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Scott Derrickson's newest film, The Gorge, has climbed to the top of the streaming charts on Apple TV+ just a day after it was released on the service. The Apple original film, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller, had an impressive debut and is a prime example of how Apple's original programming manages to stay relevant and stand out in a crowded library on streaming services and countless original films and series. Released on February 15, The Gorge attracted attention thanks to its two leads, well-known director, interesting premise, and blend of genres.

Set in a dystopian world, The Gorge follows Levi (Teller) and Drasa (Taylor-Joy), two snipers who keep watch over a gorge separating their two watchtowers. Both are unsure of what exactly they are protecting their two nations from, as they soon grow closer despite the distance from each other. Eventually, their growing relationship causes the truth...

Matthew Rhys has a new show in the works at Apple TV+!

On Tuesday (February 11), it was announced that the 50-year-old Emmy-winning actor has signed on for a leading role in the streaming service’s upcoming series Widow’s Bay from creator Katie Dippold.

According to Variety, the show is about “a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor (Rhys) who refuses to believe their warnings.”

Keep reading to find out more…Apple TV+ picked up Widow’s Bay for 10 episodes back in September 2024.

Along with starring in the series, Matthew will also be serving as an executive producer. Hiro Murai will also be executive producing the show and directing the pilot.

Matthew‘s casting in Widow’s Bay comes after it was announced this past November that he will be starring alongside John Krasinski in Prime Video’s new serial killer series Silent River.

Matthew Rhys is moving to New England and becoming a mayor — on television, of course. The Perry Masonand The Americans star is set to lead AppleTV+'s new, supernatural series Widow's Bay, from accomplished and prolific writer Katie Dippold, who's penned such films as The Heat and Ghostbusters, and also wrote 31 episodes of the iconic sitcom Parks and Recreation. Also involved in the stellar team? Director Hiro Murai, whom many know from his breathtaking work on Atlanta, Station Eleven, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Anyone else allowing themselves to get a little bit excited about this one?

According to Deadline, the new series has a decidedly supernatural bent — appropriate given Dippold's last feature script was Disney's The Haunted Mansion. The show takes place on a mysterious and perhaps cursed New England island with aspirations of Nantucket-level tourism grandeur. However, its superstitious citizens — led by a mayor (Rhys) who doesn't exactly...

Matthew Rhys is set to star in Widow’s Bay for Apple TV+. The 10-episode series is about a “mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor who refuses to believe their warnings.“

Rhys will play Mayor Tom Loftis, a “no-nonsense single dad forced to deal with his town’s superstitious citizens who believe it’s cursed as he is desperately trying to put the area on the map as the next Nantucket.” In addition to starring in the series, Rhys will also executive produce alongside creator Katie Dippold (Haunted Mansion). The pilot will be directed by Hiro Murai (Atlanta), who will also serve as producer alongside Claudia Shin and Carver Karaszewski.

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Actor Matthew Rhys has been set to lead the upcoming Apple TV+ series “Widow’s Bay“ from creator Katie Dippold, Variety reports today.

Apple gave the series order for 10 episodes in September 2024.

The series will follow “a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor (Rhys) who refuses to believe their warnings.”

Dippold will also serve as showrunner and executive producer. “Station Eleven” and “The Bear” producer Hiro Murai is attached to direct the pilot of the 10-episode series in addition to executive producing. Rhys will executive produce in addition to starring.

Matthew Rhys recently starred in HBO’s “Perry Mason“ and appeared in opening sequence of the comedy-horror movie Cocaine Bear. The actor also stars in the upcoming psychological thriller Hallow Road from Under the Shadow director Babak Anvari, set to make its premiere next month at SXSW.

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Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) will next take on a superstitious town as star of the Apple TV+ series Widow’s Bay, TVLine has learned.

The 10-episode series, first ordered at the streamer in September 2024, focuses on a “mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens,” per the official logline. Rhys will star as the town’s mayor, who refuses to believe the residents’ warnings.

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Apple TV+ is adding another Emmy winner to its talent roster.

Matthew Rhys has signed on to star in and executive produce a series titled Widow’s Bay at the streamer. The former Americans and Perry Mason star will play the mayor of a coastal New England town who refuses to believe his constituents’ warnings that the place is cursed.

Widow’s Bay comes from creator and showrunner Katie Dippold (The Heat, Haunted Mansion) and Apple Studios. Hiro Murai (Atlanta, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) is on board to direct the pilot and executive produce. Apple TV+ gave the show a series order in September 2024.

