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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:
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 worldwide in April 2025.
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.
These include the aforementioned Steamboat Willie and Plane Crazy, as well as notable literary works like: Peter Pan (stage play version) by J.M. Barrie Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
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 ...
Mickey Mouse (originally known as Mickey Mouse Sound Cartoons) [1] is a series of American animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions.The series started in 1928 with Steamboat Willie [b] and ended with 2013’s Get a Horse! being the last in the series to date, otherwise taking a hiatus from 1953 to 1983.
At least two movies starring a version of Disney’s mascot were announced as the copyright for “Steamboat Willie” entered the public domain for the first time.
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2023 at 06:53:11 (UTC). Original (currently hosted on YouTube, to be uploaded on 31 December 2023) – Steamboat Willie, the first animated movie featuring the character "Mickey Mouse", enters the public domain under U.S. copyright law on 1 January 2024, 95 years after its release in 1928.