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After getting announced last year, production on public domain horror movie Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole has been delayed indefinitely.

Writer-Director Lilton Stewart III is using the delay to focus on tightening the script with script rewrites to enhance the horror-adventure film. Stewart is committed to delivering a more polished and satisfying story.

“I recently got inspired by an idea that will definitely make the story tighter and flesh out some of the unanswered questions I was leaving for the sequel,” says Stewart. “Audiences will still have questions leading into the next chapter of the story, but will feel more satisfied at the conclusion of the first film.”

Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole is “depicting a sinister take on an iconic cartoon classic that encompasses the pure horror genre.” That cartoon classic is Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a Walt Disney character first introduced in 1927 that was eventually replaced by Mickey Mouse.

Filmmakers are capitalizing on public domain characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for horror films like Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole. Ernie Hudson is set to star in the new film as Oswald Jebediah Coleman, a brilliant animator trapped in a magical prison. This sinister take on the nostalgic cartoon character aims to bring a unique and vengeful spirit to life on screen.

When beloved characters from years past enter the public domain, it's inevitable that filmmakers will find a way to use them for all manner of twisted purposes. It happened with Winnie the Pooh via the Blood and Honey franchise, and it will happen once more with a new film titled Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole, which has tapped Ghostbusters star Ernie Hudson as its lead. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was a pivotal character in Disney's early years from 1927 to 1938, before he was replaced by Mickey Mouse.

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Ghostbusters franchise star Ernie Hudson is set for a key role in a new horror movie. The casting comes after the actor's return to the big screen in the new sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Per Deadline, Ernie Hudson has been cast in the horror film Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole. He will play Oswald Jebediah Coleman, described as a brilliant animator who's been "cast away to a bone-chilling magical prison." The film's synopsis adds, "After over 100 years of being trapped there, Oswald’s come-to-life cartoon rabbit is menacing, gruesome and out for blood." A teaser trailer for the movie can be viewed below.

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“I had a very specific vision for Oswald’s character and knew I wanted Ernie for this role from the start,...

With the Mickey Mouse and pre-Mickey Oswald the Lucky Rabbit characters now in the public domain, horror filmmakers are free to get their Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey on and turn the beloved animated icons into horror movie maniacs. Enter Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole, an upcoming horror movie based on the character that was replaced by Mickey.

The project was announced earlier this year, and Bloody Disgusting has learned this week that the legendary Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) will star in the horror film!

The upcoming Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole is being described as a “sinister take on a nostalgic fan-favorite cartoon character encompassing the pure horror genre.”

Hudson will be playing Oswald Jebediah Coleman, a brilliant animator who is cast away to a bone-chilling magical prison. After over 100 years of being trapped there, Oswald’s come-to-life cartoon rabbit is menacing, gruesome and out for blood.

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Exclusive: Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson has signed on to star in the new horror film Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole.

Hudson will play Oswald Jebediah Coleman, a brilliant animator who is cast away to a bone-chilling magical prison. The synopsis reads: After over 100 years of being trapped there, Oswald’s come-to-life cartoon rabbit is menacing, gruesome and out for blood.

The film follows the main character, Art, portrayed by Topher Hall. Art is the grandson of Hudson’s Oswald. When Art and his brother, Evan, portrayed by Yasha Rayzberg — who studied for two years at The Ruskin School of Acting and worked with Seinfeld and Arli$$ writer Sam Henry Kass — go on a journey to track down his family lineage, it quickly turns into a bloodcurdling nightmare. They are transported to a place lost in time, shrouded by dark Hollywood magic.

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"There'll be no honey, but there will be blood." An early teaser trailer has debuted for a movie inspired by the classic Disney character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Director Lilton Stewart III is currently working on a movie called Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole, set for release sometime in 2024 (no date confirmed just yet). It seems to be animation meets real people mix, though details are sparse on whether it will jump into live-action (kind of like Mickey's Mouse Trap). The description only states it's "a horror/adventure film inspired by Oswald the Lucky Rabbit's Trolley Troubles." The teaser features a look at the setup - a magical TV that teleports viewers into a place lost in time, shrouded by dark Hollywood Magic. A group of friends discovers Oswald's come-to-life cartoon Rabbit, a dark entity that decides their souls are its for the taking. Scary! We'll have to wait to see even more footage eventually,...

