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"Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" was created by the
studio's hand-drawn animation team as part of the Disney 100
Years of Wonder celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of
The Walt Disney Company.
The short shows Oswald heading into a movie theatre and then
finding a way to get in on the big screen action.
"Oswald is such a plucky scamp. We wanted to bring Oswald back,
and in the short, he literally returns to his original home, the
movie screen,” animator Eric Goldberg, who directed the short
film, said in a statement.
"We wanted to have Oswald do all of the ‘squash-and-stretch’,
‘rubber hose’-animation style, celebrating that first generation
of Walt Disney’s artists."
Animator and producer Walt Disney created Oswald the Lucky
Rabbit in 1927 for Universal, introducing the mischievous
character to audiences in the short film “Trolley Troubles”.
Disney and his team created 26 Oswald short films, with the last
released in 1928 when he lost creative control over the
character. The Disney empire founder went on to create his most
famous character, Mickey Mouse.
In 2006, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger struck a deal with
NBC/Universal, which allowed veteran ABC broadcaster Al Michaels
to contract with NBC in exchange for Oswald appearing in Disney
video games and merchandise, an animated short as well as theme
parks.
(Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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