News Summary

• The movie's premise earned it enough clout to make a killing at the box office, and its director, realizing he has opened a Pandora's Box of opportunities, promises to horrify audiences with adaptations of other storybook IPs..
• "They think just because something's fallen in the public domain you can just make up a version of it and then put it out to market and it's completely fine," Frake-Waterfield asserted..
• "There are things which we had to deal with Winnie the Pooh behind the scenes that were quite big, and I think [the Steamboat Willie projects] might get a bit of a shock soon," he explained..
• "People think it's an easy thing to grasp and just grab hold of, but there are big issues which I think they're not aware of," Frake-Waterfield remarked..
• He said he noticed problems with the adaptations announced recently, many warranting legal action from Disney attorneys.Frake-Waterfield cites recent experience as the reason why he's not making a Mickey Mouse / Steamboat Willie movie..
• Two Steamboat Willie horror films have so far been teased, and a survival horror game based on the character is also in development..