While us genre fans have known for decades about gdts surreal aesthetics and beautiful storytelling, now the academy and the rest of america has finally accepted his brilliance. It sounded like the perfect fit, because guillermo is a huge haunted mansion fanatic the ride, not the 2003 movie. On august 7, 2012, del toro mentioned in an interview with collider that he had submitted his final draft to disney, and that they like the screenplay because their reaction to the draft was good. Oct 12, 2018 the haunted mansion 2003 starring eddie murphy has been panned by disney fans and critics alike, but what happened. Del toro announced his new haunted mansion movie seven years about after disney released a first movie adaptation. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a. Guillermo del toro s feature film take on disney s the haunted mansion still has some life in it, surprisingly. Oct 07, 2015 the skeleton at left is the hatbox ghost, from disneys haunted mansion ride. Having guillermo del toro write, produce and hopefully direct a new haunted mansion movie is a very good thing.
Guillermo del toro is the right man for disneys new. Apr 09, 2015 ryan gosling is in talks to star in disneys supernatural family movie the haunted mansion with guillermo del toro directing and producing. Ryan gosling entered talks to headline the movie back in 2015, with del toros trusted collaborator doug jones already lined up to play the famous hat box ghost from. July 22, 2010 guillermo del toro surprised the 6,500 fans gathered today at comiccon with the announcement that he is currently developing a new film for the walt disney studios based on the classic disney theme park attraction, the haunted mansion.
Later, he learned about makeup and effects from the legendary dick smith the exorcist 1973 and worked on making his. After the tron legacy panel, which just plain kicked ass, moderator. Guillermo del toro to maybe direct new film based on. Guillermo del toro developing the haunted mansion with. The haunted mansion is a 2003 american supernatural horror comedy film based on the disney theme park attraction of the same name. Here he is at that years san diego comiccon talking about how helming the movie is the holy grail of film making alas, its been mostly read more. Mar 09, 2018 at 2010s san diego comiccon, it was announced complete with teaser art that gdt would be writing and producing a film based on the disneyland haunted mansion ride, remaking the ghastly 2003 film with eddie murphy. Jul 22, 2010 guillermo del toro made a surprise appearance at the end of the tron. Haunted mansion freaks, we used to obsess about him, said mr.
When asked about his involvement del toro said, the thing i want to do is remake it the movie i see in my head of haunted mansion is not, i believe, what everyone is imagining it to be. Here he is at that years san diego comiccon talking about how helming the movie is the holy grail of film making alas, its been mostly read more guillermo del toros haunted mansion movie back on track. It was announced that hellboy director guillermo del toro would be writing and producing a new movie based on the haunted mansion. With del toro s creativity at the helm, disney has a chance at creating a wonderful film based on its beloved ride. Haunted mansion inspires new movie by the walt disney studios. The haunted mansion attraction has sat in the studios disneyland theme park. Scary stories to tell in the dark producer guillermo del toro says his haunted mansion movie with ryan gosling was going to happen. The haunted mansion reboot was announced at san diego comic con in 2010. Guillermo del toro provides updated on haunted mansion movie. Guillermo del toro revealed that he is still working on the script for the disney haunted mansion adaptation and may direct the film. Guillermo del toro is said to direct the movie, but he may only produce. Del toro will direct the film for disney, which is based on the amusement park ride.
Apr 10, 2015 del toro announced his new haunted mansion movie seven years about after disney released a first movie adaptation. Scary stories to tell in the dark producer guillermo del toro says. Millions of people from around the world visit the haunted mansion each year, but no one has ever had a tour guide like guillermo del toro, said rich ross, chairman of the walt disney studios. Guillermo del toro made a surprise appearance at the end of the tron. Guillermo del toro dishes on haunted mansion remake mtv.
