Jared Leto's Hatbox Ghost was originally a much smaller part of Haunted Mansion.
If you only watched Disney's new Haunted Mansion movie, and never went on either version of the classic ride, you may think that the Hatbox Ghost is a major part of the attraction's story. Jared Leto's character is the film's main antagonist, but that's not actually the case when it comes to the Haunted Mansion attractions.
"It's funny, that part was figured out before I got there, but it was a much smaller role," Simien told us."It felt more like Poltergeist, where there is this evil ghost character, but you don't really know much about its motivations or really even its personalities. You know it's bad and you got to run. And as we developed the movie, the studio is very involved in that process. I always felt like it was my job to keep steering everybody back to the ride.
Longtime fans of the Haunted Mansion attraction have helped make the Hatbox Ghost popular over the years, despite the fact that he hasn't been featured in the rides for very long. Simien went on to say that the love the fans had for the character is why it made so much sense to feature him in a prominent role.
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