The "Steamboat Willie" version of Disney icon Mickey Mouse just entered the public domain, and there's already an explosion of related AI-generated art. We talked to some of the creators behind it.

Compared to recent riffs on Winnie the Pooh and Popeye, 'Steamboat Willie' slasher has fun skewering the company that's been so protective of its IP.

A Steamboat Willie slasher flick was always going to have a pretty hefty dose of goofiness (though Goofy himself is not in the public domain until 2028), but this "Screamboat" monster reveal is nuts.

This is not your grandma's Steamboat Willie. Not only is the original Mickey Mouse from the beloved 1928 black-and-white Disney cartoon a serial killer now, he's also not a mouse. And he has abs.

Disney's original Steamboat Willie short officially becomes a horror experience at sea in Screamboat. Per Bloody Disgusting, the first trailer for director Steven LaMorte recently hit YouTube ...

It may be technically possible to sell iterations of Steamboat Willie imagery, but as Scafidi points out, fashion labels that have collaborated with the house of the mouse in the past or hope to ...

I mean it’s Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse murdering people,” director Jamie Bailey said. “It’s ridiculous. We ran with it and had fun doing it and I think it shows.” ...

Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie horror producers are wasting no time in capitalizing on it.