The news of Rhys’ casting follows that of Amy Adams in another Apple TV+ series, Cape Fear, earlier Tuesday.

Widow’s Bay is one of a few streaming series Rhys is committed to. He’s currently filming The Beast in Me, a limited series in which he stars with Claire Danes,...

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Feb. 11, 2025. Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, and Zoe Saldaña win Aacta International Awards

Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) are among the winners at the 14th Aacta International Awards, aka the Australian Oscars. Fiennes won Best Actor, while Pearce and Saldaña prevailed for their supporting performances. The AACTAs, which tend to favor homegrown talent, gave Best Actress to Pearce’s fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), who now has four Aacta International trophies. Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg won Best Screenplay for A Real Pain. Better Man took home Best Picture and Best Director for Aussie Michael Gracey, just like it did last week at the Aacta Awards, recognizing Australian cinema, where it claimed nine wins total.

On the TV side, Shōgun won Best Drama Series. Melbourne native Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown) took Best Actress in a Series.

Matthew Rhys has signed on for a leading role in the upcoming Apple TV+ series “Widow’s Bay,” Variety has learned.

The show was picked up for 10 episodes at Apple back in September 2024. The official logline states the show is about “a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor (Rhys) who refuses to believe their warnings.”

This is the latest streaming TV role Rhys has lined up recently. He recently shot the Netflix limited series “The Beast in Me” opposite Claire Danes, while it was reported in November that Rhys will star opposite John Krasinski in the Amazon Prime Video serial killer drama “Silent River.” He also recently wrapped shooting on the BritBox and BBC1 series adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Towards Zero.”

Rhys is perhaps best known for his starring role in the FX Cold War spy drama “The Americans,” for which he won...

Emmy winner Matthew Rhys has signed on to play the lead and executive produce Widow’s Bay, Apple TV+’s 10-episode series from creator Katie Dippold, with Hiro Murai set to direct the pilot.

Widow’s Bay is about a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor (Rhys) who refuses to believe their warnings.

Rhys’ Mayor Tom Loftis is a no-nonsense single dad forced to deal with his town’s superstitious citizens who believe it’s cursed as he is desperately trying to put the area on the map as the next Nantucket.

From Apple Studios, Widow’s Bay will be showrun and executive produced by Dippold. In addition to directing, Murai will also produce alongside Claudia Shin and Carver Karaszewski as well as Rhys. Joanne Toll will co-executive produce.

Rhys, Emmy winner for FX’s The Americans, also played the title role in HBO’s Perry Mason.

Sandra Bullock played FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn alongside Melissa McCarthy’s Boston Detective Shannon Mullins in the 2013 buddy-cop film The Heat. Agent Ashburn and Detective Mullins reluctantly partner together to take down a drug lord in this Paul Feig film. The chemistry between the film’s lead pair proved crucial in its commercial success in theaters.

Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in a still from The Heat | Credits: 20th Century Fox

Despite its label as a female comedy, Bullock believed that director Feig didn’t create “women’s stories” with his films. Besides Bullock and McCarthy, the film also featured Demián Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport, and Jane Curtin in the cast.

Why does Sandra Bullock not consider The Heat to be a female comedy? Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock in The Heat | Credits: 20th Century Fox

Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy‘s on-screen chemistry in The Heat was...

Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are set to executive produce a new Javier Bardem-led thriller series for Apple TV+ based on “Cape Fear,” a film with ties to both Scorsese and Spielberg.

Apple TV+ has granted a series order for “Cape Fear,” which will be written and showrun by Nick Antosca. Antosca will executive produce alongside Scorsese, Spielberg and Bardem.

The series is based on John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 film adaptation, “Cape Fear.” In the late 1980s, Steven Spielberg was attached to direct a new adaptation, but he passed the film over to friend Scorsese so he could make “Schindler’s List” instead. Scorsese cast Robert De Niro in the role that will be filled by Bardem, and the resulting 1991 film “Cape Fear” was a commercial success and scored Oscar nods for De Niro and Juliette Lewis.

The 10-episode “Cape Fear” show...

The producer and director behind many classic episodes of “Atlanta,” “The Bear,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “Station Eleven,” and more is finally making a movie.

Hiro Murai, the Emmy-winning producer and director, is set to make his feature directorial debut on “Bushido,” a samurai film and epic that will be set up at A24, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire. A24 is financing and producing.

