US EditionScarlett Johansson Teases Progress on 'Tower of Terror' Film
- Scarlett Johansson is attached to star in a still-developing film adaptation of Disney's Tower of Terror ride set in the Hollywood Tower Hotel.
- Disney announced Johansson's involvement a couple of years ago, but development slowed partly due to the ride's limited lore and the 2023 WGA strike.
- The story involves five guests riding an elevator struck by lightning who then fall up and down the shaft but survive, capturing the ride's supernatural premise.
- Johansson called the project a “hard nut to crack” because the ride “doesn’t have so much to dig into,” which is “part of the mystery of the ride.”
- The film is not the first adaptation, following a 1997 TV movie starring Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst, and production dates remain unconfirmed amid ongoing challenges.
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Scarlett Johansson Gives Update on Disney's TOWER OF TERROR Movie Progress — GeekTyrant
It has been ten years since Disney first announced they were making a big screen film based on the attraction Tower of Terror. It’s been four years since Scarlett Johansson was revealed to be attached as producer and star, and it’s been a year and a half since Johansson’s last update on the film’s progress. The actress recently opened up about how it’s all coming along in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, where she said that while she can'…
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