As 2024 dawned, it’s been well-publicised that Mickey Mouse’s first proper cinematic appearance, Steamboat Willie, has passed into the public domain. It didn’t take long, then, for the first horror film appearance of the whistling rodent to be announced.

Following in the tradition of the previous public domain shocker, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (the sequel to which is released later this year), director James Bailey has announced the release of Mickey’s Mouse Trap. You can check out the trailer below.

The movie’s synopsis is:

It’s Alex’s 21st Birthday, but she’s stuck at the amusement arcade on a late shift, so her friends decide to surprise her but a masked killer dressed as Mickey Mouse decides to play a game of his own with them, which she must survive.

Bailey has said of the film, “We just wanted to have fun with it all. I mean, it’s  Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse murdering people. It’s ridiculous. We ran with it and had fun doing it, and I think it shows“.

The film stars Sophie McIntosh, Callum Sywyk, Allegra Nocita, Ben Harris, Damir Kovic, Mackenzie Mills, Nick Biskupek, and Simon Phillips. Darren Morze provides the score, and it’s produced by Paul Whitney, Mark Popejoy, Alexander Gausman, and Andrew Agopsowicz. Filmcore’s Mem Ferda acts as co-producer.

Mickey’s Mouse Trap is expected to be released around March this year. We’re sure Disney is watching closely!

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