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Phantom Manor – The Bride's song
Directed byJohan Souply
Screenplay byJohan Souply
Based onPhantom Manor
by Disneyland Paris
Starring
  • Vincent Ronsse
  • Frédéric Souterelle
  • Rupert Wynne-James
  • Vincent Grass
  • Julie Venturelli
CinematographyMathieu Muller
Edited byJohan Souply
Production
companies
  • La Cité Des Rêveurs
  • A-Squad Pictures
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Distributed byYouTube
Release date
October 2025
Running time
Approx. 20 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench[2][3]
Budget€40,000[4]
($43,000)

Phantom Manor – The Bride's song, also known simply as Phantom Manor, is a 2025 upcoming French dark fantasy period drama short film written and directed by Johan Souply based on the Phantom Manor attraction in Disneyland Paris. The film stars Vincent Ronsse, Frédéric Souterelle, Rupert Wynne-James, Vincent Grass, Julie Venturelli, and the voice of Bruno Choël. The story takes place in the early 20th century and follows two characters who enter the town of Thunder Mesa in Arizona to investigate the Victorian legend of the Ravenswood Mansion.[a][1]

Phantom Manor is scheduled to be released worldwide on YouTube in October 2025 after premieres in France and screenings in worldwide film festivals.[1][3][better source needed]

Plot

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Two people enter the mysterious town of Thunder Mesa, where a young girl tells them that she saw a beautiful young bride in the old Ravenswood Mansion, who had supposedly disappeared 50 years ago.

They decide to investigate to learn more about the town's history, until they finally enter the manor, rumored to be haunted.[1][3]

Cast

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  • Vincent Ronsse
  • Frédéric Souterelle
  • Vincent Grass
  • Rupert Wynne-James as Henry Ravenswood, a rich western settler born in 1795, living in a manor high on Boot Hill in the town of Thunder Mesa with his wife Martha and his daughter Melanie.
  • Julie Venturelli as Melanie Ravenswood, the daughter of Henry Ravenswood, a beautiful young woman whose lover Jake was killed on their wedding day.
  • Bruno Choël as the narrator.

Production

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Development

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Johan Souply started writing the script to an unofficial short film based on the Phantom Manor ride in 2020, to celebrate the 10 years of a fake movie trailer based on the ride that he had uploaded on his YouTube channel.[3] This is the longest film he has written, having already worked as a director, producer, and writer with his team for Disney and other theme parks, and other companies such as TF1 and the Eiffel Tower company.[5]

He officially announced the project on his YouTube channel in January 2021, and created a campaign on the French crowdfunding platform Ulule with a goal of €10,000. In 3 months, he received 244 % of his initial goal, with a total of €24,428 out of 754 contributions, allowing him to keep scenes that were originally deemed too complex and expensive.[6][7][8]

The project started to be talked about on internet and in the press. €20,000 more were acquired including over €10,000 for the construction of the sets, and the French production company A-Squad Pictures joined the project and provided Souply with a team and over €100,000 of professional audiovisual equipment.[1]

Pre-production

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In March 2021, Souply began hiring a crew, and started searching for talent through his YouTube channel.

Pre-production officially started in summer, with Souply's non-profit film production organization La Cité des Rêveurs.[9][10] During the rest of the year, the first sets were built, and the cast and crew were almost fully formed.

Initially intended for an October 2021 release[3][6], the project got unexpectedly highly slowed and went through development hell due to various reasons, including restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, budget limitations, and most importantly difficulties due to the complexity of the project, with Souply wanting the majority of the sets of the film to be built in studio to authentically replicate the Victorian era and the original sets of the Phantom Manor ride and Frontierland zone, finding locations in France to ressemble Old West settings, using complex custom-made costumes, and a general complex production design.[11][6][better source needed]

In late 2023, most of the sets finished building, and Souply shared videos of them for the first time.[6]

Filming

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The first day of filming took place on March 2, 2024 in the Saint-Just cemetery, one of the oldest cemeteries in France, in Laon, the childhood town of Souply, with the actress Julie Venturelli, and some inhabitants of the town serving as extras.[12][13][14]

One week later, Souply posted images of filming on social media, announcing for the first time Venturelli in the role of Melanie Ravenswood.[15][6]

Filming took place during the rest of the year in studio and in French villages, with some outdoor scenes filmed in the French western-themed theme park of Fraispertuis City.[1]

Souply posted a video for the first time in 2 years in October 2024 to give updates about the project, where he also answered questions that were asked to him on Instagram.[2] He announced that the vast majority of the sets were done, and that the biggest parts of filming would start soon. The last filming set in construction was the 45-feet long façade of the Ravenswood mansion, created from a painting present in the Phantom Manor ride, and built with a team of over 10 people using 5000€ ($ 5436) of wood, with wide shots of the mansion being filmed from a 3d printed 11 square feet model. Due to the important expenses of the project, Souply also announced that a second crowdfunding would probably be necessary.