Guillermo del toro talks status of the haunted mansion movie. Dark imagery is an integral part of the walt disney legacy. Jul 16, 2014 guillermo del toro says the haunted mansion script is not yet finished, but a fair amount of concept art has already been produced. Jul 23, 2010 guillermo del toro s is developing a film based on disneylands haunted mansion attraction. The films director guillermo del toro last directed the shape of water and crimson peak. Guillermo del toro interview at the mountains of madness. Haunted mansion inspires new movie by the walt disney. Back with another slab of news, it seems director guillermo del toro is open to directing the disney ride adaption, haunted mansion but the film is proving more difficult than he first. Guillermo del toro to make movie based on haunted mansion.
Jul 22, 2010 disney just announced a huge surprise announcement at comiccon. Movie news haunted mansion, inspired by disneys famous theme park attraction of the same name, is one of those projects that guillermo del toro has been enthusiastically talking about for years now even though the potential movie has only seemed to have made limited progress since its announcement back at the 2010 international comiccon. A look at the the haunted mansion behindthescenes crew and production team. If you recall, back in 2010 guillermo del toro announced he was doing an adaptation of the haunted mansion attraction for disney. Guillermo del toro dishes on haunted mansion remake. Now that guillermo del toro has an oscar, maybe some of these. The haunted mansion on sunday, guillermo del toro won oscars for best director and best picture for the shape of water. A new liveaction haunted mansion movie directed by horroraction movie maven guillermo del toro has been in the works since at least 2010. New disney haunted mansion movie to be produced by. Thank goodness fox searchlight pictures saw the potential in guillermo del toro s offkilter romantic fantasy about a mute woman who falls in love with a fishman. The shape of water took home four oscars including best director and best picture from a whopping nominations and earned a slew of accolades along the way.
While del toro intended to make a faithful liveactioncgi movie adaptation of kenneth grahames beloved childrens book, the filmmaker has. Sep 05, 2016 disney producer brigham taylor shares some thoughts on the jungle book sequel, returning to the rocketeer, and del toro s haunted mansion movie. Five lost guillermo del toro movies his fox searchlight. Having the mansion be connected to all the other hms around the world and using the hatbox ghost one of the most popular characters in the haunted mansion as a pivotal character in the movie sounds like a win movie. Gosling, director guillermo del toro and disney have not commented. The film has been in development for years news of its existence was first dropped. It was announced that original hellboy director guillermo del toro would be writing and producing a new movie based on the haunted mansion. Del toro surprised over 6,000 fans at a panel at san diegos comic book convention comiccon with the announcement that he is teaming up with walt disney studios to produce a film based on the classic theme park ride, built in 1969.
Guillermo del toros haunted mansion movie back on track. Its been almost a decade since guillermo del toro teased crowds at. Ryan gosling is in talks to star in disney s supernatural family movie the haunted mansion with guillermo del toro directing and producing. Ryan goslings next starring role is a disney movie but it sounds scary af the gos is in talks to join guillermo del toro s the haunted mansion. In a recent reddit ama, guillermo del toro gave updates on hellboy 3 and disney park adaptation haunted mansion. Guillermo del toros house of horrors the new york times.
Ryan gosling might take a trip to guillermo del toros. The film is based on the fan favorite theme park ride and was announced in 2010. Guillermo del toro gives update on haunted mansion ign. Sdcc 2010 haunted mansion reboot teaser trailer guillermo. Legacy panel, director guillermo del toro made a surprise appearance and revealed that hes now developing an adaptation of disneys famous haunted mansion ride. Del toro announced his involvement in the project thursday at comiccon during a surprise appearance at the end of the tron session. Did guillermo del toro just tease a haunted mansion. Announced at comiccon today, del toro surprised thousands of fans with. The 2003 film, a comedy starring eddie murphy, flopped at the domestic box office. Some five or so years after the mouse house turned its popular disney theme park attraction the haunted mansion into a familyfriendly eddie murphy vehicle in 2003, the studio and del toro joined forces to make another film adaptation that promised to deliver its fair share of spoopy as in, spooky and fun entertainment value. Guillermo del toro planche toujours sur le film haunted mansion. Ryan gosling to star in guillermo del toros haunted mansion.
