Just days after learning that Guillermo del Toro is having troubling cracking a feature-length screenplay, THR writes that Disney Television Animation is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Disneyland’s “The Haunted Mansion” attraction in a big way.
Says the site, the studio is developing a Disney Channel and Disney XD animated special inspired by the ghoulishly fun popular theme park attraction!
“The Haunted Mansion” special will be animated by legendary horror genre artist and children’s book illustrator Gris Grimly (“Gris Grimly’s Wicked Nursery Rhymes”), who also will exec produce and art direct!!! Scott Peterson (“Phineas and Ferb”) will serve as writer, EP and story editor. Joshua Pruett (“Phineas and Ferb”) is on board as a consulting producer and writer.
Art courtesy if Gris Grimly