Draft:Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole

Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole is an upcoming American independent horror film directed by Lilton Stewart III. It is a horror reimagining to Walt Disney's cartoon character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit's rights had been owned by The Walt Disney Company since 2006 after acquiring the trademark from NBCUniversal (parent company of Universal Pictures which took control of the Oswald character in 1928 which led to Disney creating Mickey Mouse), while Disney retains exclusive rights to the depictions of the character from their own franchise, the character and shorts went into the public domain on January 1, 2023, a year before the film was announced.

Production
On January 1, 2023, Walt Disney's cartoon character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, along with the original shorts, entered into public domain. After the copyright lapsed, director Lilton Stewart III and producer Lucinda Bruce began development on Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole as the film was first announced on January 11, 2024, with principal photography set to begin in spring of that year. The project has been described as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit meets Nightmare on Elm Street".