NEWS – Guillermo del Toro to Adapt Disney’s Haunted Mansion

Published on: 23rd July, 2010

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Now no longer attached to direct the upcoming bloated adaptation of The Hobbit Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has revealed that he intends on directing a movie based on the Disney ride The Haunted Mansion. Having already inspired the disastrous 2003 flop by Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little), which had been tipped as Eddie Murphy’s comeback, del Toro is set to take the concept in a more sinister direction.

According to MovieWeb the director revealed to an enthusiastic crowd at Comic-Con: “Dark imagery is an integral part of the Walt Disney legacy. After all, Disney himself was the father of some really chilling moments and characters – think Chernabog from Fantasia or Maleficent as the Dragon or the Evil Queen in Snow White… I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of my own adaptation of the original theme park attraction Walt envisioned and that remains – for me – the most desirable piece of real estate in the whole world!”

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