When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in November 1928, it was groundbreaking. It was one of the cartoons to use synchronized sound, and would go on to become one of ...

Who’s the newest horror star that’s coming to the screen? M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E. At least two Mickey Mouse-inspired horror movies have been announced since 1928’s “Steamboat Willie” — which features ...

Creative copyright is weird. While you couldn't go out and make your own Star Wars movie without getting sued by Lucasfilm, you can, as of this moment, make a horror movie, in which a version of ...

It's now Jan. 4, and in the four short days of 2024 so far, a certain cartoon mouse has been so extensively used and abused online that you're no doubt already aware of this fact: Mickey Mouse, at ...

The first trailer for The Return of Steamboat Willie, a new Mickey Mouse horror flick, has been released. Made in Unreal Engine 5 by Fewture Studios, the first trailer for The Return of Steamboat ...

Disney secured a significant, if quiet, legal advantage this month when Morgan & Morgan withdrew its lawsuit seeking a federal ruling on the law firm’s ability to use imagery from the 1928 short ...

One of horror's more divisive trends continues in the Screamboat teaser trailer. The movie hails from director Steven LaMorte, who previously made a name for himself by directing 2022's The Mean One, ...

A rear shot of a scary Mickey Mouse holding a bloodied knife while standing on a ferry deck Image via Sleight of Hand Productions A horror movie based on the Steamboat Willie short film is currently ...

A legal battle over the use of “Steamboat Willie,” Disney’s pioneering animated short, is unfolding in federal court. Morgan & Morgan, Florida’s largest law firm, has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to ...