It was inevitable that after Mickey Mouse entered the public domain by way of early Disney brief Steamboat Willie, tasks exploiting the icon’s newly accessible status would comply with. Information of horror flick Mickey’s Mouse Trap broke final week, full with immediately viral trailer—and now its creators are sharing extra about the way it got here to be.
Chatting with the DisInsider about their movie—official logline: “It’s Alex’s twenty first birthday, however she’s caught on the amusement arcade on a late shift so her associates determine to shock her, however a masked killer dressed as Mickey Mouse decides to play a sport of his personal with them which she should survive”—director Jamie Bailey and producer Simon Phillips revealed the concept’s in been within the works since summer time 2023. That’s when the pair first realized Mickey Mouse’s public area date was looming and, to their shock, no one else gave the impression to be benefiting from that reality.
“We have been very stunned that we have been the one ones that type of labored in direction of that,” Phillips mentioned. They’re conscious that related tasks will certainly comply with, however they’re proud to be first. “We thought we’d be misplaced within the shuffle, to be utterly trustworthy… we gained the lottery,” Bailey mentioned.
The duo additionally tipped their hats to Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, which very equally sized up a “beloved character enters the general public area” state of affairs and noticed R-rated splatter potential—and located success doing it, a lot in order that a sequel is now on the way. Mickey’s Mouse Entice (that’s Bailey underneath the Steamboat Willie masks, by the way in which) by no means calls its villain by his well-known title, nevertheless it’s very clear who it’s presupposed to be.
“We’re truly large followers of Disney followers basically—not simply Disney reimagined into horror motion pictures or one thing like that… so that is simply our alternative to be playful and inventive with the character. And that’s precisely what we did. We had a ridiculous concept and we made it,” Phillips mentioned. Horror, they agreed, was probably the most enjoyable route they might take with the character they each grew up with and genuinely get pleasure from. “Who doesn’t wish to see Mickey Mouse killing individuals?” Bailey added.
There’s no launch date for Mickey’s Mouse Entice but, however the filmmakers promise we’ll know “quickly.” Watch the complete interview with Bailey and Phillips here.
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