“Bushido” is said to be an action film set during Feudal Japan, but specific plot details are being kept under wraps.

Murai is directing the film from a script by Henry Dunham (“The Standoff at Sparrow Creek”), and he and Dunham will also produce along with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen for their Square Peg banner and Julia Oh, Christine D’Souza Gelb, and David Hinojosa for their 2Am banner.

While it’s unclear about the budget on the film, a period film...

Halloween is the time of year when horror appeals to all ages and backgrounds, but especially so for the young and young at heart. Luckily, there’s no shortage of family-friendly frights on streaming or network TV. If you’ve already grown tired of the familiar staples that include enduring favorites like Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Casper, Coraline, Don’t Look Under the Bed, Beetlejuice, and more, here’s the list for you.

This streaming guide is almost entirely dedicated to gateway horror titles released within the last decade, save for one deep-cut gem that’s finally found its way on streaming. Many of them are set on or around Halloween, ensuring proper spooky season viewing.

For those looking for brand new family frights to sink their fangs into this Halloween season, don’t miss these movies and shows.

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Filmmaker Paul Feig says that Trump supporters made the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot into a topic of political discourse. Ghostbusters, later retitled Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, was directed by Feig and rebooted the iconic 1980s sci-fi horror comedy franchise with an all-female cast that included Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. While plenty of movies get reboots and remakes, 2016's Ghostbusters was a media nightmare, with people targeting it from the second the movie was announced before a single frame of footage was shot.

During an interview with The Guardian, Feig touched on the rough political landscape that 2016's Ghostbusters came out in. He noted that the movie's release during the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump made it a lightning rod for controversy, mainly when Donald Trump decided to weigh in on the film on his Instagram in January 2015, shortly after it was announced. Feig...

Apple TV+ has revealed its latest addition to its original programming with the announcement of Widow’s Bay, a 10-part series created by Katie Dippold. Dippold, known for her writing credits on The Heat, Parks and Recreation, and Ghostbusters, will serve as showrunner and executive producer. The series will be directed by Emmy Award-winner Hiro Murai, […]

Apple TV+ Announces New Series ‘Widow’s Bay’...

Another day, another small-town mayor refusing to acknowledge that his town could be in grave danger. That's the gist of newly ordered-to-series Widow's Bay, an upcoming 10-episode horror-comedy set for Apple TV+.

1428 Elm has learned that the show will be created by Katie Dippold, best known for writing The Heat, starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Filmmaker Hiro Murai (Atlanta) will direct the pilot episode.

Apple didn't share much else about Widow's Bay just yet, unfortunately, except that it will be produced in-house by Apple Studios and the series is set in a cursed New England town. As mentioned above, something supernatural starts to threaten town residents but the mayor refuses to believe anything is wrong. Sounds like maybe the mayor from Amity Island relocated.

Dippold is credited as the showrunner and creator of the new series, which she also executive produces. Murai will executive produce as well, alongside Carver Karaszewski and Claudia Shin.

Katie Dippold and Hiro Murai are teaming up on a new series for Apple TV+ titled “Widow’s Bay.”

The project, which hails from Apple Studios, centers on a “mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor who refuses to believe their warnings,” according to the official logline.

Dippold serves as series creator, showrunner and executive producer for “Widow’s Bay.” Murai is attached to direct the pilot and will produce the series alongside Claudia Shin and Carver Karaszewski.

The horror-comedy series will consist of 10 episodes. No casting information is available at this time.

Dippold holds writing credits on movies like “Haunted Mansion,” “Snatched,” “Ghostbusters” and “The Heat” and TV series including “Parks and Recreation,” “The Big Gay Sketch Show” and “Mad TV.” She was twice-nominated at the WGA Awards for her work on “Parks and Recreation” in 2012 and 2013.

Murai is a frequent collaborator with Donald Glover,...

Apple TV+ has given a series order to to “Widow’s Bay,” which hails from creator Katie Dippold.

Hiro Murai is attached to direct the pilot of the 10-episode series in addition to executive producing. The official logline states the show is “about a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor who refuses to believe their warnings.”

Dippold is the writer and executive producer of “Widow’s Bay” and will also serve as showrunner. Murai executive produces along with Claudia Shin via Super Frog, with Carver Karaszewski also executive producing. Apple Studios will produce.

Dippold previously wrote for shows like “Parks and Recreation,” on which she was a writer for three seasons. She has since written the screenplays for films like “The Heat,” the 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot,” and the 2023 “Haunted Mansion” film.

