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===''The Haunted Mansion'' remake===
It was announced on July 22, 2010, at [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] that a new film based on [[Disneyland]]'s [[The Haunted Mansion]] park attraction was in development with del Toro writing and producing. Del Toro saw the [[The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|2003 film]] with his daughters, when asked about his involvement in the new project, he said, "The thing I want to do is remake it."<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.collider.com/2010/07/27/sdcc2010-guillermo-del-toro-interview-dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-the-haunted-mansion-frankenstein-hellboy/ | title = SDCC2010: Guillermo del Toro Interview DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK; Plus Info on THE HAUNTED MANSION, FRANKENSTEIN and HELLBOY | access-date = July 29, 2010 | last = Radish | first = Christina | date = July 27, 2010 | publisher = Collider | archive-date = July 28, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100728085522/https://www.collider.com/2010/07/27/sdcc2010-guillermo-del-toro-interview-dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-the-haunted-mansion-frankenstein-hellboy/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> Elaborating, he commented, "The movie I see in my head of ''Haunted Mansion'' is not, I believe, what everyone is imagining it to be. Its not just a regular world with a haunted mansion plopped in the middle. I really am thinking of a movie that has a heightened reality."<ref name="schwartz">{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644374/20100724/story.jhtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100727113539/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644374/20100724/story.jhtml | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 27, 2010 | title = Guillermo Del Toro Dishes On "Haunted Mansion" Remake | access-date = July 25, 2010 | last = Schwartz | first = Terri | date = July 24, 2010 | publisher = MTV}}</ref> Del Toro said that [[Hatbox Ghost]] would be the main haunting<ref name="schwartz"/> and added, "We are not making it a comedy. We are making it scary and fun at the same time, but the scary will be scary." It is to be filmed in live-action 3D.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644283/20100722/story.jhtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100723132426/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644283/20100722/story.jhtml | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 23, 2010 | title = "Tron Legacy" Stars Get Comic-Con Crowd Involved In The Movie | access-date = July 25, 2010 | last = Warmoth | first = Brian | date = July 22, 2010 | publisher = MTV}}</ref> To help make a respectful adaptation, del Toro has contacted [[Walt Disney World]] Imagineer Jason Surrell, author of ''The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies'', to act as a possible consultant for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowtheartist.com/author-jason-surrell-assembles-art-of-marvels-the-avengers/ |title=Jason Surrell assembles ''The Art of Marvel's The Avengers'' |access-date=June 21, 2012 |last=Armstrong |first=Josh |date=May 14, 2012 |publisher=KnowTheArtist.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521011917/http://knowtheartist.com/author-jason-surrell-assembles-art-of-marvels-the-avengers/ |archive-date=May 21, 2012}}</ref> Del Toro has also announced he is aiming for a PG-13 rating for ''[[The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|The Haunted Mansion]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin|first=Garth|url=https://www.darkhorizons.com/del-toro-talks-mansion-madness/|title=Del Toro Talks "Mansion" & "Madness"|website=[[Dark Horizons]]|date=September 17, 2010|access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref> On August 7, 2012, Del Toro mentioned in an interview with [[Collider (website)|Collider]] that he had submitted his final draft to Disney, and that "they like the screenplay" because "their reaction to the draft was good."<ref>{{cite web| url = https://collider.com/guillermo-del-toro-haunted-mansion-harry-potter-interview/187252/| title = Guillermo del Toro Talks HAUNTED MANSION and His Love of HARRY POTTER| website = [[Collider (website)|Collider]]| access-date = 2020-04-17| archive-date = 2012-08-10| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120810005401/https://collider.com/guillermo-del-toro-haunted-mansion-harry-potter-interview/187252/| url-status = dead}}</ref> Del Toro revealed that he will co-write the film, but will not direct it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/justice-league-dark-news-haunted-mansion-news-guillermo-del-toro/|title=Guillermo del Toro Gives Updates on JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK and HAUNTED MANSION; Confirms He Won't Direct HAUNTED MANSION|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=10 July 2013}}</ref> On April 9, 2015, Variety reported that [[Ryan Gosling]] is in talks to star in the film and D.V. DeVincentis will work on the film's script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/ryan-gosling-to-star-in-guillermo-del-toros-haunted-mansion-1201469772/|title=Ryan Gosling to Star in Guillermo del Toro's 'Haunted Mansion'|publisher=Variety|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> On September 4, 2016, [[Brigham Taylor]] signed on to co-produce the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/disney-producer-talks-jungle-book-2-the-rocketeers-and-del-toros-haunted-mansion/|title='The Jungle Book' producer on talking animals, "The Rocketeer" sequel, and Del Toro's 'Haunted Mansion'|website=Digital Trends|last=Marshall|first=Rick|date=September 4, 2016}}</ref> In August 2019, del Toro stated that he was unsure if the film would be produced though he had a good feeling about the scripts. "My gauging of interest is moot but I would love to see a ''Haunted Mansion'' movie by someone who loves it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/2019/08/08/scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark-guillermo-del-toro-interview/|title='Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' Producer Guillermo del Toro Says His "Haunted Mansion" Movie with Ryan Gosling Was Going to Happen|website=Moviefone|last=Taylor|first=Drew|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> [[Haunted Mansion (2023 film)|The film]] was later revived and released in 2023, with [[Justin Simien]] as director.
===''Man of Steel''===
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