Mickey Mouse

Warner Bros has released the trailer for the science fiction movie Mickey 17, directed by Bong Joon Ho, marking his highly anticipated return after the Oscar-winning film Parasite in 2019.

Barely 24 hours after Disney's initial copyright on Mickey Mouse expired, two new indie horror films starring the beloved character have been announced.

"Mickey's Mouse Trap" will feature a masked killer dressed as Mickey stalking a group of young friends through an amusement arcade, while another untitled horror-comedy sees a sadistic mouse tormenting unsuspecting ferry passengers.

If you're the creative type and you're struggling to come up with your next idea, do not fear: some big works, including the original version of Mickey Mouse, entered the public domain Monday in the United States.

And if, on the other hand, you prefer your Disney characters to be cute, cuddly and never-changing, well, … you might want to stop reading.

Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters the public domain tomorrow, opening the floodgates to potential remakes, spin-offs, adaptations... and legal battles with Disney.

M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me.

With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.

Disney is putting its cultural legacy on show in Germany in a multimedia exhibition featuring memorabilia from the Magic Kingdom, including the first ticket to Disneyland and drawings from its most famous animated pictures.

From Mickey Mouse to Marvel, the U.S. entertainment titan's celebration of its centenary opened in Munich last week, the first stop on its European tour.

Disney flung open its vast archive with the arrival of its much-hyped new television streaming service Nov. 12, but the big launch was marred by glitches which prevented many customers accessing titles from Mickey Mouse cartoons to Star Wars.

The country's biggest convention dedicated to comics, animation, games and roleplaying games is taking place this weekend at the Faliro Indoor Arena on Athens's southern coast from 10.30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on both days.

When Yasushi Watanabe bought a cartoon film decades ago as a high school student in the Japanese city of Osaka, he had no idea he was purchasing animation history.

But the modest reel he bought for just 500 yen ($4.40 in today's money) has been revealed as a rare lost cartoon produced by Walt Disney featuring a character that led to the creation of Mickey Mouse.

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur believes his "fearless" side have everything to gain when they face an "under the pump" England in the first Test at Lord's on May 24.