It had been reported in 2021 that Scarlett Johansson would be starring in a new movie adaptation of Disney’s Tower of Terror ride, and it seems the project is still in the cards.
Variety ran a profile/interview with Scarlett Johansson today, and within the article is a quick mention that Taika Waititi is currently attached to direct Tower of Terror.
Variety writes, “Miraculously, any bad blood between Disney and Johansson has dissipated. The 38-year-old actress remains in business with the studio on the planned Tower of Terror, based on its popular theme park ride, with Taika Waititi attached to direct. And she still visits Disney World at least 10 times a year and geeks out when talking about the studio’s movies.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumblings of Waititi being attached to Tower of Terror, but it’s the first time in a while. Stay tuned for more on this story as we learn it.
Last we heard, Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) was writing the script.
Also known as The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, the attraction is a drop tower dark ride that was launched at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in July 1994, subsequently being added to Tokyo DisneySea, Walt Disney Studios Park, and for a time, Disney California Adventure. As explained by Wikipedia, the rides “place riders in a seemingly ordinary hotel elevator, and present the riders with a fictional backstory in which people have mysteriously disappeared from the elevator under the influence of some supernatural element many years previously.”
As you may recall, the Tower of Terror ride was turned into a made-for-television movie back in 1997, which starred Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst. It was actually Disney’s first foray into turning theme park attractions into feature films, which of course paved the way for subsequent movies including The Haunted Mansion and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
A new movie adaptation of The Haunted Mansion is also on the way from Disney.
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