Haunted Mansion Director Addresses Guillermo del Toro's Involvement In Final Cut (Exclusive)

First, therewas 2003s take on the franchise with Eddie Murphy leadingthe charge.

Needless to say, the movie wasnt met with the most positive reception.

Then in 2010, development started on a reboot, with Guillermo del Toro writing and producing.

Guillermo del Toro, Haunted Mansion

After less than a year, Justin Simien was then brought aboard to direct.

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Originally it was reported that del Toro’s take onHaunted Mansionwas too scary for its intended audience.

Haunted Mansion 2023 ghosts

The classic Disney movies are terrifying to this day.

Should it be cute?

Should it be fun?

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Should it be a musical?

Should it have no music?

What should it be?

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So I leaned on that a lot.

That might be a little too horror for this.

Those were also touchstones that I referenced a lot in communicating the vision for this film.

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So, why make that ghost the big bad?

That was sort of the bulk of the work, if I’m being honest.

And it was fun.

There are even a handful of jump scares waiting around the mansions many corners.

Fans will likely always be curious about what could have been, however.

Well, the filmmaker actually made a haunted house film in 2015 calledCrimson Peak, starringTom Hiddleston.

Pinning the villain role on him was the right choiceespecially given his special history in the ride itself.

Haunted Mansionhits theaters on July 28.