Rosario Dawson reflected on working with Jamie Lee Curtis through an interview with People Magazine that “the beauty of” making the project was working with the veteran actor on the Haunted Mansion.  Dawson shared how the cast bonded on and off set: “It was really beautiful how [director Justin Simien] kind of brought us together and gave us all crystals, and we were reading the script together and just creating these nice moments.” Dawson continued, “Tiffany would have these house parties where she would be getting her nails and her henna done, and [DeVito] would come over with Jeff [Kurland], our costumer.”

The live-action adaptation of Haunted Mansion is based on the Disney ride and has a kindred storyline to the 2003 film adaptation with Eddie Murphy. In this film, a single mother hires a priest who brings along his crew: a tour guide, a psychic, and a historian to help exorcise the mansion. Dawson expressed her thoughts about the new version of Haunted Mansion explaining that “Jamie texted me after she had seen it, you know, and just — we’re really stoked about it.” She continued, “I think it’s a really special film, and it is really different from the [2003 Haunted Mansion]. It has a totally different vibe, and [Simien] will say it’s very Black, it’s very New Orleans.”