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The Pooh character from Milne's first book is arguably more marketable than Steamboat Willie. Another studio could easily do a Pooh reboot with a new animation
by smelendez 8y ago
The Pooh character from Milne's first book is arguably more marketable than Steamboat Willie.
Another studio could easily do a Pooh reboot with a new animation style and compete with Disney. I'd argue Mickey is more valuable as an icon than a character. And he's so associated with Walt Disney I'm not sure another company would ever be taken seriously making new Mickey material.
People know Pooh,Piglet,Eeyore, etc. as personality types. Not sure that's true for Mickey, Minney and friends.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoYup. Mickey == Disney, it's pretty much a brand symbol. Nobody is going to touch that. Winnie the Pooh... I didn't know until now that it's even associated with Disney in any way. I grew up reading & watching it as a kid, and even this year I saw Christopher Robin in the cinema (I must have mentally tuned out Disney logo at the beginning). Point being, it's a franchise now, and it still sells like hot cakes, to adults. All the adult friends I know have a sentiment to Winnie the Pooh, and are - or are going to - show it to their kids. Not surprised Disney would want to protect that.