At the very least, now that Steamboat Willie is in the public domain, there's always the potential for him to crop up in more interesting ways. Or maybe just a better looking horror game.

Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," the first cartoon to star Mickey Mouse, is the star of a new horror trailer after becoming public domain Monday. A trailer for a slasher film " Mickey’s Mouse Trap " ...

First there was “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie horror producers ...

Reminiscent of how public domain Winnie the Pooh became a slasher star in 2022, the freed Steamboat Willie mouse has first found a role in forthcoming horror comedy Mickey's Mouse Trap.

Jennifer Jenkins, director of the Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain, made this conveniently mouse-shaped explanation of what you can and can't do with the Steamboat Willie version of ...

Disney’s 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie will enter the public domain in 2024, meaning that the company is going to lose its copyright protection to the earliest iteration of Micky Mouse ...

The iconic character that has come to define the entire Disney brand made his first appearance as the title character in 1928's Steamboat Willie, which will lapse into the public domain on January ...

This film makes use of Public domain Steam Boat Willie Mickey Mouse only." Steamboat Willie, the earliest Mickey Mouse film, entered the public domain on Jan. 1, 2024.

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.