She is repped by WME and Ziffren Brittenham.

Murai is known for his...

Apple TV+ has ordered the 10-episode horror-comedy series Widow’s Bay from creator, showrunner and executive producer Katie Dippold.

Emmy Award-nominee Hiro Murai is set to direct the pilot and will produce alongside Claudia Shin and Carver Karaszewski.

Widow’s Bay is set on a mysteriously cursed New England island and follows its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor who refuses to believe their warnings.

Dippold was a writer on NBC’s Parks and Recreation before she sold her spec feature The Heat, directed by Paul Feig and starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. The Heat won an American Comedy Award for Best Comedy Screenplay and a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie. She followed The Heat by co-writing Ghostbusters: Answer The Call, also directed by Paul Feig with Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones starring.

Justin Simien, the director of the 2023 film adaptation of the iconic Disney Ride, Haunted Mansion, has shared his take on why the film was heavily affected by the decision to release it during a rocky moment in Hollywood. It was released on July 15, 2023, a couple of days after the SAG-AFTRA strike officially began. Of course, the premiere featured no one from the movie, as no performers were allowed to promote their films in any way. Simien has now shared his take on the release strategy: "I have some mixed feelings about it, to be honest."

2023's version of Haunted Mansion was based on a script by Katie Dippold. It tells the story of a single mother and her son who decide to seek the help of a skeptic astrophysicist in order to clean their newly acquired home of spirits who don't want to leave. A psychic, a priest, and...

Donald Glover's journey as Lando Calrissian has been a twisty path from Solo: A Star Wars Story. A Disney+ spinoff series was announced, and Lando was very far along when Glover announced a creative change. Then it was announced that Lando would be a movie and not a series after all, and now it seems Disney has shelved it altogether, which was all heartbreaking to filmmaker Justin Simien, who was set to direct. He found out in the worst way. "It became clear. They probably wont want me to say this, but I knew it was official when I read it in the trades. But the writing was super on the wall," Simien told Collider. He explained how far along the project was:

It was pretty developed. Yeah, there was a Bible, there was concept art, there were scripts, but it just wasnt meant to be.

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Disney's Haunted Mansion movie fell far short of box office expectations upon its release in 2023. Justin Simien, who directed the film, is still feeling mixed emotions about the film's shortcomings, admitting that it's been a bit difficult.

Per Collider, Simien addressed Haunted Mansion in a new interview to promote his MGM+ series Hollywood Black. With a $150 million budget, the film bombed with a haul at the box office of less than $118 million, and with marketing costs, Disney reportedly lost around $117 million on the project. Critics were also fairly harsh on the film, resulting in a Rotten Tomatoes score of 37%. However, the audience score is much higher at 84%, and that's one aspect of Haunted Mansion's performance that Simien appreciates.

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Ghostbusters franchise star Dan Aykroyd has come to the defense of the 2016 reboot, retroactively titled Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. Though Aykroyd was disappointed in the job he did as a producer behind the scenes, he said he loved how the movie turned out, referring to it as a film you "want to watch again."

After playing Ray Stantz in two Ghostbusters movies, Aykroyd saw the franchise get rebooted in 2016 by director Paul Feig. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call introduced an all-new cast of characters comprised of women in the four leads. Even before its release, the film was pummeled with heavy criticism, and the franchise has since gone back to its roots by featuring the original movies' characters in Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Frozen Empire. Reflecting on the 2016 reboot, via People, Aykroyd noted how he disagreed with the movie's critics, explaining why he personally enjoyed Ghostbusters: Answer the Call.

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Paul Feig's anniversary tribute to 2016's Ghostbusters: Answer the Call sparked a wave of mixed reactions on social media. The all-female Ghostbusters reboot, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones, hit theaters eight years ago. Feig, who directed the film, marked the occasion by sharing a post on X (previously Twitter) from Ghostbusters News that wished the film's cast, crew, and fans a happy anniversary. Feig's message read: "8 years? Good lord. Thanks to all the fans and supporters of this film. Still incredibly proud of it. We are all Ghostbusters." Feig's post triggered a variety of responses from fans who loved the film, others who hated it, and some who didn't even know it existed.

