New signings for the remake of ‘Haunted Mansion’

VaOne Take News reports that Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtisha has signed on to play one of the roles in Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming live-action adaptation, ‘Haunted MansionBased on the famous Disneyland theme park attraction, the film will be directed by Justin Simien (“Dear White People”). Curtis will play the role of Madame Leota, the psychic ghost whose head appears in a crystal ball played by Jennifer Tilly in the 2003 adaptation starring Eddie Murphy. Also, Jared Leto will be in the film playing Hatbox Ghost. Completing the cast are LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Danny DeVito and Tiffany Haddish. At the moment there are no official plot details, although it is said that Stanfield will play a widower who once believed in the supernatural but is now a lifeless tour guide in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Meanwhile, Haddish will play a psychic hired to communicate with the dead. Simien will direct the project from a script written by Katie Dippold (“The Heat”). Produced by Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich and executive produced by Nick Reynolds, the film will hit theaters on March 10, 2023. lack of moments of tension and lack of effective humor. Despite this, the film managed to collect 180 million dollars at the worldwide box office for a budget of 90 million.