2024: Mickey Mouse's "Steamboat Willie" enters public domain, inspiring 2025 horror film "Screamboat" featuring David Howard Thornton.
Mickey Mouse's first cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," entered the public domain in 2024, leading to a Steamboat Willie-inspired horror movie titled "Screamboat." David Howard Thornton, known for his role as Art the Clown in the "Terrifier" franchise, will star in the film, which follows a group of New Yorkers on a ferry ride that turns deadly when a mischievous mouse begins a rampage. The film is directed by Steven LaMorte and set to release in 2025.
June 10, 2024
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