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The "Ghostbusters" franchise has been kicking around since 1984, thanks to director Ivan Reitman and the comedic bona fides of primary cast members Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis (who also co-wrote the script), with a little help from Ernie Hudson as the blue collar guy who makes it easy for things to be explained to the audience. But the film series lay dormant for nearly 20 years, until Sony Pictures attempted to reboot the entire franchise from scratch in 2016 with Paul Feig's new "Ghostbusters," which would go on to get the subtitle "Answer the Call." More recently, "Ghostbusters" has been given new life, thanks to the nostalgic legacy-quel "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and a new narrative thread following the once-estranged family of the late Egon Spengler.

Among the five total "Ghostbusters" movies released so far, we have a fascinating spectrum of storytelling, both in quality and style. While the original paranormal-infused...

When Dak Aykroyd and Harold Ramis penned the script for the original Ghostbusters nearly half a century ago, no one could have imagined the phenomenon the franchise would transform into. Admittedly, the films' popularity peaked in the late 80s and early 90s, but in the 2020s, the Ghostbusters IP is still going strong with the recent release of the newest film in the franchise, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Much like the ghouls our favorite blue-collar ghost hunters love to bust, Ghostbusters has managed to stick around long past its presumed expiration date. With five films, two animated television series, and one iconic theme song sung by Ray Parker Jr, the supernatural franchise continues to break new ground four decades after its initial release.

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Another year bites the dust, friends. Another year where I've watched too many horror movies, and now it’s time to face the impossible task of sorting the best into a ranked list. I’ve been doing it since my first year as a big-boy film critic almost a decade ago, but it never gets easier. I’ve seen over 130+ horror movies in 2023! Ten slots aren’t enough to capture the massive breadth of worthwhile horror titles you should consume. I won’t do it, dammit. I can’t.

…Ok maybe I can but still, it’s harder than it looks! There are so many noteworthy films not listed, but that's the beauty of opinions and personal preferences. My list is mine and mine alone. Other critics will have their own takes, and more power to the variety of responses highlighting as many releases as possible. So let’s get...

Horror enthusiasts, gather ’round as we unveil the best horror movies of 2023! This year, the genre has outdone itself, pushing boundaries and redefining the meaning of fear. From haunting ghost stories to relentless slashers, and psychological mind-benders to creature features, every film on our list has made waves in the horror community. So, if you’re looking to update your must-watch list with the latest films that have been dominating the box office and stirring up a buzz online, prepare to arm yourself with these top picks.

Whether you’re a fan of jumpscares or slow-burn terror, these movies promise to deliver the thrills that horror movie fans crave. Let’s dive into the abyss of 2023’s top horror movies!

[Note: These are my (Kimmi’s) picks of the best horror movies of 2023. To listen to this list, check out our Podcast Episode counting down the top horror movies of 2023! You can also read Jon’s picks here.]

Hulu 10. No One Will Save You

Sliding into the number 10 spot is No One Will Save You, a film that blends the quiet unease of isolation with the heart-pounding tension of a home invasion.

Haunted Mansion is a fantasy horror film directed by Justin Simien, from a screenplay by Katie Dippold. Based on Disney’s theme park of the same name, the film revolves around a mother and a son who hire a motley crew to get rid of the supernatural entities living in their house. Haunted Mansion stars Lakeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Chase Dillon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Winona Ryder, and Jared Leto. So, if you loved the Disney film here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, Haunted Mansion tells the story of Gabbie (Rosario Dawson), a single mom, who discovers that the home she and her son share is haunted by irksome ghosts. Hoping to restore domestic tranquility, Gabbie recruits a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid the house of the supernatural squatters. A non-stop blend of action, adventure and comedy featuring an all-star cast that includes Lakeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Dan Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jared Leto, Haunted Mansion was written by Katie Dippold and directed by Justin Simien.

Haunted Mansion is available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on October 17.

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Disney's Haunted Mansion movie brings the beloved theme park attraction to life with family-friendly spooks, laughs, and an exploration of grief. The movie features a star-studded cast and captures the essence of the ride, making the actors feel like they could step out of the doom buggy and explore the Haunted Mansion on their own. Fans can look forward to a ton of bonus content, including deleted scenes, an extended gag reel, and behind-the-scenes featurettes that reveal the making of the movie and the Easter eggs from the ride. Available on digital and DVD this October.

Screen Rant is thrilled to present an exclusive first look at a bonus feature of Disney's Haunted Mansion. Based on the beloved Disney theme park ride, Haunted Mansion follows Ben Matthias, a once successful astrophysicist who is grieving his lost love, when he is recruited to help Gabbie, a single mom, and her son Travis,...

