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A Canadian horror director is riding a wave of viral buzz for turning Disney91裸聊视频檚 most famous character into a gruesome slasher flick.
The trailer for 91裸聊视频淢ickey91裸聊视频檚 Mouse Trap91裸聊视频� was released on Jan. 1, the same day the earliest iteration of the beloved animated rodent entered the public domain, and it91裸聊视频檚 been making headlines.
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91裸聊视频淲e kind of shook the world,91裸聊视频� says Toronto-based filmmaker Jamie Bailey, 46, who has been fielding interview requests from the likes of ABC News and Rolling Stone over the last few days. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been a wild ride. One of the craziest weeks of my life.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淢ickey91裸聊视频檚 Mouse Trap,91裸聊视频� directed by Bailey and written by Simon Phillips, who also plays the titular mouse, sees a group of friends throw a birthday party at a Dave & Buster91裸聊视频檚-esque venue, when 91裸聊视频渟omeone becomes possessed by Mickey Mouse and goes crazy and starts killing people.91裸聊视频�
The film was shot in eight days at Funhaven, an amusement centre in Ottawa, 91裸聊视频渙n a super low, micro-budget,91裸聊视频� says Bailey. He refuses to disclose just how much money was spent.
Bailey was born and raised in Cape Breton, N.S, before moving to Toronto in 2007 to pursue a career as a filmmaker. He began gravitating towards the horror genre because the films don91裸聊视频檛 always require major stars and can be made on the cheap.
91裸聊视频淭he great thing about the Mickey Mouse thing is we91裸聊视频檙e kind of injecting the two things 91裸聊视频� the genre of horror and taking a big name, which is Mickey Mouse 91裸聊视频� but we don91裸聊视频檛 have to pay for it, which is the magic sauce right now,91裸聊视频� he says.
The film was strategically shot in September so Bailey could drop the trailer as soon as the copyright expired for 91裸聊视频淪teamboat Willie,91裸聊视频� the 1928 Disney animated short that debuted the characters of Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 shocked that we were the first people that actually jumped on it,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 shocked because anyone could have done this that makes movies. Anybody could have done it.91裸聊视频�
While Bailey91裸聊视频檚 film was indeed the first, an as-yet-untitled Mickey Mouse slasher was announced on Jan. 2 by director Steven LaMorte, who previously helmed a horror parody of 91裸聊视频淭he Grinch91裸聊视频� called 91裸聊视频淭he Mean One.91裸聊视频� On Instagram, LaMorte described the film as: 91裸聊视频淎 late-night boat ride turns into a desperate fight for survival in New York City when a mischievous mouse becomes a monstrous reality.91裸聊视频�
Bailey91裸聊视频檚 crew had to tiptoe around legal limitations 91裸聊视频� only the 91裸聊视频淪teamboat Willie91裸聊视频� version of Mickey Mouse is public domain, not the modern-day Mickey with the gloves and oversized shoes. The killer in the film dons a Mickey Mouse mask that looks exactly as the original iteration of the character was drawn, with pupil-less, small, black ovals as eyes.
At one point, Bailey had the killer doing Mickey91裸聊视频檚 iconic, high-pitched giggle, but he had to remove it because only later versions of the mouse did the laugh.
91裸聊视频淭he lawyer said, 91裸聊视频楾ake that out, you can91裸聊视频檛 do that.91裸聊视频� It91裸聊视频檚 little things like that that can get us in trouble,91裸聊视频� he says.
Bailey was inspired by 91裸聊视频淲innie the Pooh: Blood and Honey,91裸聊视频� a horror film by British director Rhys Frake-Waterfield released in 2023 after the original version of the beloved fictional bear entered the public domain.
91裸聊视频淭hey never got sued,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e making a sequel now.91裸聊视频�
He points out that the copyright for the original version of Peter Pan 91裸聊视频� based on J.M. Barrie91裸聊视频檚 1904 play about the character91裸聊视频檚 adventures in Neverland 91裸聊视频� expired on Jan. 1 and Frake-Waterfield also has a horror film in the works based on him.
91裸聊视频淚 think this is going to be a trend,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 going to be the beginning of something. Maybe in five years we91裸聊视频檙e going to be heavily oversaturated with it.91裸聊视频�
His film is not without its haters. Bailey admits the trailer has been getting skewered online for its campiness, but he believes the backlash is just par for the course.
91裸聊视频淚 find especially with 91裸聊视频楤lood and Honey91裸聊视频� and these low-budget horror movies that there91裸聊视频檚 a certain market for people who love to hate it,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淟ike, I can91裸聊视频檛 tell you how many times I91裸聊视频檝e seen someone say, 91裸聊视频楾his looks terrible. I can91裸聊视频檛 wait to see it.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
And as for when people can see 91裸聊视频淢ickey91裸聊视频檚 Mouse Trap,91裸聊视频� Bailey says he91裸聊视频檚 aiming for a March release, although he91裸聊视频檚 currently in talks with distributors. He says he91裸聊视频檚 been offered everything from theatrical releases to opportunities on streaming platforms.
91裸聊视频淲e have everyone knocking on our doors right now,91裸聊视频� he says.
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press