Marketing

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The first teaser trailer for the project and crowdfunding was posted on the YouTube channel of Johan Souply on February 7, 2021.[16]

In October 2024, Souply posted a video on YouTube to give news about the project, and announced that a first teaser trailer would be released on October 31, 2024[2]. On Halloween 2024 at 10:00 AM, the first teaser was indeed released.

Themes

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One prominent theme is the exploration of human greed and its consequences. The narrative critiques the relentless pursuit of wealth, exemplified by the violent expulsion of an indigenous Shoshone tribe by Americans to exploit their land for precious minerals. This act leads to a chaotic influx of gold seekers, highlighting the moral and social upheaval brought on by the Gold Rush.

The film also addresses the notion of true love and its endurance over time, raising questions about the nature of love and loyalty, and whether love can truly withstand the test of time and adversity.

Family dynamics and the abuse of power within familial relationships are explored through the character of Henry Ravenswood. His authoritarian parenting, infidelity, and violent tendencies create a portrait of familial dysfunction and emotional trauma. The character's strict control over his daughter, coupled with his oppressive behavior, serves as a critique of patriarchal dominance and its impact on individual freedom and well-being.

Release

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Phantom Manor is scheduled to be released worldwide on YouTube in October 2025 after private premieres in France and screenings in worldwide film festivals.[1][3][better source needed]

Initially scheduled for an October 31, 2021 release, the project went through development hell until 2024.[11]

The film will not have any financial revenue, since the rights to the Phantom Manor ride and storyline fully belong to Disneyland Paris.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Later known as the Phantom Manor.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Phantom Manor" (in French). La Cité Des Rêveurs. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Phantom Manor : Les bonnes nouvelles !" [Phantom Manor: The good news!] (in French). October 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Interview with Johan Souply (Director of the future short film «Phantom Manor – The Bride's song»)". WordPress. Phantom Manor Legends. February 5, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Souply, Johan [@johansouply] (June 12, 2024). "Il y a 10 ans je sortais une vidéo pour annoncer l'arrivée de Ratatouille aux Walt Disney Studio !" (in French) – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "La Cité des Rêveurs". Laon.fr. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Phantom Manor le film". Ulule (in French). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Phantom Manor : Le film de Johan Souply pourra voir le jour grâce à ses fans" [Phantom Manor : Johan Souply's film will be released thanks to his fans] (in French). Creative City. April 6, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Vié, Caroline (July 25, 2023). "« Le Manoir hanté »: Un film fantastique truffé de références à l'attraction des Parcs Disney" (in French). 20 Minutes. Retrieved June 15, 2024. Pour voir un film dédié à Phantom Manor, la Maison hantée en VF, il faudra attendre que Johan Souply termine le prometteur The Bride's Song, court métrage en préproduction qu'il est parvenu à financer sur Ulule. [To watch a film dedicated to Phantom Manor, the French Haunted Mansion, we will have to wait until Johan Souply finishes the promising The Bride's Song, short film in pre-production that he has successfully financed on Ulule.]
  9. ^ "Association LA CITE DES REVEURS à 02000 LAON - SIREN 905 080 263". Annuaire des Entreprises (in French). République Française. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Alberts, Jennifer (November 12, 2019). "Chez ses parents à Laon, il construit un cockpit de vaisseau spatial inspiré de Star Wars" (in French). France Info. Retrieved June 16, 2024. Aujourd'hui, il est à la tête de son entreprise de production audiovisuelle. [Today, [Johan Souply] is head of his audiovisual production company.]
  11. ^ a b Souply, Johan (September 4, 2022). "Phantom Manor : Pourquoi c'est long ?" [Phantom Manor : Why is it long ?] (in French). Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "Ancien lycéen de Pierre-Méchain devenu cinéaste, il recherche des comédiens pour jouer dans un film à Laon" ["Former Pierre-Méchain highschool student, he is searching for comedians to play in a film in Laon] (in French). L'Union. January 28, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "Le cimetière Saint-Just de Laon devient décor de tournage pour un film fantastique" [The Saint-Just cemetery in Laon becomes a set for a fantasy film] (in French). L'Union. March 4, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  14. ^ "Tournage à LAON : Une association recherche ses futurs figurants !" [Filming in LAON : A company is looking for their future extras !] (in French). La Cité Des Rêveurs. 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  15. ^ Souply, Johan [@johansouply] (March 10, 2024). "🎬📽️ Une image symbolique pour un post symbolique" [🎬📽️ A symbolic image for a symbolic post.] (in French) – via Instagram.
  16. ^ Souply, Johan (February 7, 2021). "PHANTOM MANOR - The movie Project". Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via YouTube.
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