Haunted Mansion Movie Reboot!

[gaastra]

[Daniel]

Looks pretty good and faithful to the ride. Lots of Easter eggs! The tone feels just right to me. Really seems spooky at times.

[Daniel]

New pic:



Description of what was shown:

CinemaCon attendees got an exclusive look at Haunted Mansion. The footage kicks off with a montage narrated by Danny DeVito’s character, showcasing all the different ghastly corners of the mansion and photographs of the possible doomed souls who reside within its wall. DeVito’s narration gives some origin to the mansion itself, which further gives this adaptation its own unique story.

After the main ensemble, featuring LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, and Rosario Dawson, discover a hidden seance room in the mansion, we get a montage that introduces each of them and their roles in the film. LaKeith Stanfield plays the hero type, Danny DeVito plays an academic professor who’s been trying to get into the mansion for decades, and Owen Wilson plays the priest in the group. As they explore more of the mansion, plenty of recognizable ghosts from the ride start to spook them. From the hitchhiking ghosts to the Hatbox Ghost to Madame Leota herself, every ghoul looks just like they do in the ride.

A special treat for Disney fans, Haunted Mansion even features iconic parts of the famous Disneyland ride itself, not just the ghosts. The most notable part of this from the footage was the famous ride entrance when the walls of a circular room and its old-time paintings grow taller and taller, creating a nauseating effect. Haunted Mansion looks like a treat for knowing fans while having enough of its own original ideas, mainly seen with its main cast, to attract new audiences. The footage ended with Danny DeVito and LaKeith Stanfield’s characters describing the Hatbox Ghost to a police cartoonist after they get attacked, which leads to the cartoonist drawing an accurate drawing of the ghost and thinking they’re insane.

[Daniel]

First look at Jamie Lee Curtis as Madame Leota:



Magnifique!

[Ben]

And starring Academy Award-winner Jamie Lee Curtis as Christine Baranski!

[Daniel]

I now hate myself for not saying that.

[Ben]

It’s…it’s uncanny.

[gaastra]

[Daniel]

The last part dragged a bit, but this looks fun.

[Daniel]

Japanese trailer:



Includes some new footage.

[Daniel]

Featurette:



The attention to detail is pretty impressive.

[Ben]

Looks pretty nifty! I know it’s to differentiate itself from the previous one, but the title doesn’t feel quite right without The on the front of it.

[Daniel]

Character posters:



These are gorgeous!

[Daniel]

New trailer:



The candle is so cute!

[Ben]

I’m still missing the The, but this continues to look fun enough. Might catch up on the previous version again, which I haven’t seen since it came out, I don’t think, just to see the different approaches. This one already feels a little bigger and more ride inspired.