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While the Walt Disney Company retains exclusive rights to the depictions of Mickey Mouse from their own franchise, the Steamboat Willie version of the character entered the public domain on January 1, 2024; one day later, Screamboat was announced. [1] [2] Screamboat is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on April 2, 2025.
Steamboat Willie was an immediate hit, while Gang War has since been lost and all but forgotten today. A Colony theatre bill, from November 18, 1928, promoting Steamboat Willie in the second row. The success of Steamboat Willie not only led to international fame for Walt Disney but for Mickey as well. Variety (November 21, 1928) wrote:
At least two films starring an early version of the Walt Disney Company’s famous mascot were announced this week as the copyright for Disney’s 1928 animated short film, “Steamboat Willie ...
Iconic Events Releasing has shifted the U.S. theatrical release date of the Steamboat Willie horror movie “Screamboat” from late January to April. The distributor has also unveiled a first ...
The original Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse entered into the U.S. public domain in 2024, but any elements that would be unique to later depictions of the character had to be avoided. On January 1, 2024, the first animated works starring Mickey Mouse, notably Steamboat Willie, entered the public domain in the US and Canada.
“Screamboat,” a horror-comedy reimagining of Disney’s Steamboat Willie character that recently entered the public domain, has announced final additions to its cast ahead of a sales screening ...
The Vanishing of S.S. Willie: Horror short film Horror short film based on Steamboat Willie and, as so far known, the first film released using its public domain-status. [8] [9] January 1, 2024 Mousetrapped: Webcomics A daily webcomic-series created by R. K. Milholland, continuing the narrative of Mickey, after the events of Steamboat Willie ...
Last year already saw the release of a horror short film based on Steamboat Willie called The Vanishing of S.S. Willie, plus the horror-comedy movie called The Mouse Trap.