Steamboat Willie, who debuted in 1928, is now in the public domain. It's cheap horror that can in theory make big bucks (on a return-on-investment basis, at least). British filmmaker Rhys Frake ...

Steamboat Willie, who debuted in 1928, is now in the public domain. It’s cheap horror that can in theory make big bucks (on a return-on-investment basis, at least). British filmmaker Rhys Frake ...

Willie was designed by Quantum Creation FX as both a puppet and a costume — it’s as practical as the boat the film shot on ... s characters now being bastardized for blood, Steamboat Willie, who ...

Screamboat—Terrifier star David Howard Thornton’s horror movie featuring the public domain character Steamboat Willie—is setting sail in theaters later than anticipated. In addition ...

make a horror movie, in which a version of Mickey Mouse is a murderous killer rodent stalking his victims on a vintage steamboat. The reason why? The 1928 short cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," is now ...

Regarding his casting, LaMorte added: “Watching David Howard Thornton bring Steamboat ... night boat ride in New York City, only for the night to take a bloody turn when Screamboat Willie ...

This is not your grandma's Steamboat Willie. Not only is the original Mickey Mouse ... and the movie musical of The Color Purple, stars as Willie, who was abused and isolated as a boy. Legend says he ...

While Disney retains exclusive rights to its depiction of Mickey Mouse from its own works, the character as depicted in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie entered public domain at the beginning ...