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Disney to makeover Mickey Mouse for Epic Mickey game. Will the new rodent be too roguish? http://bit.ly/3EoaqR 2 days ago |
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Disney is rebranding Mickey? .... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/business/media/05mickey.html 2 days ago |
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Innocence rebranded: Mickey Mouse becomes Meanie Mouse. http://bit.ly/3EoaqR At least Queen Elizabeth is still going strong! 3 days ago |
Front pages roundup: spying, lying, reading, baseball and more attempts to give meaning to meaningless elections [Front Pages]
Gawker —
... You know, man things that ladies don't understand. The lead picture is of Hideki Matsui hitting a ball somewhere for some purpose. Bloomberg is mending fences, that previously he just would have bought and had coated in diamonds, following his slim election victory. We're all going to die of swine flu, and regular flu too, because there's not enough vaccine. New Jersey's new governor tries to prove he's more than just not Jon Corzine. And Mickey Mouse is to be reimagined as a crack-smoking, pistol-wielding badass. Or something like that. ...
Front pages roundup: spying, lying, druglords and wonderfully offensive Europeans [Front Pages]
Gawker —
... You know, man things that ladies don't understand. The lead picture is of Hideki Matsui hitting a ball somewhere for some purpose. Bloomberg is mending fences, that previously he just would have bought and had coated in diamonds, following his slim election victory. We're all going to die of swine flu, and regular flu too, because there's not enough vaccine. New Jersey's new governor tries to prove he's more than just not Jon Corzine. And Mickey Mouse is to be reimagined as a crack-smoking, pistol-wielding badass. Or something like that. ...
Disney to Make Mickey Mouse Relevant Again With Terrifying New Video Game
Vulture —
... Realizing that, over the past 40 years or so, Mickey Mouse has become less an adorable, sweatshirt-selling cartoon character and more a scary-faced symbol of ugly corporate culture and homogenized entertainment product, Disney is planning a makeover! The Times' Brooks Barnes reports today that broad plans are in the works to re-imagine the conglomerate's smiley mascot, apparently into something more relevant to the cynical, nihilistic children of today who've been weaned on X-rated cinema and apocalyptic video games. First on the agenda: an apocalyptic video game! (See ...
Fifteen Minutes To Live — Disney to re-imagine Mickey Mouse In Epic Mickey, the foundation of which a group of interns dreamed up in 2004, the title character still exhibits the hallmarks that younger generations know: he is adventurous, enthusiastic and curious. “Mickey is never going to be evil or go around killing people,” Mr. Spector said. But Mickey won’t be bland anymore, either. “I wanted him to be able to be naughty — when you’re playing as Mickey you can misbehave and even be a little selfish,” Mr. Spector said. ...
Mickey Mouse Got A Makeover. But What About Minnie?
The Frisky —
You know how our grandparents grew up yelling “Hello, Mickey” back at the TV during cartoon hour? Well, today’s kids seem to view the helium-voiced mascot as more of a logo, or maybe a hat design, than as a lovable character. I guess that didn’t sit well with the higher-ups at Disney, who want their iconic moneymakers to hold not just our attention but our hearts. So Disney is re-imagining Mickey Mouse. Next fall, in a video game called “Epic Mickey,” Nintendo Wii ...
Morning Shots: Bad Mickey, Promising Gizmos, And The Non-Cartoon Network
NPR Blogs: Monkey See —
... • Disney is considering taking Mickey Mouse in a new direction, seemingly on the basis that you can't market a completely squeaky-clean cartoon character to kids. The reassurance that Mickey Mouse "is never going to be evil or go around killing people" is much appreciated. ...
Mickey Makeover
Movie Mom —
... apprentice who gets into trouble when he tries to perform a little magic. But Mickey has not been much more than a logo for quite a while. What I like best about him, his perpetually cheery outlook, is a challenge for film-makers. It is easier for them to write stories for characters who are frustrated (Donald Duck), clumsy (Goofy), or mischievous (Chip and Dale). As he gets ready to turn 91 on November 18, Mickey is getting more attention -- and a bit of a personality change. The New York Times reports that Mickey will star in a new video game and is getting a new look to go ...
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... The NY Times have taken a look at plans for Mickey Mouse’s makeover. It will start with Warren Spector’s Wii game Epic Mickey (can’t wait) and move on through a “parallel but separate effort” at Disney to rethink Mickey’s persona. The rejig will run from “the way Mickey walks and talks to the way he appears on the Disney Channel and how children interact with him on the Web — even what his house looks like at Disney World.” ...
Cuteness vs. grimness.
IFC.com - Indie Eye —
... really mean we're all regressing? (Most people agree Weezer's been regressing for years, no?) If this is really the way of the future, what are we to make of Disney's rebranding Mickey Mouse as a silent, mischievous and occasionally cranky figure? Scott's argument is that the sophisticated and surprisingly dark family movie trifecta of "Where the Wild Things Are," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "A Christmas Carol" put the lie to the infantile nature of most "adult" narratives. But Windolf's talking about neurologically pre-ordained responses to cuteness; Scott ends with a mother ...
