Enjoy This Reboot, Foolish Mortals

Disney already tried to make a Haunted Mansion film as soon as, with Eddie Murphy within the lead of a narrative about an bold realtor who winds up caught on the ghost-infested home, impressed by the traditional Disneyland attraction. The movie debuted in 2003 at a time when Disney was actually targeted on turning their theme parks into big-screen franchises. Sometimes, as with Pirates of the Caribbean, that concept labored. Sometimes, as with The Country Bears or that first Haunted Mansion, it didn’t.

As laborious as it’s to consider, that first Haunted Mansion movie is now 20 years previous. So Disney’s determined to attempt once more with a complete new solid and an identical story. Based on the movie’s first trailer, this new model additionally hews quite a bit nearer to the precise look of the bodily mansion than the primary film did. A number of sequences might have been shot within the precise experience on the Magic Kingdom they’re shut. Take a search for your self:

I assume for those who’re an enormous fan of the Haunted Mansion experience — and it’s a traditional Disneyland staple — possibly you’ll recognize how rigorously they recreated its look right here. Otherwise, I don’t know. They tried this idea as soon as and it wasn’t notably nice. (Maybe director Justin Simien, a proficient TV and filmmaker, can deliver extra life — or afterlife — to this one.)

Here is the (new) movie’s official synopsis:

Inspired by the traditional theme park attraction, “Haunted Mansion” is a couple of girl and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called non secular consultants to assist rid their house of supernatural squatters. The movie’s producers are Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, with Nick Reynolds and Tom Peitzman serving as govt producers.

Simien himself had this to say in regards to the mission:

As a lifelong fan of the Haunted Mansion attraction, I’m past excited to share the teaser trailer for our new movie adaptation that includes an unbelievable solid. Our crew has labored tirelessly to create a scary, humorous and cinematic otherworldly journey for each new and die-hard followers to take pleasure in! I can’t watch for audiences to expertise this large display screen model of the long-lasting Disney attraction.

There’s a brand new poster for the film as properly:

Haunted Mansion is scheduled to open in theaters on July 28.