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Justin Simien is frustrated that 'Haunted Mansion' was released in the shadow of 'Barbenheimer'. The 40-year-old filmmaker helmed the Disney picture that came out just a week after the two blockbusters and thinks the scheduling contributed to the picture's disappointing box office performance. Justin told The Wrap: "I think the release date was really tough – I saw 'Barbie' coming from miles away. I was disappointed by some aspects of our release, but I was not really surprised." He continued: "There's a lot of folks in the industry that just kept saying, 'I don't know' and 'That'll probably n...
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Justin Simien drew on his childhood cinematic influences during the making of 'Haunted Mansion'. The 40-year-old filmmaker used his experience of watching both horror and comedy to strike the right blend for his new picture which is based on the Disney theme park attraction of the same name. In an interview with Slash Film, Justin said: "I mean, I grew up on that stuff. The first horror movie I saw was 'Nightmare on Elm Street'. I was five years old and I didn't – well maybe I did turn out kind of weird, but it worked in my favour. "I think, again, I watched these movies growing up. I watched ...
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Disney theme park characters replaced actors at the 'Haunted Mansion' premiere after the cast skipped the event due to strike action. The film was unveiled at a glitzy red carpet bash at Disneyland in California on Saturday (15.97.23) but castmembers including Jamie Lee Curtis, Tiffany Haddish, Rosario Dawson and Danny DeVito were absent after the announcement of strikes by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) acting unions. None of the film's stars attended the premiere and the red carpet was instead walked by theme park workers dressed...
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'Haunted Mansion' director Justin Simien avoided remaking "any" of the original Eddie Murphy film. The filmmaker admits he had "a bit of beef" with the original 2003 adaptation of the Disney ride of the same name, which he has put right with the upcoming live-action flick. He told EW: “I had a little bit of beef with the first film, because the first thing you’ve got to give the kids is the candy of the mansion that they know and love. “Not to dunk on the movie. It’s a movie of its time, and it’s also a movie that, frankly, a lot of people grew up with and love hardcore. In theatres, I was a l...
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Every actor in the new ‘Haunted Mansion’ was given a crystal ball to “tune into paranormal thinking.” The live-action Disney remake’s director Justin Simien has revealed he did everything to ensure the psychics and paranormal experts come across as “authentic” as possible. He told Empire magazine he gave them the fortune-telling sphere to “bring clarity, amplify energy … just tune into paranormal thinking, so it felt authentic on screen.” The starry cast includes Jamie Lee Curtis, LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, and Danny DeVito. The movie will focus on a mothe...
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