Before Mickey Mouse there was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a Walt Disney character first introduced in 1927. Oswald was eventually replaced by Mickey Mouse, and the rest is history.

With the Mickey and Oswald characters now in the public domain, a handful of different horror projects have already popped up this year. And another one has been announced today.

Oswald: Down the Rabbit Hole, an upcoming horror film “depicting a sinister take on an iconic cartoon classic that encompasses the pure horror genre,” has released its teaser trailer this morning. And it’s a surprisingly effective teaser, channeling the look and feel of a classic black & white cartoon… with a horror twist. You can watch the first teaser down below.

Filmmaker and producer Lilton Stewart III and Lucinda Bruce are working with talent to finalize the roster for the film and will begin filming this spring, we’ve been told.

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Orion Pictures and the makers of The Ring will take the Momo challenge.

Inform everyone you can. This is real. The Mother Bird has landed at Orion Pictures. The studio behind the recent Child's Play reboot is making a Momo movie. The premise of the Momo Challenge viral Internet hoax will be adapted by the studio, Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment and producer Taka Ichise, who brought us The Grudge and The Ring, according to Deadline.

The upcoming horror film wll be based on the work of art that inspired the Momo Challenge. Momo is a sculpture named Mother Bird which Japanese artist Keisuke Aisawa created in 2016 as part of a gallery exhibit in Tokyo. It transformed into rumors of a game which challenged kids to hurt themselves and ultimately commit suicide. The Momo Challenge was allegedly and reportedly shared on message services like WhatsApp. The hoax...

We've got not one, but two different horror movies in the works based on this year's Momo Challenge. The viral sensation swept across the internet earlier this year, in large part thanks to Kim Kardashian, who shared the now infamous image with her many millions of followers on Instagram, along with some misinformation regarding hidden Momo messages in YouTube videos that are watched by young children. Given the popularity of the creepy-faced figure, Orion Pictures is now set to adapt Momo for the big screen.

According to a new report, Orion Pictures has partnered with Roy Lee's Vertigo Entertainment production company, as well as producer Taka Ichise, for a new, currently untitled Momo Challenge movie. Lee previously produced It, which went on to become the highest-grossing horror movie of all time. Lee and Ichise partnered in the past on hits such as The Grudge and The Ring. Orion Pictures,...

The Momo Challenge internet phenomenon may have only been a hoax, but the horrifying Momo creature will be real in the upcoming horror movie Getaway. Directed by Lilton Stewart III, the movie will be directly inspired by the terrifying creature that came to be known as Momo. Confirmed to star in the movie are Stef Beaton, Alex Brown, Georgie Storm Waite, Rianne Senining, and Charlotte Spencer. The production will be a collaboration between Emagine Content and November 11th Pictures with SorenFilms Productions and Lady of the Light Productions.

A plot description of the movie has also been revealed. It will follow a group of teenage college students staying in a secluded cabin the woods, which is always a smart thing to do in a horror movie. One of the teens tells the others about the urban legend of Momo, a "strange spirit of a bird-like woman that taunts its victims...

John Wick actor Lance Reddick has come aboard Faith Based, a satirical take on the Christian film industry from Lone Suspect. Vincent Masciale is directing the comedy, which is also being produced by Giles Daoust of Title Media, Tanner Thomason, and Tim Kerigan. Luke Barnett wrote the script about two idiot friends (played by Funny or Die regulars Barnett and Thomason) who come to the realization that all “faith based” films make buckets of cash, they set out on a mission to make one of their own. Reddick will play Barnett’s disapproving, adoptive father and pastor of Elevate, a hipster church in North Hollywood. He’ll appear in the next John Wick installment, out this Friday, and currently stars in the Amazon Prime series Bosch. Catherine Dumonceaux and Matthew Emerson serve as executive producers on Faith Based. Reddick is repped by Paradigm, Grandview, and attorney James Hornstein.

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