Look alive, foolish mortals! Behold the teaser trailer and poster for Disney’s comically creepy adventureHaunted Mansion, which will appear in theaters later this year. Released courtesyWalt Disney Studios, this first look atHaunted Mansionbrings the beloved Disney theme park ride to life…again and introduces a mother and son who find themselves tormented by all manner of ghosts and ghouls. Check out the trailer forHaunted Mansionbelow.
Inspired by the classic theme park attraction,Haunted Mansionis about a single mom named Gabbie and her 9-year-old son, who are looking to start a new life. Moving into a strangely affordable mansion in New Orleans, they quickly find the house to be far more than they bargainedand are soon haunted by supernatural squatters.
Desperate for help, they contact a motley crew to help them rid them of their tormenters, including a priest, a widowed scientist-turned-failed-paranormal expert, a French Quarter psychic, and a crotchety historian who must band together to help exorcise the mansion.
This is not the first time that Disney has attempted to bringThe Haunted Mansionto the big screen. Two decades ago (doesn’t time fly?) the studio releasedThe Haunted Mansionfrom director Rob Minkoff and starring Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn, Marsha Thomason, and Jennifer Tilly. Also finding a group trapped inside the titular spooky abode,The Haunted Mansionwas met with largely negative reviews from critics,with Murphy recently stating that he did not want to bring his “baggage” to the upcoming rebootas his version “wasn’t very good” and he does want to be responsible for “stinking up the new one.”
Certainly, based on the trailer, it looks likeHaunted Mansioncould be a vast improvement on its predecessor.
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Haunted Mansion Features an All-Star Cast Including Rosario Dawson, Danny DeVito, Jared Leto, Jamie Lee Curtis & More
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Justin Simien (Dear White People),Haunted Mansionfeatures an all-star ensemble castincluding Rosario Dawson as Gabbie, Chase Dillon as Travis, Gabbie’s son;Owen Wilson as Kent, the priest; LaKeith Stanfield as Ben Matthias, the paranormal expert; Tiffany Haddish as Harriet, the psychic; Danny DeVito as Bruce, a college history professor; as well as Jamie Lee Curtis as Madame Leota, Winona Ryder, Dan Levy, Hasan Minhaj, and Jared Leto as Alistair Crump/Hatbox Ghost.
“As a lifelong fan of the Haunted Mansion attraction, I’m beyond excited to share the teaser trailer for our new film adaptation featuring an incredible cast,” director Justin Simien says, Our team has worked tirelessly to create a scary, funny and cinematic otherworldly adventure for both new and die-hard fans to enjoy! I can’t wait for audiences to experience this big screen version of the iconic Disney attraction.”
Simien will work from a screenplay by Katie Dippold. The producers behindHaunted Mansionare Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, with Nick Reynolds and Tom Peitzman serving as executive producers.
Haunted Mansionis scheduled to be releasedin the United States on July 24, 2025 by Walt Disney Studios.
