Mickey Mouse Horror Movie Makers Are as Cynical as You'd Expect

A scene from Mickey’s Mouse Trap

It was inevitable that once Mickey Mouse entered the public domain via early Disney short Steamboat Willie, projects exploiting the icon’s newly accessible status would follow. News of horror flick Mickey’s Mouse Trap broke last week, complete with instantly viral trailer—and now its creators are sharing more about how it came to be.

Speaking to the DisInsider about their film—official logline: “It’s Alex’s 21st birthday, but she’s stuck at the amusement arcade on a late shift so her friends decide to surprise her, but a masked killer dressed as Mickey Mouse decides to play a game of his own with them which she must survive”—director Jamie Bailey and producer Simon Phillips revealed the idea’s in been in the works since summer 2023. That’s when the pair first realized Mickey Mouse’s public domain date was looming and, to their surprise, nobody else appeared to be taking advantage of that fact.

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There’s no release date for Mickey’s Mouse Trap yet, but the filmmakers promise we’ll know “soon.” Watch the full interview with Bailey and Phillips here.

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