You've heard by now that Walt Disney's 1928 Mickey Mouse entry, "Steamboat Willie", entered into the public domain on Monday, just after its 95th anniversary.
What we're seeing amounts to a prototype, if you will, of Mickey, Minnie, and Pete, who is Mickey's boss in this one. Disney did the vocal effects himself, though none of the main characters have any actually audible dialogue.
Earlier today, it was reported that the same folks who foisted "Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey" on unsuspecting fans last year, are already set to release a horror movie involving a killer wearing a mask of the "Steamboat Willie"-era Mickey. The producers are hoping to fast-track this for a March release, and the fact that they timed their announcement to coincide with "Willie" entering public domain speaks to the fact that this horror movie had been in the works for a while.
Like, what's next? Turning Elmer Fudd into a killer? Ugh. I don't want to think about it.
"Steamboat Willie" gets a B.
4 comments:
Unlike Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey, Mickey’s Mouse Trap will be produced by Into Frame Productions instead of Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Films.
Doesn't matter. Some things should be left well enough alone.
Just because you prefer it that way doesn’t mean everyone else is going to. Nobody cares.
Saw an article on "Mouse Trap" in the paper today. Small time filmmakers will use public domain as an excuse to make movies like this and get their 15 minutes. You're right, Steven, nobody cares.
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