LaKeith Stanfield and Rosario Dawson Repel the Supernatural in 'Haunted Mansion' Trailer

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The all-star “Haunted Mansion” remake is coming, and we finally get our first look. Walt Disney Studios released the first official trailer on March 2 and shows the film's star-studded cast – which includes LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto – as they fight off the supernatural entities at the center of the story (or in some cases embody them). The company also released the first poster for the film, which shows some of the main characters looking very scared on a flight of stairs.

The original 2003 film starred Eddie Murphy as an overworked real estate agent who finds himself trapped in a ghost-infested mansion with his family. This version was heavily reviewed, gaining 13% on Rotten Tomatoes, so it remains to be seen if the remake can improve on the concept.

Both "Haunted Mansion" films are based on a Disneyland ride of the same name. The attraction, which opened at Disneyland in California in 1969, was initially conceptualized as a ride by Walt Disney himself and quickly evolved into a ride that took visitors through a bizarre mansion in Louisiana . Eventually, Haunted Mansions appeared in various iterations at Disney parks around the world.

The "Haunted Mansion" reboot was first announced in 2010, with Guillermo del Toro signed on to write and produce. But after del Toro submitted his script in 2013, it was deemed too scary, and "Ghostbusters" writer Katie Dippold was brought in to write another script. Justin Simien was then confirmed as director in 2021.

Read ahead for everything we know about the new "Haunted Mansion".

"Haunted Mansion" Trailer [embedded content] The cast of "Haunted Mansion"

The remake of "Haunted Mansion" stars Leto as the Hatbox Ghost, one of the creatures that appears on the Magic Kingdom ride, and Jamie Lee Curtis as Madame Leota, a clairvoyant whose head appears in...