Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Haunted Mansion

7/22/10 – At ComicCon, Guillermo del Toro said he will direct a new movie remake of Disney's Haunted Mansion.  Del Toro said his film will be a scary 3-D, live-action take on what he called "the most precious real estate on Earth."  "We're making it into an e-ticket ride," del Toro said. "It will be scary and fun at the same time."  The new movie will be true to the "spirit, art and aesthetic" of the original Disneyland Haunted Mansion.  The film reboot will reintroduce the character of the Hatbox Ghost, whom del Toro described as critical to the Mansion's mythology.  "This, to me, is a dream come true," del Toro said, "and I hope to steal as many props as possible."

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