Ben Stiller will star in Fox's adaptation of the BBC children's television comedy show "RentaGhost."According to Variety, Langley Park's Kevin McCormick is producing along with Patrick Pidgeon, as well as BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.The comedy had been in development at Warner Bros. with Russell Brand starring before Fox acquired it.Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant ("Night at the Museum") will write the script.The original show was created by Bob Block and ran for 58 episodes between January of 1976 and June of 1984.The premise centered on the recently-deceased loser Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27 years with the living. He establishes the temp agency for the dead,...
- 10/13/2011
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Let's face it. Being dead has to have its fair share of suckage. Never mind the whole maggots feasting on you thing ... that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
According to Variety Ben Stiller will star in RentaGhost, based on the British comedy series about a temp agency for the dead, for 20th Century Fox, which has tapped the Night at the Museum team of Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant to pen the script.
Fox recently acquired rights to the comedy, which had been in development at Warner Bros. with Russell Brand toplining. Kevin McCormick is producing through his Langley Park shingle with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.
The original BBC series, created by Bob Block, ran for 58 episodes between 1976 and 1984 and centered on the recently-deceased Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27-year existence. Mumford established RentaGhost -- renting out ghouls,...
According to Variety Ben Stiller will star in RentaGhost, based on the British comedy series about a temp agency for the dead, for 20th Century Fox, which has tapped the Night at the Museum team of Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant to pen the script.
Fox recently acquired rights to the comedy, which had been in development at Warner Bros. with Russell Brand toplining. Kevin McCormick is producing through his Langley Park shingle with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.
The original BBC series, created by Bob Block, ran for 58 episodes between 1976 and 1984 and centered on the recently-deceased Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27-year existence. Mumford established RentaGhost -- renting out ghouls,...
- 10/12/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Ben Stiller will star in Rentaghost, based on the British comedy series about a temp agency for the dead, for Fox. Variety reports that Fox is in negotiations to acquire rights to the comedy, which had been in development at Warner Bros. with Russell Brand toplining. Fox has tapped the Night at the Museum team of Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant to pen the script. The original BBC series, created by Bob Block, ran for 58 episodes between 1976 and 1984 and centered on the recently-deceased Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27-year existence. Mumford established RentaGhost -- renting out ghouls, ghosts and other specters -- to the living but things do not go according to plan. Michael Staniforth, Edward Brayshaw, Michael Darbyshire and Anthony Jackson starred in the TV series.
- 10/12/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ben Stiller is set to headline a film adaptation of the 70's British comedy series Rentaghost , Deadline reports. Originally set up at Warner Bros. late last year with Russell Brand attached to star, the rights have now shifted to 20th Century Fox, who have brought aboard the Night at the Museum pair of Tom Lennon and Robert Ben Garant to provide the screenplay. Stiller will play Fred Mumford, a fellow who, though a slacker in life, has become determined to make something of himself as a newly deceased ghost. He winds up setting up a afterlife temp service, getting ghosts to rent themselves out for use by the living. Created by Bob Block, the original series aired on BBC1 from 1976 to 1984. (Photo Credit: Adriana M. Bar)...
- 10/12/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired feature film rights to the Brit children's TV show comedy, "Rentaghost." The movie version, described as a "Beetlejuice"- like comedy, will be a studio vehicle for comedian Russell Brand.
Brand would play 'Fred Mumford', "...a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry..."
The original series, created by Bob Block, aired on the UK's BBC1 from 1976-1984, following the antics of a group of spooks who worked for a firm called 'Rentaghost', which leased out the ghosts for various tasks.
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Brand would play 'Fred Mumford', "...a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry..."
The original series, created by Bob Block, aired on the UK's BBC1 from 1976-1984, following the antics of a group of spooks who worked for a firm called 'Rentaghost', which leased out the ghosts for various tasks.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Rentaghost"...
- 12/11/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Russell Brand will star in Warner Bros.' adaptation of the BBC children's television comedy show "RentaGhost."According to Variety, Langley Park.s Kevin McCormick is producing along with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun. Brand will receive an executive producing credit. The original show was created by Bob Block and ran for 58 episodes between January of 1976 and June of 1984.The premise centered on the recently-deceased loser Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27 years with the living. He establishes the temp agency for the dead, RentaGhost, renting out ghosts to the living.Anthony Jackson, Edward Brayshaw, Michael Darbyshire and Michael Staniforth starred in the TV series. Brand stars in Warners' upcoming...
- 12/10/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Warner Bros. recently picked up the rights to a British comedy series called Rentaghost, and the studio will be bringing in Russell Brand (Get Him to the Greek) to star in the feature film version that the studio is developing.
The movie version of this show is described as a Beetlejuice-style afterlife comedy, and according to Deadline, Brand would play Fred Mumford, "a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry."
This is a perfect role for Brand, and I'm sure he'll be hilarious in it. The original series was created by Bob Block, and it aired on BBC1 from 1976-...
