The trend of making horror movies involving characters that have become public domain is still ongoing, this time with the announcement of the Mickey Mouse vs Winnie the Pooh movie project.
Currently, the movie industry is witnessing a wave where various famous characters that were previously held in copyright by major studios or production companies are now free to use. For example, the famous Mickey Mouse character from the animated Steamboat Willie.
The character has now become public domain after its copyright, owned by Disney for a century, expired.
This opens up opportunities for many movie studios to explore and create new works in the film industry, including adapting these characters in the horror genre.
1. Mickey vs Winnie fight
For example, after the release of the horror movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, another horror movie will follow. This movie will feature a battle between Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh.
The information was revealed on Wednesday. When Glenn Douglas Packard, the director, announced through a statement that the movie is currently in production by Untouchables Entertainment.
“Horror fans want to see iconic characters like the new Aliens and the Avengers on the same screen. While crossovers of officially horrific characters are rare, Mickey vs Winnie will be your way of fulfilling that fantasy.”
2. Mickey Mouse vs Winnie The Pooh Synopsis
According to Deadline, filming is currently underway in Michigan. Here is the official synopsis of the Mickey vs Winnie the Pooh movie:
The movie tells the story of two prisoners in the 1920s who escape into a cursed forest. Where they end up mired and lost in the swampy forest. One hundred years later, a group of friends in search of adventure accidentally enter the same forest.
What should have been a fun vacation turns into a nightmare. They have to deal with inmates who mutate into horrifying versions of childhood favorites like Mickey Mouse and Winnie-The-Pooh.
On that night, they witness atrocities and massacres. They must fight against characters they once loved but have now turned into creepy figures, in a desperate attempt to escape the fear that surrounds them in the middle of the forest.
In a horrifying turn of events, Mickey and Winnie engage in a fight. Their fight turns the forest into a gruesome setting with blood as tangible evidence of a terrifying curse.
