due to prior contractual commitments that would have interfered with the film's proposed schedule. In a 2010 interview at the launch party of Frilogy.com, Samantha Mumba stated that details on Loftus Hall were being kept top secret. After suffering financial difficulties throughout 2010 that stalled the production, it was announced during a questions and answers session at the 2011 Galway Film Fleadh that funding had been secured and the project was being completely rebooted to make it much darker and grittier. The release date was originally set as 1 October 2012, which was later pushed back to 2013. Loftus Hall was the inspiration for Fowl Manor, one of the primary settings of the franchise Artemis Fowl, author Eoin Colfer having worked there as a child. References External links Article discussing the new film in the New Ross Standard Article in the Irish Times, 23 October 2008: "Mystery buyer for haunted house" The Times - Haunted Loftus Hall to be laid to rest Buildings and structures in County Wexford Tourist attractions in County Wexford 1640s in Ireland Wars of the Three Kingdoms Redmond family History of County Wexford Houses in the Republic of Ireland Irish folklore Reportedly haunted locations in Ireland Loftus family