The movie version of this show is described as a Beetlejuice-style afterlife comedy, and according to Deadline, Brand would play Fred Mumford, "a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry."
This is a perfect role for Brand, and I'm sure he'll be hilarious in it. The original series was created by Bob Block, and it aired on BBC1 from 1976-...
- 12/9/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
RentaGhost, RentaGhost, RentaGhost! It's showtime! So it doesn't work exactly like Bettlejuice but its close enough for our taste plus our friend across the pond Russel Brand is starring in the remake of the British horror/comedy TV series of the same name. For those not familiar with Brand's work, he's "cheeky" as hell and perfect for this film adaptation...
According to Deadline, Brand has been cast to play the character Fred Mumford who is a "recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry."
The original series was created by Bob Block and ran on BBC1 from 1976-1984. The movie (being...
According to Deadline, Brand has been cast to play the character Fred Mumford who is a "recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry."
The original series was created by Bob Block and ran on BBC1 from 1976-1984. The movie (being...
- 12/9/2010
- by Keepers of the Bid
- Horrorbid
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the feature rights to the British comedy series "Rentaghost." The movie version is described as a Beetlejuice -style afterlife feature comedy vehicle for Russell Brand. According to the site, Brand would play Fred Mumford, "a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry." Created by Bob Block, the original series aired on BBC1 from 1976-1984.
- 12/9/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Warner Bros has acquired the rights to the British comedy show "RentaGhost" and will develop it into a "Beetlejuice"-style afterlife comedy film for Russell Brand (Get Him to the Greek) to star in. Brand will play Fred Mumford, a recently deceased man determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a temp agency that rents out ghosts to the living. The original series was created by Bob Block and ran on BBC1 from 1976-1984. The movie is currently searching for writers to pen the script.
- 12/9/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has bought the rights to the British comedy show “RentaGhost.” The site also described it as “a Beetlejuice-style afterlife feature comedy vehicle for Russell Brand.” Brand will play Fred Mumford, a deceased guy who is determined to be more productive than his life as a slacker. He created a temp agency to rent out ghosts and ghouls to the living until things gone awry. The BBC television series was created by Bob Block and ran from 1976 to 1984. Gig Patta's Take: I could easily picture Russell Brand in the role. Now who would play the silly jester? Source: Deadline...
- 12/9/2010
- LRMonline.com
Not content with just remaking different kinds of American projects, Hollywood has outstretched its claws across the pond so that it may dig into another popular UK series.
According to Deadline New York Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the British comedy show "RentaGhost" and will develop it into a Beetlejuice-style afterlife feature comedy vehicle for Russell Brand.
He'll play Fred Mumford, a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living until things go awry.
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According to Deadline New York Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the British comedy show "RentaGhost" and will develop it into a Beetlejuice-style afterlife feature comedy vehicle for Russell Brand.
He'll play Fred Mumford, a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living until things go awry.
The original series, created by Bob Block, ran on BBC1 from 1976-1984. Look for more soon!
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- 12/9/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Call it Beetlejuice with a British twist. Warner Brothers has just acquired the rights to a late 1970s/early 1980s British television comedy called Rentaghost that they're developing as a vehicle for blossoming movie star [1] Russell Brand. The movie is about a slacker named Fred Mumford who decides he wants to be more productive as a ghost than he was a person. So, he starts a business where ghosts can be rented out to the living. Producers are currently out to writers. Read more after the break. Deadline [2] broke the news about the show's purchase. What's odd is that Rentaghost, which ran for nine "series'" from January 1976 though June 1984, was originally marketed towards families. As created by Bob Block, the show was reportedly more silly than satirical and didn't exhibit the type of humor that Brand is branding himself with. Mainly, off color stuff such as the Arthur [3] remake and Get Him To The Greek.
- 12/9/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
I love when a studio and typecast star collaborate to bring something new and unique to theaters. Warner Bros has acquired the rights to the British comedy show Rentaghost and will develop it into a Beetlejuice-style afterlife feature comedy vehicle for Russell Brand. He'll play Fred Mumford, a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry. The original series, created by Bob Block, ran on BBC1 from 1976-1984. Langley Park's Kevin McCormick will produce with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun. Brand will be executive producer. They're going right out to writers.
- 12/9/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Warner Bros has acquired the rights to the British comedy show RentaGhost and will develop it into a Beetlejuice-style afterlife feature comedy vehicle for Russell Brand. He'll play Fred Mumford, a recently deceased guy determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Mumford and cohorts rent out ghouls and ghosts to the living, until things go awry. The original series, created by Bob Block, ran on BBC1 from 1976-1984. Langley Park's Kevin McCormick will produce with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun. Brand will be executive producer. They're going right out to writers. Bb's Andrew Mittman brought in the project.
- 12/9/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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