Trailer Reaction - Disney's Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion Poster - Image from Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios just released the trailer for the new Haunted Mansion movie, releasing in theaters on July 28, 2023, and it is ghoulishly amazing!  The Haunted Mansion isn't a new concept for Disney as the attraction is incredibly popular across Disney Parks and other Haunted Mansion movies have been made including one starring Eddie Murphy in 2003 and The Muppets Haunted Mansion in 2021, but I feel like this movie is going to strike a bit of a different chord after seeing the trailer.  Check it out below:

I first captured my thoughts in a quick Instagram post, but wanted to dive a bit deeper here.  First, let's look at the cast.  Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Dan Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis. . .I'm already in love with them!  I was also feeling some very Pirates of the Caribbean vibes when I watched the trailer.  I don't doubt that there will be some great laugh out loud moments in the film, but I'm also thinking that this is going to be a bit scarier than I originally thought.  My kids can get a little frightened at some of those jump scare moments in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and I can see the potential for some of those in this movie.

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I'm so excited about this movie and can't wait to see it this summer.  Drop your thoughts about the trailer in the comments below!

About Haunted Mansion (From Walt Disney Studios)

Directed by Justin Simien, the film features an all-star cast ensemble cast including LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon and Dan Levy, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto as The Hatbox Ghost.

  

Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, “Haunted Mansion” is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters. The film’s producers are Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, with Nick Reynolds and Tom Peitzman serving as executive producers.