Disney’s new Haunted Mansion movie is far from the first or the only upcoming movie based on Disney rides, but it is unique as it is technically the first remake based on a Disney ride. The first Haunted Mansion movie wasn’t the same success that Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was, and so it never became a franchise in the same way. Director of the new version, Justin Simian says he has a bit of a beef with the first movie, because it doesn’t feature the titular mansion enough.
While some would argue, and I have, that the first Haunted Mansion movie is actually pretty good, one certainly cannot argue that it didn’t resonate with fans. Justin Simian recently told EW that his big problem with the film is that it doesn’t actually give fans of the popular attraction much of a starring role. He said…
