early version of mickey mouse set to be public domain jan1

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On Jan. 1, the black-and-white version of the anthropomorphic mouse that officially debuted in the 1928 short film “Steamboat Willie” entered the public domain, and now will appear in not one, but two horror movies without the permission of the Walt Disney Company.

A trailer for one of the horror films, titled “Mickey's Mouse Trap” and directed by Jamie Bailey, debuted Jan. 1.

"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," a description of the film reads.