Mickey Mouse is easily one of the most iconic and popular characters to come out of the Disney brand and it all started when Walt Disney released the film Steamboat Willie in 1928. Predictably, Disney has since then held onto the copyright for the character but that copyright officially expired in January 2024. As a consequence, the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain for the first time.
Ever since the news broke, one of the most popular discussions around the topic has been the possibility of Mickey Mouse entering the world of horror movies. We asked Midjourney to reimagine Mickey from Steamboat Willie in iconic Hollywood horror movies like Scream and It. Here are the results.
Mickey Mouse meets The Lipstick-Face Demon.
(Photo Courtesy: Artwork from Midjourney, Poster Design by Pratikshya Mishra)
The terrifying Pennywise from It but it's Mickey Mouse.
(Photo Courtesy: Artwork from Midjourney, Poster Design by Pratikshya Mishra)
If Mickey Mouse was Chucky from Child's Play.
(Photo Courtesy: Artwork from Midjourney, Poster Design by Pratikshya Mishra)
The mouse in the clubhouse got much scarier.
(Photo Courtesy: Artwork from Midjourney, Poster Design by Pratikshya Mishra)
The scariest night of the year with Mickey Mouse as Michael Myers.
(Photo Courtesy: Artwork from Midjourney, Poster Design by Pratikshya Mishra)
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