‘Haunted Mansion’: Director Justin Simien Teases Cameos From Winona Ryder, Hasan Minhaj, Dan Levy; Unveils First Trailer for Live-Action Disney Film
deadline.comDirector Justin Simien and Scream Queen Jamie Lee Curtis stopped by D23 today to tease their upcoming live-action Haunted Mansion film, sharing that it will feature cameos from Winona Ryder, Dan Levy, Hasan Minhaj and more.Simien also debuted a new for-the-room-only trailer which watches as a car pulls up to a mansion in the depths of night.
The mansion, our narrator says, was discovered fully built after a fire in 1788. “That’s when things started to get weird,” he continues, “[with] a string of dramatic events, paranormal attacks, yellow fever, explosions.
There’s no records, only stories.”We then follow a character played by Tiffany Haddish and a priest portrayed by Owen Wilson as they explore hidden areas of the darkly historic house with a group of kids, finding, behind a painting, a room that had “not been touched in centuries.”Disney D23 Expo 2022 Photo Gallery: Marvel, Star Wars, and MoreThe trailer also introduces us to a tour guide played by Lakeith Stanfield, with further flashes to characters played by Rosario Dawson, Danny DeVito and more.Curtis appeared toward the end of the D23 segment, whisking Simien away in a car from Disney’s Haunted Mansion ride, without saying so much as a word.
Prior to that, the filmmaker had addressed why he’d decided to take the project on. “For me, there was something about that ride I felt was there in the script,” he said. “It was funny and full of interesting characters, but with a dark edge to it.
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