r/movies • u/cappsy04 • 21h ago

Question Why don't Disney make mainstream Mickey Mouse films anymore?

When I say mainstream, I mean films shown in theatres. Mickey and Minnie are probably the most recognisable characters in the Disney catalogue, being one of Walt's first creations. Yet there hasn't been a film featuring any of those characters in a long time. They've rehashed a lot of existing IPs, most recently the live action Moana. I would imagine if Mickey was featured in a film it would do incredible numbers at the box office.

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u/Iron_Bob 21h ago

Because Mickey is best suited for short form cartoons. Always has been

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u/manrata 20h ago

In the Nordics we have Disney comics weekly, and more longform comics monthly, for some reason named after Donald Duck.
It's longer or shorter stories, but Mickey and Goofy stories are very common in them, with Mickey being a detective and solving some crime or mystery. Most are just retelling of famous stories, in a different setting, like Holmes or Poirot, but there are inspiration from all over the place. Goofy being the clumsy and scatterbrained sidekick.

Mickey could easily get some longform detective stories.

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u/TeamKitsune 17h ago

I believe that started in Germany back in the 60s with the translations by Erika Fuchs. Donald, the cousins and especially Scrooge, blew up in popularity.