Dark Winnie and Dark Mickey endeavor to stand out in an increasingly crowded space as dueling monsters. Per Packar, they were ...

Disney gains fresh leverage as a lawsuit over Steamboat Willie is dropped, leaving the rules around early Mickey wide open.

Mickey Mouse is making headlines, and this time, it’s not for his on-screen antics. Instead, the iconic mouse has stepped off the screen and into the courtroom.imageIn July 2025, The Walt Disney ...

In history, some figures stand out with their brilliance and impact, leaving a lasting mark on the world. Their achievements, ...

From a practical standpoint, this is brilliant for creators on tight budgets. No licensing fees. No estate negotiations. No lawyers charging hundreds an hour. You just create. That's incredibly ...

The public domain horror film Screamboat ended with a massive cliffhanger. A killer mouse, who just so happens to look like Mickey Mouse’s alter ego Steamboat Willie, murdered a whole slew of people ...

A decade ago, actor/director Matt Cohen and his filmmaking partner Sean Flanagan had an idea to make an animated comedy series about a group of over-the-hill legendary characters hanging out in a ...

In 2034, Superman and several other DC Comics characters will officially join the public domain. If a character is in the public domain, it means that they are no longer copyrighted and are free for ...

Mickey Mouse is a beloved, wholesome children’s icon, and he has been for nearly 100 years. So it’s sick and perverse to watch a Mickey Mouse film featuring brutal decapitations, homicidal skeletons, ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

Each year on January 1, 95-year-old copyrights expire and a multitude of works enter the public domain, allowing them to be freely adapted and interpreted by anyone in the United States. Following ...

It’s become an annual ritual: Every Jan. 1, more classic works of art or characters enter the public domain, and exploitation filmmakers with a tiny budget and a big taste for grisliness are scouring ...