Overlook the Happiest Place on Earth, Mickey Mouse goes off the rails — the happy-go-lucky rodent is now operating riot in a horror flick … and prepare to see much more of this new Mick.
The copyright for the earliest model of the Disney character — from the 1928 animated traditional, “Steamboat Willie” — expired Monday … and filmmakers are already taking benefit by making him the villain within the new slasher movie, “Mickey’s Mouse Trap.”
The British unbiased film would not have a launch date but, however the plot has a bunch of teenagers fleeing for his or her lives as a knife-wielding man in a Mickey costume unleashes terror at an amusement park.
That is not all — a brand new Micky-inspired horror sport, “Infestation 88,” has additionally dropped … that includes a blood-stained model of the character.
Regardless of, the early model of MM now being public domain, each tasks make it clear they are not affiliated or endorsed by Disney — little question hoping to keep away from Mouse Home legal professionals.
Disney is reassuring followers the healthful fashionable model of Mickey stays unaffected by the copyright expiration … so, he’ll stay the Walt Disney Firm’s international ambassador.
For now, although, somebody inform Minnie to return get her man — trigger he is out right here killing individuals!