Description
Based on the acclaimed novel, WALT BEFORE MICKEY follows the legendary Walt Disney (Thomas Ian Nichols, American Pie) through his early life and career, when his obsessive ambition as an artist led to the creation of the animation company Laugh-O-Gram, to the formation of his "Dream Team", including legendary animator Ub Iwerks (Armando Gutierrez, Henry & Me), brother Roy Disney (Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite), aunt Charlotte (Jodie Sweetin, Full House) and animator Rudy Ising (David Henrie, How I Met Your Mother). Together, they overcame a series of obstacles to create the iconic character Mickey Mouse, putting Disney on the map and into the history books.