Haunted Mansion didn’t have the strongest of showings this summer. Part of it is attributed to the scheduled release date. It was screened in theaters in the direct wake of the Barbenheimer phenomenon. This, unfortunately, made the Disney comedy a victim of the Barbie and Oppenheimer dual release that dominated the summer box office. Another element that some may draw from is the fact that it is a horror-themed film (albeit family-friendly) that is released in the summertime when people are less likely to gravitate towards the macabre.

However, there is a fail-safe for the underperformed film to find a new audience as the fall movie season starts, and Disney has just announced the premiere date for the home video release of Haunted Mansion, which makes it available for consumers in time for Halloween. The Justin Simien film will be available for home viewing on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray,...

Haunted Mansion is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this October.

Per Collider, Disney fans will be able to purchase Haunted Mansion on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD beginning Oct. 17, with different collector's versions available at major retailers online and in stores. For instance, the limited edition SteelBook version will be found only at Best Buy while Walmart will have an exclusive collector's edition that comes with a limited edition enamel pin. The physical release comes after a disappointing theatrical run which saw Haunted Mansion gross just over $100 million at the global box office. With a reported budget of $150 million, Disney will seemingly not turn a profit from the 2023 reboot film, at least at the theatrical level.

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The physical editions of Haunted Mansion will also come packed with two featurettes. The first, titled "Making Haunted Mansion,...

In the wake of scaring up over $100 million at the worldwide box office, this year’s new Haunted Mansion movie comes to both Digital and Disney+ on October 4, 2023.

The film arrives at all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Vudu/Fandango on October 4 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on October 17, 2023.

You can add the film to your collection and access exclusive never-before-seen bonus features including deleted scenes, extended gag reel and exclusive featurettes.

Read on for everything you need to know, along with images of the various different 4K and Blu-ray offerings you’ll be able to grab. And watch a never-before-seen deleted scene from the new Haunted Mansion movie below, which features additional ghosts from the classic ride!

Bonus Features include…

Featurettes:

Making Haunted Mansion (13:05) Hear from cast, crew and filmmakers about creating this grim grinning adventure based on the world-famous ride.

Disney announced that Haunted Mansion will be streaming on Disney+ this October, just in time for the Halloween season.

Disney has revealed that Haunted Mansion will hit Disney+ on Oct. 4, 2023. Inspired by the ride at Disney World, the film premiered in the United States on July 28, and grossed a total of $65 million dollars in North America. It was highly praised for its cast, which includes Rosario Dawson, Lakeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Hassan Minhaj, Daniel Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Winona Ryder, Danny DeVito, and Owen Wilson, some of whom are very familiar with the horror genre, such as Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween franchise) and Winona Ryder (Stranger Things series from Netflix).

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Welcome foolish mortals 🔮 #HauntedMansion appears October 4 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/8Ot2xPDYH8 — Haunted Mansion (@HauntedMansion) September 10, 2023

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In the wake of scaring up over $100 million at the worldwide box office, Disney has announced that this year’s new Haunted Mansion movie is headed home for the Halloween season.

Haunted Mansion comes to Disney+ on October 4, 2023.

Director Justin Simien’s adaptation of the popular theme park attraction is Disney’s second crack at the property, with Eddie Murphy starring in the previous adaptation back in 2003.

Meagan wrote in her review of the new Haunted Mansion for Bd, “Justin Simien and [writer] Katie Dippold joyfully recreate the feeling of hopping on a Doom Buggy, whisking audiences on a nonstop tour of supernatural whimsy, macabre humor, and heart.”

Lakeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, and Danny DeVito star, with Jamie Lee Curtis as Madame Leota and Jared Leto as the Hatbox Ghost.

“In this mysterious adventure, a doctor (Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), looking to start a new life,...

“Haunted Mansion,” Disney’s second attempt at adapting its beloved theme park attraction as a live-action feature, will soon find a home on Disney+. The new movie — released theatrically this past July and starring Lakeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson and Tiffany Haddish — will debut on Disney’s streaming platform on Oct. 4, just in time for Halloween spooky season.

In this “Haunted Mansion,” Dawson plays a young single mother who moves into the titular abode, which is stuffed (of course) with 999 happy haunts. She calls on a variety of paranormal experts, including Stanfield (who does New Orleans ghost tours), Wilson (a priest) and Haddish (a psychic), along with Danny DeVito as a local history professor with a keen knowledge of the house and its tangled history.

Also, Jamie Lee Curtis shows up as Madame Leota, the iconic Haunted Mansion character (she’s the iconic medium-in-the-crystal ball from the attraction). As you might expect,...

