Guillermo del Toro is a huge fan of the Haunted Mansion. No, not the Eddie Murphy comedy but the Disneyland attraction on which it was based.
While reports yesterday were saying he would be Producing a new version of the film, it seems that’s not quite true. He is helping them reimagine the attraction at the park.
/Film quotes Guillermo del Toro
I would love to say we are doing the movie, it’s live-action. It is going to be in 3D. And we’re making the Haunted Mansion the most haunted place on Earth. And we are doing it by being true to the spirit and the art and the aesthetic of the original Imagineers that created the mansion.
We are not returning Eddie Murphy’s calls.
And we are not making it a comedy. We are making it into an e-ticket ride. We are going to make it scary and fun at the same time. But the scary will be scary. And to me, the mansion has to become the haunted house movie that a generation remembers and loves after being created by us. We are doing this by reintroducing… the mythology in the mansion will be done, and this is really for the hardcore fans, it is going to be created around the character we are reintroducing into the tale. And it is my biggest hope that we can reintroduce it right. And that is the Hatbox Ghost.
So the ride that inspired a feature film is now becoming a feature filmmaker’s ride? And who better to make this ride fun and scary at the same time than Del Toro.
Del Toro has a vivid and fascinating imagination. He can do anything from the whimsical to the truly terrifying. For him to take on the Haunted Mansion is not only a good idea, it is the best way to move forward by attaching someone with the most respect and integrity for the property.
