Attention foolish mortals!
Disney’s Haunted Mansion is arriving in theaters tomorrow and we’ve got an exclusive look at the underlying Black brotherhood shown in the film.
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As previously reported the Disney film details the story of a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
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It stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, and Dan Levy, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto as The Hatbox Ghost.
Ahead of it hitting theaters this Friday, July 28, BOSSIP is giving you a look at the all-star cast and the bonds they formed on set.
Haunted Mansion Exclusive Clip
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In an exclusive clip, we see Rosario Dawson, who plays Gabbie, reflect on the characters becoming a family throughout the film.
“And it’s great to see this array of characters come together and find connection and family with each other.”
LaKeith also proudly notes that the motley crew rallies around Gabbie’s son, Travis.
“It’s really beautiful for me to see a young Black kid with so much grace and integrity and a family unit that really supports him and is behind him,” says Stanfield about Chase W. Dillon’s character.
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As for Dillon, he shares that the amazing bond he has with Stanfield is reflected in Haunted Mansion.
“LaKeith is my big bro,” says the child star. “The brothership that me and him have we put that into our characters.”
Interestingly enough, the film’s director Justin Simien previously shared a sentiment about the Black familial bonds in Haunted Mansion with our sister site, Global Grind.
According to Simien the various aspects of Blackness and Black love centered onscreen is intentional.
“It is a radical notion, I think, to put Black love in front of people,” said Simien. “But not just that — Black men feeling their feelings and showing sensitivities and being scared and little Black boys who don’t seem and look and act like other Black boys or like they’re expected to look and all of that stuff.
“That’s really why I do what I do. It’s exciting to see people being able to pick up on that stuff because that’s really where my heart is,” he added.
Take an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Haunted Mansion below.
Haunted Mansion is appearing only in theaters on July 28.
