RELEASE DATE Announced for Disney’s NEW Haunted Mansion Movie

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Disney has been making a lot of live-action adaptations throughout the recent years, and they’re not slowing down any time soon!

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We’ve seen The Lion King, Mulan, The Jungle Book, and more get live-action remakes, and there are a lot more in the works right now. There are also live-action films adapted from Disney rides, like the incredibly successful Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise and the more recent Jungle Cruise movie (which is getting a sequel, BTW!). One movie coming up has the unique distinction of being adapted from a ride AND being a remake — do you know what it is??

It’s The Haunted Mansion! Disney made a live-action movie from the ride back in 2003 starring Eddie Murphy, and it didn’t do too great a the box office (although, it does have some fun moments!). So, they’re trying their hand at it again and making another movie about the ride, and it JUST got a release date!

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Haunted Mansion is scheduled to be released in theaters on March 10th, 2023, according to Deadline. They say that Disney already had the date on hold for an untitled event movie. And, no other major studio releases are dated for that weekend right now, so maybe the film will do better at the box office this time. UPDATE: The film has been delayed and will now release on August 11, 2023.

Haunted Mansion in Disney World

The screenplay was written by Katie Dippold and the film will be directed by Justin Simien. It will star Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Danny DeVito, and LaKeith Stanfield. So, yeah — the cast is pretty stacked with talent (and actors who are no stranger to Disney projects!). We can’t wait to see what it’s like!