Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
Home DramaAlert

Canadian director reimagines Mickey Mouse in violent slasher film: ‘Why not?’

rmtsa by rmtsa
January 5, 2024
in DramaAlert
0
Canadian director reimagines Mickey Mouse in violent slasher film: ‘Why not?’
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


You might also like

Is Kneecap banned from Canada or not? NDP urges answer in high-profile case – National

Tyrese Gibson Booked Into Georgia Jail, Later Released On Bond

Social Media Reacts To Diddy’s Four-Year Prison Sentence

You might know him as Disney’s most iconic figure, but a Canadian horror director has other ideas.

The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Jan. 1, and Jamie Bailey and his team were quick to release a trailer that day for the upcoming slasher movie Mickey’s Mouse Trap.

Asked why he would make a movie corrupting the beloved children’s character, Bailey’s response was: “Why not?”

“It’s really such an iconic character, and we felt there was kind of a pent-up audience for this,” he said. “And we were proven right. We just cannot believe the amount of responses we’ve gotten back since we released the trailer. It’s just been wild.”


Click to play video: 'Mickey Mouse to soon become public domain'

2:32
Mickey Mouse to soon become public domain


The famous mouse made his first appearance in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie, and only that version of him is now in the public domain — not the gloved, big-eared version of Mickey that people know and love today.

Story continues below advertisement

Bailey said Mickey’s Mouse Trap was partially inspired by Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a slasher movie released in early 2023 after the copyright expired for the original version of the beloved anthropomorphic bear.

Bailey, who is originally from Glace Bay, N.S., and now resides in Toronto, said putting a gritty twist on characters typically linked to childhood nostalgia is bound to get people talking.

“Just the novelty of it, it piques everyone’s interest right off the bat,” he said. “Seeing your beloved childhood character going around murdering people, it’s just kind of fun.”


‘Seeing your beloved childhood character going around murdering people, it’s just kind of fun,’ says ‘Mickey’s Mouse Trap’ director Jamie Bailey.

Into Frame Films Ltd

Mickey’s Mouse Trap, directed from a screenplay written by Simon Phillips, tells the story of a group of friends celebrating the lead character’s birthday at a Chuck E. Cheese-esque venue one night. Terror ensues when someone gets possessed by Mickey Mouse and begins killing attendees.

Story continues below advertisement

“That’s pretty much all you need to know,” Bailey said.

Get the latest National news.

Sent to your email, every day.

The movie was shot in September 2023 at Funhaven, an amusement centre in Ottawa. Bailey said they wanted to get the filming done early so they could release the trailer as soon as the copyright expired.

“We thought it would get some attention, and it sure did,” he said.

There is no set release date yet as Bailey is still in talks with distributors, but he hopes to have it released by March.


Jamie Bailey’s production company is in talks with distributors, but hopes the film can be released by March.

Into Frame Films Ltd

Bailey said he’s not overly concerned with Disney taking legal action, though he acknowledged that as a huge conglomerate, it could squash his production company “like a bug.”

Trending Now

Chip Wilson slams Lululemon’s diversity efforts: ‘You don’t want certain customers’

Houthis launch drone to attack ships in Red Sea, hours after warning from Canada and allies

“I’m totally willing to direct the next three Marvel movies for free, Disney, if you don’t sue us,” Bailey offered. “It’s a fair deal.”

Story continues below advertisement

Disney did not respond to a media request asking about its reaction to the upcoming horror film, but said in a statement to The Associated Press that it will, “of course, continue to protect our rights in the more modern versions of Mickey Mouse and other works that remain subject to copyright.”

Using characters a ‘no-brainer’

With a number of children’s characters having entered the public domain this year, like Pooh’s friend Tigger and the never-aging Peter Pan, and others set to have their copyright expire in the next decade — such as Disney darlings Donald Duck and Pluto — Bailey said the time is ripe to reimagine these characters in different ways.

The horror genre is a particularly good way to explore these characters’ darker sides, he said.

“It’s the only genre of film that you can make without a big star. The genre itself is the star,” he said.

“So tying it up with a childhood character like Mickey Mouse … it’s kind of a no-brainer. I think the market might get saturated with it, and it will really come down to what ones are good or not.”


The film takes place in an amusement arcade during a birthday party gone awry.

Into Frame Films Ltd

Whether or not the film is viewed as good has yet to be decided. Online reactions to the trailer’s release have been mixed – but Bailey said any publicity is good publicity, “especially for a movie like this.”

Story continues below advertisement

“The more people that talk about it, the better,” he said. “I assume that a lot of people will be hate-watching it, that’s fine too — just as long as they watch it.”

While Bailey’s Mickey Mouse horror film may be the first, it won’t be the last. Another horror flick featuring the Steamboat Willie character, which has yet to be titled, was announced Tuesday from director Steven LaMorte.

And a Steamboat Willie-inspired survival horror game named Infestation: Origins is set to release later this year.

&copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.



Source link

Tags: CanadianDirectorFilmMickeyMouseReimaginesSlasherVIOLENT
Share30Tweet19
rmtsa

rmtsa

Recommended For You

Is Kneecap banned from Canada or not? NDP urges answer in high-profile case – National

by rmtsa
October 5, 2025
0
Is Kneecap banned from Canada or not? NDP urges answer in high-profile case – National

The federal immigration minister is facing increasing pressure to clarify whether the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap is indeed banned from entering Canada, or if the Liberal official who...

Read more

Tyrese Gibson Booked Into Georgia Jail, Later Released On Bond

by rmtsa
October 5, 2025
0
Tyrese Gibson Booked Into Georgia Jail, Later Released On Bond

Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday (October 3), a week after he allegedly failed to turn himself in. Atlanta police had an arrest warrant...

Read more

Social Media Reacts To Diddy’s Four-Year Prison Sentence

by rmtsa
October 5, 2025
0
Social Media Reacts To Diddy’s Four-Year Prison Sentence

Source: Paras Griffin/Getty Images After weeks of building suspense and eyebrow-raising letters on his behalf, Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to four years and two months in federal...

Read more

Singer D4vd Hires Harvey Weinstein’s Criminal Defense Lawyer As LAPD States He’s Not Been Named As Suspect In Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s ‘Undetermined’ Death Investigation

by rmtsa
October 5, 2025
0
Singer D4vd Hires Harvey Weinstein’s Criminal Defense Lawyer As LAPD States He’s Not Been Named As Suspect In Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s ‘Undetermined’ Death Investigation

Singer D4vd has hired the Harvey Weinstein‘s criminal defense lawyer to defend him as the LAPD’s investigation into 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s death ramps up. Elsewhere, the LAPD...

Read more

Mark Sanchez Stabbing Dispatch Audio Released

by rmtsa
October 5, 2025
0
Mark Sanchez Stabbing Dispatch Audio Released

Mark Sanchez 911 Dispatch Audio ... Two People Believed to Be Stabbed Published October 4, 2025 5:26 PM PDT Play video content Mark Sanchez's stabbing incident early Saturday...

Read more
Next Post
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Not Allowed Communication With Ex-Boyfriend

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Not Allowed Communication With Ex-Boyfriend

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized

CATEGORIES

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result

Recent News

  • FOX Sports Hosts Face Backlash for Sending Sanchez ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
  • Is Kneecap banned from Canada or not? NDP urges answer in high-profile case – National
  • THE SMASHING MACHINE Sees Dwayne Johnson Disappear Into His Best Performance Yet — GeekTyrant

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In