To celebrate Disney’s 100th anniversary, the studio released a brand new animated short – starring one of Disney’s oldest and most forgotten characters, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
If you’ve heard of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, it could be because the character was introduced in the 2010s Epic Mickey. Created by Walt Disney in 1927, the spunky rabbit was designed by both Disney and animator Ub Iwerks. Oswald starred in 27 successful short films for Disney before the character was sold to Universal. To replace Oswald, Disney created Mickey Mouse.
Oswald returned to Disney ownership in 2006, and while the character has appeared in games, merchandise and in the parks, this is his first appearance in an animated short since.
“Oswald is such a brave rascal. We wanted to bring Oswald back, and in short, he literally returns to his original home, the big screen,” says director Eric Goldberg. “We wanted Oswald to do the whole ‘squash-and-stretch’, ‘rubber-hose’ animation style to celebrate this first generation of Walt Disney artists.”
The short film is currently available on youtube.
