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FURIOSA WILL BE BIGGEST AUSTRALIAN MOVIE EVER
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Director George Miller and various Australian government agencies came together this week for an official statement announcing that the upcoming
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Furiosa (featuring Anya Taylor-Joy as the younger version of Charlize Theron’s character) will be the “biggest film shoot ever” in Australian history. Filming of
Furiosa is scheduled to start in New South Wales in June, 2021, aiming for a release date of June 23, 2023, and is made possible by financial incentives on both the federal and state government levels. Taylor-Joy will also be joined in
Dear White People Filmmaker Justin Simien to Direct Disney s Haunted Mansion Remake
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Justin Simien, the director of “Dear White People” and “Bad Hair,” has been tapped to direct Disney’s “The Haunted Mansion” remake.
Though taking inspiration from the spooky theme park ride, plot details have been kept under wraps for the upcoming live-action movie. The Haunted Mansion theme park ride, which first opened in 1969, takes guests through a ghostly manor, where strange sounds and deceased inhabitants abound. It’s one of the only attractions in which Disney employees are encouraged not to smile.
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“Dear White People” director Justin Simien is in talks to direct Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” movie, based on the theme park ride, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
“Ghostbusters” and “The Heat” writer Katie Dippold wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay.
Dan Lin and Jonathan Elrich, who produced 2019’s billion-dollar-grossing “Aladdin” remake, are producing the film via their Rideback banner.
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First launched as an attraction in 1969 at Disneyland, Haunted Mansion places riders inside “doom buggies” that take a tour of a haunted manor. A movie based on the attraction starring Eddie Murphy was released back in 2003.
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The
Haunted Mansion reboot has been in the works with little progress. While much of Hollywood was shut down in 2020, the reboot was one of the few properties that have made some headway. But some exciting news came out about the Disney reboot.
The Haunted Mansion reboot has taken a big step forward in getting things started.
According to Deadline, Disney is currently in negotiations with director-producer Justin Simien to helm the much-delayed reboot. The talks between the House of Mouse and Simien didnât just happen. Apparently, the studio has been meeting with Simien on and off in recent times. He reportedly pitched several projects to Disney before the company settled on his vision for
Haunted Mansion Film Taps Dear White People Director Justin Simien
Haunted Mansion Film Taps Dear White People Director Justin Simien
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Haunted Mansion is the best ride at the Disney Parks, no matter what your opinion is. Featuring some eerie imagery, a classic soundtrack, and some of the best Imagineering in the Parks, it has been ripe for a series or film franchise for some time now. The
Eddie Murphy film from 2003 is…okay, but failed to capture the spirit of the ride itself. Deadline is reporting that
Dear White People director
Aladdin team of
Katie Dippold.
L-R: A whimsical tombstone stands in a creepy cemetery in Orlando, Florida. Editorial credit: James Kirkikis / Shutterstock.com | Justin Simien at the 10 Directors to Watch brunch at The Parker Hotel on January 5, 2014, in Palm Springs, California. Editorial credit: Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com