Justin Simien cracks open the casket on his Haunted Mansion film, revealing the inspiration and influences on the comedic horror, why LaKeith Stanfield was the perfect person for the role, and the creative joys of working with such a frighteningly talented ensemble cast. Haunted Mansion is in UK cinemas from August 11. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:15 Horror And Comedy Similarities 1:20 Inspirations Behind Haunted Mansion / New Orleans On Film 3:31 Working With The Cast 4:07 Casting LaKeith Stanfield 5:36 The Script of Haunted Mansion 7:05 Favourite Scene To Shoot 7:52 Honouring The History Of The Ride 8:45 Things That Were Cut From The Film 9:19 Cinematographer Jeffrey Waldron 10:33 Moving From Smaller Projects To Big Disney Projects Subscribe to BAFTA ⏩ https://youtube.com/user/BAFTAonline ⏬ Stay up to date ⏬ Twitter: @BAFTA: https://twitter.com/BAFTA @BAFTAGames: https://twitter.com/BAFTAGames Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bafta Instagram: http://instagram.com/bafta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bafta Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bafta sign up for our newsletter: https://www.bafta.org/newsletter visit our websites to find out more: http://www.bafta.org #BAFTA #HauntedMansion