US EditionSteven Spielberg Is Bringing Casper the Friendly Ghost Back for a Darker Live-Action Series on Disney+
The live-action update is in early development and could take a darker tone, with Steven Spielberg returning as executive producer.
- Disney+ won a competitive bidding war for a new live-action Casper series, with executive producers Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston leading the project in early development.
- Steven Spielberg, who executive produced the 1995 Universal Pictures feature, returns as executive producer while Universal Studio Group division UCP develops the series.
- Letterman, who directed the Goosebumps series, is set to direct this adaptation, described as a modern update to the classic ghost story featuring CGI effects.
- Developing this famous IP marks a departure for Disney+, which typically focuses on internal properties, and would be the first Universal Studio Group production on the platform.
- Previous attempts to adapt the character, including a recent streaming project at Peacock, did not proceed, though the new series aims to modernize Casper for contemporary audiences.
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Steven Spielberg Is Bringing Casper the Friendly Ghost Back for a Darker Live-Action Series on Disney+
The cutest manifestation of death, Casper the Friendly Ghost, is getting a new live-action series at Disney+. It appears to be in safe hands too, with Steven Spielberg returning as an executive producer. According to Deadline, the news comes after a bidding war over the remake. Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston, who were executive producers on the recent Goosebumps series, are leading the project, which is currently in the early stages of develop…
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In what has, sadly, not turned out to be an adaptation of our beloved fanfic What We Think It’d Be Like If You Managed To Get Casper The Friendly Ghost’s Skin And Bones Back In Him, Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg is taking a shot at bringing the classic comic character back to “life.” Specifically, Spielberg (who served as an executive producer on the 1995 film version of the franchise) is working with Goosebumps producers Rob Lette…
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Disney+ is working on a new live-action series based on the animation of Casper the Friendly Ghost. Steven Spielberg is involved in the project as executive producer, Deadline reported on Wednesday.
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