With Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney has transformed one of the most famous rides from its theme parks into one extremely successful film series transformed. The first part was released in cinemas in the summer of 2003 and became a surprise hit. Shortly afterwards, the next film adaptation of a Disney attraction followed: The Haunted Mansion.
While Pirates of the Caribbean received four sequels in the following years, the trip to the haunted mansion failed to spawn its own film series. Also the new adaptation of the material could not assert itself on the screen. The haunted mansion of 2023 flopped at the box office. Now the film is coming to Disney+.
Fantasy new edition: The haunted mansion horror is coming to Disney+ in October
Less than three months after its theatrical release, Haunted Mansion appears on Disney+. From then on October 4, 2023 you can watch the mix of fantasy, horror and adventure films with a subscription. The streaming premiere of Haunted Mansion takes place significantly earlier than many other Disney films. Only wait 70 days: The Little Mermaid was over 100 days until its streaming release on Disney+.
You can watch the trailer for Haunted Mansion here:
Haunted Mansion – Trailer (German) HD
The new haunted mansion film tells the story of widowed Gabbie (Rosario Dawson), who moves into an old mansion with her son Travis (Chase Dillon) and discovers on the first night that that it is haunted there. She would like to pack her suitcases straight away, but once you cross the threshold you can no longer escape the haunted villa. So reinforcements are needed.
With the help of the haunted house tour guide (Lakeith Stanfield), the medium (Tiffany Haddish), the priest (Owen Wilson) and the historian (Danny DeVito), Gabbie wants to get rid of the uninvited guests in the newly acquired mansion. What follows is one chaotic ghost hunting, which brings dark events from the past to light. Because there is a very specific reason for the presence of the ghostly figures.
After the fantasy flop: Haunted Mansion 2 will probably never happen, but Pirates of the Caribbean 6 is definitely possible
Haunted Mansion was directed by Justin Simien, who created one of the best Netflix series ever with Dear White People. However, he didn’t have much success with Pirates of the Caribbean 2.0. The most recent film adaptation of a Disney attraction is one of the biggest cinema flops of the year. With a budget of around $150 million, the film barely managed to break the $100 million mark worldwide.
After this box office defeat, it can be assumed that Haunted Mansion will not receive a part 2. Pirates of the Caribbean, on the other hand, is still one valuable Disney brand, which could soon be continued with a new part. Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin recently revealed that he and Pirates of the Caribbean veteran Ted Elliott wrote a pretty crazy script for Pirates of the Caribbean 6.
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