“to “Boo!
“It’s very surprising.
“The character itself, it’s part digital, part physical performance.
Jared Leto as Hatbox Ghost in ‘Haunted Mansion’.Walt Disney Studios/YouTube
He knocked it out of the park.
He’s very menacing and terrifying.”
The Hatbox Ghost who appears in the ride has a complicated history.
The character served as an original animatronic inside the California version of the attraction that opened in 1969.
Along the way, they encounter several scenes meticulously modeled after the rides.
“That angle has to hit.
That’s how specific we were.
The actor was, however, convincing enough to send a chill down Simien’s spine, anyway.
“When I was with him [filming], yeah, he was full-on Hatbox Ghost.
A lot of that is voice performance, a lot of that is voice capture.
Haunted Mansionopens July 28 in theaters.
