Mickey Mouse horror movie released on day copyright expired a ‘credit’ to the marketing team

The Courier Mail’s Damien Tomlinson says Movie makers are rushing a Mickey Mouse horror movie to cinemas is a “credit” to the marketing team as they were able to get the movie out on the day the copyright expired.

The initial copyright on Disney’s iconic Mickey Mouse has expired.

The 1928 depiction of the character in Steamboat Willie entered the public domain 95 years after it was released.

“Definitely looks goofy, as a lot of these slasher horror movies do,” Mr Tomlinson told Sky News host James Macpherson.

“It’s a credit to the marketing team at that movie studio that they knew the deadline was passing, and they were able to get the movie out right on the day.”