At the close of the "TRON Legacy" panel at Comic-Con moderator Patton Oswalt made the surprise announcement that Guillermo del Toro is writing and producing (and perhaps) directing a reboot of The Haunted Mansion..
The response was either a marked one of confusion or ho hum after all many remember the previous attempt stinker in 2003 as a family comedy starring Eddie Murphy.
An animated teaser promo graphic with a voiceover by Ian McShane was followed by Oswalt introducing del Toro
When he walked on stage, what had been a muted response from the 6,500-strong crowd more enthusiastic.
A Q&A followed during which del Toro stated his intent to not do the film as a comedy but as an "E-Ticket ride...scary, but fun."
He is adamant that the family film has to keep the dark imagery of the ride and be ready to scare the little ones.
C'mon with del Toro around it's gotta be better than the stinker that was the'03 pic
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