In this featurette, Haunted Mansion Director Justin Simien and members of the cast such as Owen Wilson and Jamie Lee Curtis talk about the fun everyone had together on set and what makes their characters special. Check it out.
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 (laughing)
00:08 - The secret sauce of this movie
00:10 was always gonna be the ensemble.
00:12 And to see Rosario Dawson and Danny DeVito, oh my God,
00:19 Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Chase Dillon,
00:22 and Lakeith Stanfield together, vibing off of each other,
00:25 the chemistry is palpable.
00:29 - We're out.
00:30 - Working with Rosario, it was the best.
00:32 Thank you.
00:33 - Owen Wilson brings a kind of warmth and a humor
00:37 to just about everything he says and does.
00:39 - They're already dead.
00:40 - They're gonna be dead.
00:42 - Everyone had what their character kind of specialized in.
00:45 - That house has a string of traumatic events.
00:49 - It was one of those great casts.
00:50 We had lots of fun.
00:51 - It's hard to wrap your head around
00:53 so many incredible talents all in one project.
00:55 You're just transported immediately.
00:57 (screaming)
00:59 - Roo, Stone, what are you doing out here?
01:01 - We gotta find Leota.
01:03 - J. Billie Curtis, she's everything
01:05 you think she is and more.
01:06 For a character so iconic like Madam Leota,
01:09 you needed somebody iconic to play her.
01:12 It was thrilling to work with her.
01:14 - I can show you what happened,
01:16 but it will cost you $3.
01:19 - What?
01:21 - Try me at robbery.
01:22 - Hatbox Ghost is Jared Leto.
01:24 He puts so much work into the character.
01:27 - I can give you what you want.
01:29 - He's the villain of the piece.
01:31 (laughing)
01:33 - I'm not afraid of a couple ghosts.
01:35 - It is a ride of a movie.
01:37 It's funny, it's scary and exciting.
01:39 The cameos are wonderful.
01:40 - You're all in for a treat.
01:42 - A movie like this with a cast like this
01:44 was just a new experience for me, and I loved it.
01:47 - I wouldn't want to be going through this
01:50 with anyone else.
01:51 (screaming)
01:54 (explosion)
01:56 (explosion)