“Haunted Mansion” is ready to spook Disney+ customers in October.

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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 to exterminate their home of various ghosts, ghouls and ghastly creatures.

Coming 20 years after Eddie Murphy’s “The Haunted Mansion,” the new film stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Dawson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Jared Leto and more. Katie Dippold wrote the screenplay.

“Truth be told, the PG-13-rated feature — which marks the studio’s second big-screen adaptation of its spooky theme park attraction — isn’t really that scary,” Variety film critic Peter Debruge wrote in his review. “Director Justin Simien (‘Dear White People’) leans more on comedy than horror,...

Haunted Mansion, Disney’s film inspired by the famed theme park ride, will begin streaming on Disney+ on October 4. Disney made the announcement today at Destination D23 in Orlando.

The feature take on the classic theme park attraction, directed by Justin Simien and penned by Katie Dippold, opened in theaters on July 28.

The film tells the story of a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help them rid their home of supernatural squatters. Cast includes Lakeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon and Daniel Levy, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto as The Hatbox Ghost.

Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich produce through their Rideback banner, with Nick Reynolds and Tom Peitzman serving as executive producers.

The film also will be available at digital retailers on October 4, including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Vudu.

It’s now been well over a month since the summer premiere of Disney’s new Haunted Mansion movie in theaters, which opened to just $24 million domestically back in late July.

How has the movie been performing in the weeks since, you might be wondering?

As we inch closer to the Halloween season, Haunted Mansion has now managed to scare up $100 million worldwide, with $64 million of that total made here in the United States.

Unfortunately, the problem with Haunted Mansion is that Disney spent more than $100 million on the film’s production budget alone – and that’s not counting a big marketing spend.

According to Wikipedia, the film’s reported production budget was around $150 million, which means Haunted Mansion will definitely not be profitable in theaters.

Disney is likely hoping the film will drive Disney+ subscribers this Halloween season, but at this time we haven’t yet been provided with...

The following contains spoilers for Haunted Mansion, now playing in theaters

Haunted Mansion -- Directed by Justin Simien with a Screenplay by Katie Dippold -- takes a new approach to the classic Disney attraction of the same name. Largely set in the ghost-infested building, the film focuses on the handful of unfortunate figures who find themselves caught in the orbit of a particularly dangerous fiend. The film blends a lot of tenors across its run-time, befitting an original ride that incorporated plenty of humor and horror to create something timeless.

The film boasts plenty of talent in front of the camera and behind it, with a talented cast and rock-solid crew helping bring new life to some of Disney's most infamous ghosts. During an interview with Cbr, Haunted Mansion Cinematographer Jeffrey Waldron broke down his personal history with the Disney Parks attraction that inspired the new film, incorporating elements from the experience into the adaptation,...

Stars: Lakeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Daniel Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto | Written by Katie Dippold | Directed by Justin Simien

Directed by Justin Simien (Dear White People), this disappointing comedy-horror is Disney’s second attempt at turning their popular theme park attraction into a movie franchise, following the disastrous 2003 Eddie Murphy vehicle. With a shorter, snappier running time, it could have been a fun ride – much like the attraction itself – but instead it’s a bloated, painfully dull and wildly uneven mess that quickly outstays its welcome, despite the efforts of its talented comic cast.

The film gets off to a bad start with a confusing jump from a meet-cute between astrophysicist Ben Matthias (Lakeith Stanfield) and haunted house tour guide (Charity Jordan) to a period some years later, where he is both an alcoholic and a haunted house tour guide operator himself,...

We all know the feeling at a theme park when you’ve been on a ride and immediately want to jump on again. In Disney’s case, it just can’t get enough of its Haunted Mansion, a venerable ghost house experience that was first built at its theme park in 1969. It has had two goes at it before - the critically drubbed Eddie Murphy vehicle from 2003 and a Muppet version from 2021 that went straight to Disney+.

If anything, it feels like the studio has doubled down, expanding the ten-minute ride into a two-hour film - you can’t help but do the maths and figure out it might struggle to add up despite successful precedents like the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise.

But given that the original ride is a basic ghost train, this ought to be a grand opportunity, for the writer Katie Dippold (Parks And Recreation) and director Justin.

Guillermo del Toro developed an early version of the Haunted Mansion adaptation, but it was scrapped by Disney. The director, Justin Siemen, wanted the movie to be true to the terrifying nature of classic Disney films and not pull any punches. Siemen took inspiration from movies like Ghostbusters, Neverending Story, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Little Shop of Horrors to create the specific environment and tone for the Haunted Mansion.