Guillermo del toro confirms he is still writing his haunted mansion movie. The haunted mansion ride was adopted to movie form over a decade ago, as a familyfriendly vehicle starring eddie murphy. Scary stories to tell in the dark producer guillermo del. Guillermo del toro knows horror and he certainly knows how to make people excited about his movies and projects. Guillermo del toro trying to crack haunted mansion script. Guillermo del toro is still working on haunted mansion for disney, in spite of the fact that hell be spending a lot of time doing pacific rim. Guillermo del toro gives haunted mansion movie update. Dec 09, 2019 guillermo del toro s the haunted mansion was happening at one point, but the last update we got was way back in july 2014 when del toro said. Haunted mansion some five or so years after the mouse house turned its popular disney theme park attraction the haunted mansion into a familyfriendly eddie murphy vehicle in 2003, the studio and del toro joined forces to make another film adaptation that promised to deliver its fair share of spoopy as in, spooky and fun entertainment value. The films writer guillermo del toro last wrote scary stories to tell in the dark and pacific rim uprising. Guillermo del toro haunted mansion comic con the mary sue. Guillermo del toro, director of the hellboy films and pans labyrinth, is going to direct a disney ridebased film telling the tale of the haunted mansion.
Apr 28, 2016 a new liveaction haunted mansion movie directed by horroraction movie maven guillermo del toro has been in the works since at least 2010. Raised by his catholic grandmother, del toro developed an interest in filmmaking in his early teens. Guillermo del toro gomez is a mexican director, producer, screenwriter, author, actor, and visual effects artist. Guillermo del toro to direct disneys haunted mansion reboot. Del toro announced that he was a big fan of the famous disneyland attraction and its a dream come true to. Legacy panel at comiccon to announce his next project. Like most creators, guillermo del toro likes to talk about the projects hes working. Jul 14, 2014 haunted mansion, inspired by disney s famous theme park attraction of the same name, is one of those projects that guillermo del toro has been enthusiastically talking about for years now even though the potential movie has only seemed to have made limited progress since its announcement back at the 2010 international comiccon. Lovecraft novella has been in the works for decades, and around the same time that del toro was first attached to the haunted mansion in 2010, at the mountains of madness almost almost got made. Guillermo del toro will rebuild disneys haunted mansion in 3d. Disneys the haunted mansion was in development with guillermo del toro writing and producing.
Jul 22, 2010 millions of people from around the world visit the haunted mansion each year, but no one has ever had a tour guide like guillermo del toro, said rich ross, chairman of the walt disney studios. A movie based on the disney theme park ride the haunted mansion is being developed by guillermo del toro the hobbit franchise. After guillermo del toros oscar win, these lost projects should be. The haunted mansion animated special disney wiki fandom. Guillermo del toro updates hellboy 3 disney haunted. Disney producer brigham taylor shares some thoughts on the jungle book sequel, returning to the rocketeer, and del toro s haunted mansion movie. Guillermo del toro gives haunted mansion movie update disney. It was announced on july 22, 2010 at san diego comiccon international that a new film based on disneys the haunted mansion was in development with guillermo del toro writing and producing. Del toro has also announced he is aiming for a pg rating for the haunted mansion.
Legacy panel a few minutes ago, guillermo del toro announced plans to cowrite, produce, and possibly direct a new movie about disneys haunted mansion ride. When you have that big of a disney icon integral to the story of the haunted mansion and that spans the nightmares of generations who have seen him at the mansion, you absolutely have to cast that role correctly, or you risk ruining the lore. Ryan gosling is in talks to join guillermo del toro s longgestating project haunted mansion 3d. Mansion project at disney, why they set the film in 1968 and how del. Guillermo del toros is developing a film based on disneylands haunted mansion attraction. San diego guillermo del toro is heading up disneys the haunted mansion movie project, which will be based on the themepark. Del toro announced that he was a big fan of the famous disneyland attraction and its a dream. At the san diego comic con today, disney pictures announced that director guillermo del toro will helm a new movie based on the haunted mansion. The movie is centered around one of the most interesting and elusive haunts, the hatbox ghost. Del toro had gone to great pains to secure the rights to the book and did a decade and a halfs work of his own. Ryan gosling teaming with guillermo del toro for disneys.
