Tag: Justin Simien
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‘Haunted Mansion’ to Release on Disney+ in October
“Haunted Mansion” is ready to spook Disney+ customers in October.Disney’s kid-friendly horror comedy, which is inspired by the classic theme park attraction, will hit the streamer on Oct. 4. Directed by Justin Simien, “Haunted Mansion” follows single mother Gabbie (Rosario Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), who enlist the help of so-called spiritual experts…
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‘Haunted Mansion’ Global Box Office Delivers Spooky Numbers
A few weeks after its debut in theaters, the global box office for Haunted Mansion continues to underperform for Disney. Justin Simien’s comedy based on the classic Disneyland attraction of the same name has managed to earn $85 million all over the world; but with its reported budget coming at a $150 million price tag,…
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‘Haunted Mansion’ Global Box Office Sneaks Past a Ghostly Goalpost
Disney’s underwhelming box office streak continues with Haunted Mansion, which faced the impossible task of scaring up a strong showing at the box office against the “Barbenheimer” wave. In its third week, the live-action adaptation based on the famous ride has finally surpassed $76 million globally, with $53 million coming from the domestic box office,…
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It’s Too Late for a Lando TV Show
At the end of July 2023, there was finally news regarding the Lando Calrissian TV show for Disney+ first announced back in December 2020. Donald Glover, who previously played a young version of Lando in Solo: A Star Wars Story, would now be writing the show with his brother Stephen Glover. After years of speculation…
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5 Reasons Disney’s Haunted Mansion Flopped At The Box Office
Disney has had an admittedly mixed year at the box office. They’ve had hits like “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” not to mention the absolute surprise turnaround that has been going on with “Elemental.” But the studio has also suffered some horrible misfires like “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” and “Ant-Man and…
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Haunted Mansion’s $25 Million Opening Weekend Won’t Pay The Haunted Rent
Among fans of all things spooky, Spooky Season — the extended holiday period leading up to Halloween — is generally recognized as beginning on July 5, since Halloween is the next major commercial holiday after Independence Day. Disney seems to have embraced this idea with the release of “Haunted Mansion,” a family-friendly spookfest based on…
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How ‘Haunted Mansion’ Incorporated ‘Grim Grinning Ghosts’ Into Its Score
When director Justin Simien was looking for a composer to score Disney’s “Haunted Mansion,” he called his frequent collaborator Kris Bowers. The two had worked together on “Dear White People” and Simien’s last feature, “Bad Hair.” “I’ve always wanted to have that relationship with the director where you work on a number of projects and…
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Donald Glover to Write ‘Lando’ Star Wars Series
Lando is back baby! Donald Glover, who played a younger version of the iconic Star Wars character in Solo, is set to pen the series with his brother Stephen Glover. The series has been in the works at Disney+ for quite some time. When Lando was first announced in December 2020, Haunted Mansion director Justin…
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Donald and Stephen Glover to Write ‘Lando’ Series for Disney+ as Justin Simien Exits
Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover are attached to write the Disney+ Star Wars limited series “Lando,” based on the iconic Lando Calrissian character, IndieWire has confirmed.“Haunted Mansion” director and “Dear White People” creator Justin Simien was previously attached to write “Lando” back when it was first revealed to be in the works in…
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Donald Glover, Star Of Lando, Will Now Co-Write The Series For Disney+
For years now, Lucasfilms’ “Lando” series has been one of the biggest “we’ll believe it when we see some movement on it” Star Wars projects around. Well, today’s breaking news definitely counts as movement: i09 and Gizmodo have confirmed an earlier report that Donald Glover isn’t just set to star in the Disney+ series about…