Yes, you read that right. That’s not Mickey Mouse; it’s Mighty Mouse. Although both creatures are anthropomorphic mice with more powers than your average rodent, only one of them is getting a brand-new movie from Ryan Reynolds’ production company, Maximum Effort Productions. Honestly, a mouse-shaped superhero seems right up Ryan Reynolds’ alley. But who is Mighty Mouse, and what are the details of his new movie? Check out some more information below.
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Mighty Mouse’s movie has been a long time coming, it turns out. This Mouse superhero has actually been around since 1942! Long before Ryan Reynolds ever walked the earth, Mighty Mouse debuted in his first short film, “The Mouse of Tomorrow.” (Which you can catch below in all its ’40s glory.)
After his first successful short, Mighty Mouse also became the subject of other short movies and would go on to star in a Saturday morning cartoon on CBS called the Mighty Mouse Playhouse. You can check out its catchy theme song, below, to see just why folks might be interested in bringing back Mighty Mouse for another adventure.
According to Variety, there have been a handful of more recent efforts to bring this iconic Mouse hero to the big screen. But none of them have come together… until now. Paramount Animation will look to Ryan Reynolds to shepherd the Mighty Mouse movie to a happy ending. Additionally, Free Guy writer Matt Lieberman will Reynolds on the Mighty Mouse movie—Lieberman will write the script.
It’s hard to say what a modern-day version of Mighty Mouse will look like, especially since this Mouse has no doubt been long influenced by the different decades which he’s visited. Will Reynolds turn Mighty Mouse into a wise-cracking hero like Deadpool? There’s no telling yet. But we’ll keep an eye on all the Mighty Mouse movie developments as they come. We’ll just be very curious to know if Disney has anything to say about the similar sounding rhythms of Mighty Mouse and Mickey Mouse.