Archive · 28 Jun 2025
Scarlett Johansson Working on ‘Tower of Terror’ Film
Scarlett Johansson is making a movie based on Disney World's Tower of Terror ride.
The ride is about people disappearing in a hotel elevator.
She's producing the movie, and it's being written by Josh Cooley.
She says it's tough to make because the ride's story isn't very long.
The original ride is based on the TV show, The Twilight Zone.
There was a Tower of Terror movie in 1997, but it wasn't connected to The Twilight Zone.
Scarlett Johansson is working on a new film inspired by Disney World's Tower of Terror ride.
The film, announced in 2021, is being produced by Johansson and written by Josh Cooley.
Johansson describes the film's development as a 'hard nut to crack' due to the ride's limited narrative.
The original ride, which opened in 1994, is set in The Twilight Zone universe.
A 1997 film adaptation, starring Kirsten Dunst and Steve Guttenberg, had no connection to the series.
- Who
- Scarlett Johansson is producing, and Josh Cooley is writing the film.
- What
- A new film inspired by Disney World's Tower of Terror ride is in development.
- When
- Announced in 2021, and in development for four years.
- Where
- Based on the Disney World ride.
- Why
- To adapt the ride into a feature film.
- Project
- Tower of Terror film
- Producer
- Scarlett Johansson
- Writer
- Josh Cooley
- Ride Inspiration
- Disney World's Tower of Terror
- Original Ride Debut
- 1994
- 1997 Film Stars
- Kirsten Dunst, Steve Guttenberg