Haunted Mansion has been trying to make it back to the big screen for a while now, and Justin Siemen was not the only director attached to the project, since another acclaimed filmmaker was close to get behind the cameras, which would have end up delivering a different version of the movie.

Guillermo del Toro, known for building fantasy horror-style worlds, developed an early version of the Haunted Mansion adaptation but ended up being scrapped by Disney. Speaking with Empire Magazine...

Disney's Haunted Mansion which was initially going to be made by director Guillermo del Toro, has finally made its way to theaters.

Del Toro, the renowned director known for his works such as The Shape of Water and Pan’s Labyrinth, was once involved in the development of Haunted Mansion. Director Justin Simien has shed light on del Toro's involvement in the project. Speaking to Empire Magazine, Simien discussed the film's journey and how it evolved from del Toro's initial vision.

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Simien clarified that he had no chance to engage with del Toro's version of the film, clarifying that the Hellboy director was not involved in the final product. Writer Katie Dippold was brought in to craft a new screenplay for the project in 2020. By the time Simien, known for his work on Dear White People, took the helm as the director,...

The Haunted Mansion wouldn't be possible without the work of screenwriter Katie Dippold and the film's cast of actors and actresses. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA are currently striking against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, seeking equitable compensation for their invaluable contributions to the entertainment industry. Click here to read more of Cbr's ongoing coverage of the strikes.

The following contains spoilers for The Haunted Mansion, now playing in theaters.

Haunted Mansion relishes in bringing elements of the original Disney Parks attraction of the same name to the big screen, often with a deliberate attempt to invoke more horror than humor. That isn't to say the film's references can't be funny, but there's a darker element to Haunted Mansion's cameos and references, befitting the film's overall dark storyline. This includes one of the ride's most iconic elements, which every guest who's visited the ride has encountered.

The...

Haunted Mansion is a fun and family-friendly adaptation of Disney's classic theme park attraction, featuring a star-studded cast and a spooky yet engaging atmosphere. The film captures the essence of the Haunted Mansion ride while adding its own unique elements. Cinematographer Jeffrey Waldron played a key role in establishing the look of the movie, drawing inspiration from the ride's use of candlelight, moonlight, and other atmospheric elements. He aimed to strike a balance between spookiness and accessibility for all audiences. The film's sets were largely practical, with the house and various rooms fully built, allowing the actors to interact with real spaces. The collaborative and fun environment on set contributed to the film's success, as the talented cast shared their own ideas and improvisations.

Haunted Mansion is a fun and family-friendly adaptation of Disney’s classic theme park attraction. The film arrived in theaters 20 years after the original Eddie Murphy The Haunted Mansion,...

Instead of waiting for the fast-approaching Halloween season, Disney decided to position their new Haunted Mansion movie as a summer blockbuster, and that may have proven to be a massive mistake on their part. Here in the United States, the film found itself in the #3 spot on the box office charts this weekend, scaring up $24.2 million in 3,740 theaters.

Worldwide, the film’s opening weekend total was $33.3 million.

These numbers may not seem all that bad until you realize that Haunted Mansion‘s production budget was reportedly $150 million, and that’s not even factoring in the massive marketing spend attached to the movie. The general rule of thumb is that big studio movies need to earn roughly 2.5/3x their production budget before they start seeing profits, and it’s unlikely that Haunted Mansion is going to reach that point in theaters. Disney is likely looking to bring the film home to Disney+ for Halloween,...

When it came to finding a villain for Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” horror comedy, the obvious choice was the legendary 19th-century Hatbox Ghost from the popular Disneyland/Disney World attraction. Director Justin Simien (“Dear White People”) and screenwriter Katie Dippold (the all-female “Ghostbusters” reboot) even invented a spooky New Orleans backstory for him.

Voiced by Oscar winner Jared Leto, the Hatbox Ghost became a creepy, Voldemort-inspired trickster. But creating the look of the character (designed by Dneg and animated by Ilm) provided its own set of challenges apart from other 998 apparitions that haunt the Mansion. “The character itself went through many different iterations because its involvement grew as our movie was being developed and created,” production VFX supervisor Edwin Rivera (“Joker”) told IndieWire.

“And I think the realization was that he made for a great bad guy,” he continued, “and we wanna see a lot more of him. So...