here.

The Walt Disney Company lost the copyright to its inaugural Mickey Mouse cartoon, Steamboat Willie, on January 1, 2024, putting the earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse into the public domain.

Steamboat Willie featured early versions of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, it was the third cartoon featuring the duo they made but the first to be released.

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Regarding his casting, LaMorte added: “Watching David Howard Thornton bring Steamboat Willie to life with the ... the next victims of this malicious mouse?

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey has a lot to answer for! Hewes Pictures has released the first poster for a second Steamboat ...

Disney retains all exclusive rights to its depiction of Mickey Mouse, however the character seen in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie entered ... the rights to the cartoon versions of Winnie ...

A Steamboat Willie slasher flick was always going to ... trailer (as first shared by IndieWire in August 2024), but the Mickey Mouse precursor character was not depicted in it.

His colors are muted as well to emulate the black and white look of the original cartoon ... Since the first version of Mickey Mouse found in Steamboat Willie fell into the public domain last ...

A famous Disney cartoon is now the stuff ... The 1928 short, "Steamboat Willie," is often cited as the debut of Mickey Mouse, though he did show up in an early short called "Plane Crazy" the ...