LaKeith Stanfield And Tiffany Haddish To Star In Disney‘s New ‘Haunted Mansion’ For Director Justin Simien
Deadline is reporting that LaKeith Stanfield and Tiffany Haddish are in talks to star in Disney’s new Haunted Mansion movie with Justin Simien directing.
Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, who produced the live-action hit Aladdin, are producing through their Rideback banner with Nick Reynolds of Rideback exec producing. Katie Dippold penned the most recent draft.
The Haunted Mansion ride debuted in 1969 and has been a favorite of park goers ever since, appearing currently in both Disneyland and Disney World. The premise sees theme park guests go inside a spooky and creepy manor that includes some classic characters, from the spirit of psychic medium Madame Leota to the skeletal Bride and the cloaked Hatbox Ghost.
Disney previously adapted the ride into a 2003 movie directed by Rob Minkoff and starring Eddie Murphy, which was a moderate success at the box-office.
Stanfield, one of the stars of FX’s Atlanta, starred with Daniel Kaluuya in Judas and the Black Messiah, which earned Stanfield a best supporting actor Oscar nomination. He next stars in the stylish Western The Harder They Fall, which will be released on Netflix this fall.
Haddish next appears in the Nicolas Cage meta-movie, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which Lionsgate is due to release in 2022.