Disney’s new Haunted Mansion movie will stability laughs and scares

Jamie Lee Curtis could also be greatest remembered by many as a Scream Queen–however she’s not in opposition to combining shrieks with giggles, as she anticipates will occur when The Haunted Mansion hits theaters subsequent yr.

“I believe they discovered the candy spot of scary, humorous, and journey,” she stated. Jamie Lee Curtis additionally in contrast the upcoming film to its inspiration, which is Disney’s iconic darkish experience that debuted in 1969. “It’s fashionable, recent, old style, and scary, however not scary like a monster film. It’s scary like a Disney experience, and humorous. For those who go on that experience, there’s a number of humor in addition to the scary, ghost-y stuff.”

Jamie Lee Curtis is about to play Madame Leota, the famed attraction’s psychic who summons the mansion’s ghosts early within the experience. The Haunted Mansion has a stacked, accessible forged to this point, with Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Jared Leto, and Danny DeVito onboard. Dan Levy and Winona Ryder are additionally a part of the forged, though their roles have but to be revealed.

Subsequent yr’s The Haunted Mansion after all isn’t the one adaptation of the experience. It follows 2003’s The Haunted Mansion (which actually isn’t that unhealthy) and final yr’s The Muppets Haunted Mansion, which additionally finds a pleasant stability between cute and spooky, making it a low-key Halloween staple within the Disney+ circle.

After the controversy and reception of Halloween Ends, it’s good that Jamie Lee Curtis has a optimistic outlook on her different quasi-horror-related films. And judging by the forged and plot, The Haunted Mansion may very well be the kind of family-friendly fare to get the kiddos excited for spooky season. The Haunted Mansion is about for August eleventh, 2023.

The official plot synopsis: “On this mysterious journey, a health care provider (Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), seeking to begin a brand new life, transfer right into a surprisingly inexpensive mansion in New Orleans, solely to find that the place is way more than they bargained for. Determined for assist, they contact a priest (Wilson), who, in flip, enlists assistance from a widowed scientist-turned failed-paranormal knowledgeable (LaKeith Stanfield), a French Quarter psychic (Haddish) and a crotchety historian (DeVito).”