‘Minnie’s Midnight Massacre’ – Minnie Mouse Gets Her Own Public Domain Horror Movie
With Disney’s animated short Steamboat Willie now in the public domain, horror filmmakers are free to do whatever they want with the characters. The most notable film of the bunch thus far is Screamboat starring David Howard Thornton as a killer Steamboat Willie, but it’s certainly not the only Mickey Mouse-inspired horror movie to come […]
With Disney’s animated short Steamboat Willie now in the public domain, horror filmmakers are free to do whatever they want with the characters. The most notable film of the bunch thus far is Screamboat starring David Howard Thornton as a killer Steamboat Willie, but it’s certainly not the only Mickey Mouse-inspired horror movie to come along in recent months.
But this next horror project to spawn from the public domain status of Steamboat Willie is taking a different approach. Minnie Mouse becomes a slasher in Minnie’s Midnight Massacre.
Deadline brings us a first look image from Minnie’s Midnight Massacre this week, announcing that filming just wrapped up last week on the upcoming low budget indie horror effort.
Director Brett Bentman’s film sees Steamboat Willie’s first mate, Minnie, go on a killing spree when seeking revenge against the childhood bullies who tortured her as a teenager.
Hannah Hueston (Stiletto) stars in Minnie’s Midnight Massacre.
Bentman tells Deadline, “We wanted to bring the black and white sidekick to life. We’d see Willie in all these reimaginings, but what about Minnie? Why not give her some spotlight?”
Stay tuned for more updates.
