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Haunted Mansion 2023
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Haunted Mansion is an American supernatural horror comedy released in 2023. It was directed by Justin Simien and written by Katie Dippold. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback. LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Dan Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jared Leto are part of the main cast. This is the second movie adaptation of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction, with the first one being from 2003. In the story, a widow and her son (played by Rosario Dawson and Chase W. Dillon) move into the haunted mansion and seek help from an astrophysicist-turned-tour guide (LaKeith Stanfield), a psychic (Tiffany Haddish), a con man pretending to be a priest (Owen Wilson), and a college historian (Danny DeVito).
Development of this reboot began in July 2010, when Guillermo del Toro intended to write and produce the film. At that time, he planned for it to be set in a heightened reality rather than a real-world environment. However, by July 2013, del Toro had stepped away from directing the project. The official announcement of the Haunted Mansion film came from Disney in August 2020, after Katie Dippold was hired to write a new screenplay. Justin Simien negotiated to direct the movie in April 2021 and was confirmed three months later. The primary cast was announced between July and October, with additional actors joining the following year. Principal photography ran from mid-October 2021 through late February 2022 on a $150 million budget.
The premiere took place at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on July 15, 2023. It was then released in the United States on July 28 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Critics gave it mixed reviews and it earned $118 million worldwide. The film became a box-office failure, causing Disney an estimated loss of $117 million. Some journalists noted that the movie relied too heavily on product placement. The soundtrack was composed by Kris Bowers. The running time is 123 minutes, and it was filmed in English.
Cast
- LaKeith StanfieldBen Matthias
- Tiffany HaddishHarriet
- Owen WilsonFather Kent
- Danny DeVitoBruce Davis
- Rosario DawsonGabbie
- Chase W. DillonTravis
- Jamie Lee CurtisMadame Leota
- Dan LevyVic
- Hasan Minhaja police sketch artist
- Marilu HennerCarol
- Jo Koya bartender
- J. R. AdduciWilliam Gracey
- Steve ZissisRoger
- Winona RyderPat
Crew
- Director
- Justin Simien
- Screenplay
- Katie Dippold
- Producer
- Dan Lin, Jonathan Eirich
- Cinematography
- Jeffrey Waldron
- Editing
- Phillip J. Bartell
- Music
- Kris Bowers
Details
- Production
- Rideback, Walt Disney Pictures
- Distributor
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Budget
- $150 million
- Box office
- $117.5 million
