Another Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh Public Domain Horror Movie Is in Development
Ever since popular Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh entered the public domain, independent filmmakers, particularly those who make low-budget horror movies, have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on the character.
Hot on the heels of the announcement that an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit horror movie is in the works, and an entire Winnie the ‘Poohniverse’ of horror movies is apparently on the horizon, comes news of another low-budget horror movie.
Untouchables Entertainment, in association with the website iHorror, announced today that a new film titled Mickey vs. Winnie is in production.
“We’re thrilled to unveil this unique take to horror fans. The Mickey Mouse featured in our film is unlike any iteration audiences have encountered before. Our portrayal doesn’t involve characters donning basic masks. Instead, we present deeply transformed, live-action horror renditions of these iconic figures, weaving together elements of innocence and malevolence. After experiencing the intense scenes we’ve crafted, you’ll never look at Mickey the same way again,” Anthony Pernicka, founder of iHorror said.
‘Mickey vs. Winnie’
The film will reportedly follow two convicts in the 1920s who escape into a cursed forest, only to be “consumed into the depths of the dark forest’s muddy heart.”
“A century later, a group of thrill-seeking friends unknowingly venture into the same woods. Their Airbnb getaway takes a horrifying turn when the convicts mutate into twisted versions of childhood icons Mickey Mouse & Winnie the Pooh and emerge to terrorize them,” the film’s synopsis reads.
“A night of violence and gore erupts, as the group of friends battle against their now monstrous beloved childhood characters and fight to break free from the forest’s grip. In a horrific spectacle, Mickey and Winnie clash, painting the woods in a gruesome tableau of blood—a chilling testament to the curse’s insidious power.”
Mickey vs. Winnie will be directed by Emmy-nominated choreographer turned filmmaker Glen Douglas Packard, who also wrote the script.
“Horror fans call for the thrill of witnessing icons like the new Aliens and Avengers sharing the screen. While licensing nightmares make such crossovers rare, Mickey Vs Winnie serves as our tribute to that thrilling fantasy,” said Packard.
With more and more iconic characters set to hit the public domain in the coming years, more cheap horror movies are likely on the way. Disney fans should get ready.