Sep 16, 2010 guillermo del toro interview at the mountains of madness, haunted mansion, and reveals hes developing 3 video games. Ryan goslings next starring role is a disney movie but. The haunted mansion closed for renovations in early 2020. Guillermo del toro to reboot disneys haunted mansion. As for del toros haunted mansion project, the film based on the classic disney parks ride, the latest is not much progress. Guillermo del toro reveals haunted mansion difficulties. Apr 04, 2016 disney is currently working on a reboot of the the haunted mansion movie. I went back to disneyland with the executives with. Ryan gosling to star in disneys new haunted mansion film. He is renown for his contributions to the film horror, supernatural, and fantasy genre, particularly with horror films mimic and crimson peak, and other films like pans labyrinth and the shape of water which won him an academy award for best director, all of which share a motif. New disney liveaction haunted mansion movie to be led. Producer guillermo del toro says his haunted mansion movie with.
Guillermo del toro will rebuild disneys haunted mansion in 3. Guillermo del toro confirms he is still writing his. Guillermo del toro is courting ryan gosling to star in his haunted mansion project for disney, thewrap reports. At the disney panel, del toro announced that the hat box ghost will be the main haunting in the film, and he elaborated about it to mtv news. Guillermo del toro dishes on haunted mansion remake for some people, its just a ride, but for others like me, its a way of life, del toro says. Legacy panel a few minutes ago, guillermo del toro announced plans to cowrite, produce, and possibly direct a new movie about disney s haunted mansion ride.
Its been two full years since we last had an update on the film. Guillermo del toro is to direct a new film based on the disney themepark attraction, the haunted mansion. I mean, this is the motion picture that this acclaimed filmmaker has been dreaming of making since he was 10 yearsold. Guillermo del toro recently moderated a panel at the south by southwest film festival last month. Unlike the 2003 movie version of haunted mansion, which starred eddie murphy, del toro said the liveaction film will not be a comedy we are not returning eddie murphys calls, del toro. Ryan gosling is in talks to star in guillermo del toro s longgestating disney film, haunted mansion, based on the popular disneyland ride of the same name. The haunted mansion 2003 starring eddie murphy has been panned by disney fans and critics alike, but what happened. Man found dead inside disneyland paris haunted mansion. Del toro called the film a dream project, though a release still seems like a ways off, judging by the directors latest. Guillermo del toro surprised fans at comiccon with the announcement that he is currently developing a new film for the walt disney studios based on the classic disney theme park.
Jul 22, 2010 the original disneyland park attraction, the haunted mansion, that debuted in august of 1969 has now inspired a new film for the walt disney studios by wellknown filmmaker guillermo del toro. Guillermo del toro confirms he is still writing his haunted. Since then, things have died down and very little has been heard about it, and its driving fans insane. Disney is currently working on a reboot of the the haunted mansion movie. But del toro told the comiccon crowd that his version of the movie will be frightening. Guillermo del toro will rebuild disneys haunted mansion. The highprofile filmmakers new pal and fellow disney. Guillermo del toro updates hellboy 3 disney haunted mansion. While we all may still be trying to forget the eddie murphy movie version of disneylands the haunted mansion guillermo del toro admits that he will not take his call disney has signed on. A new piece of artwork was also unveiled by the studios and is featured below. In 2010, he announced that he would be working on a reboot of disney s haunted mansion and that it was going to be scary. The haunted mansion is a cancelled animated special based on the theme park attraction of the same name, that was to air on disney xd. Guillermo del toro is directing a reboot of the haunted mansion. Disney producer talks jungle book 2, the rocketeers, and del.
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