Casper the Rebooted Ghost

Casper the Rebooted Ghost

Add to the long list of rebooted or rebooting projects Casper the Friendly Ghost, based on the Harvey Comic character of the same name.

By EdGross - Dec 30, 2010 03:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Whats Playing



According to whatsplaying.com, that is the plan of Classic Media, which owns the rights to the character and is currently talking to Steven Spielberg's Amblin and Universal about the potential project.

"Classic wants to put the chummy spite back on the big screen - as opposed to the small screen, which he’s been haunting since 1997," says the site of the character's starring turn in 1997's Casper: A Spirited Beginning. "... The company doesn’t want Casper to feature in any more direct-to-video films and instead has begun planning his bigscreen comeback. The film would be a live-action film (not unlike the 1995 film that starred Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman) that would again encompass CG elements. A 3D treatment has also been discussed. At this stage though, it’s all talk.In 2009 the comic Casper and the Spectrals was published. Like recent Batman and Superman offerings, it revamped Casper’s story - and the characters - hoping to draw in a fresh, new audience. One would imagine the new film would follow suit."

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 3:41 PM
HOLLYWOOD...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!



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Anthrax
Anthrax - 12/30/2010, 3:42 PM
awwww what the f*ck
naterator
naterator - 12/30/2010, 3:45 PM
ummmm why?
naterator
naterator - 12/30/2010, 3:47 PM
why cant hollywood get original and invent something new instead of just rebooting everything?.... perhaps the world really is coming to an end. lol
InSpace
InSpace - 12/30/2010, 3:47 PM
Maybe they'll finally discuss how Ritchie Rich comitted suicide and became Casper XD
Deschain
Deschain - 12/30/2010, 3:48 PM
oh this is stupid
marvelguy
marvelguy - 12/30/2010, 3:56 PM
Naterator,


Hollywood lacks originality. They would rather wrap your present again and give it to you again. It's about a product that has sold. They are less inspired by invention than convention.

And this article is pretty silly to be on this site.
Anthrax
Anthrax - 12/30/2010, 3:58 PM
LOL!@InSpace
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 4:13 PM
Guason @ Marvelguy @ Casper is a comic book lol?

But yeah a CAP trailer would be nice, fingers crossed we get it soon! ; D

Deschain
Deschain - 12/30/2010, 4:24 PM
Sequels, prequels, trilogies, quadrilogies reboots.... Anyone else really over it now?
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 12/30/2010, 4:42 PM
I like the 1995 film,there is nothing wrong with it,it doesnt need a reboot
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/30/2010, 4:46 PM
oh great,just what we need another f*cking casper movie.
skullboy
skullboy - 12/30/2010, 4:51 PM
Seriously???
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 12/30/2010, 4:57 PM
not seeing it
The19thLetter
The19thLetter - 12/30/2010, 5:17 PM
What a waste of time and resources, Jesus!
tonytonychopper
tonytonychopper - 12/30/2010, 6:01 PM
No a reboot will be great! It'l have to appeal to this new generation so casper will be all depressed and constantly screwing around and take drugs, probably be a ghost vampire and everyone will be vegetarian, what's there not to love about that? Seriously though I joke, but knowing Hollywood it probably will be all the above!

The 'friendly' ghost who just so wishes he was un-dead and people understood him.
Dusk
Dusk - 12/30/2010, 6:12 PM
Who gives a shit?
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 12/30/2010, 6:14 PM
What a SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW day
SeaSerpentine
SeaSerpentine - 12/30/2010, 7:17 PM
I like the first one but I agree with most of you that no one cares about the character so why even bother?
Sto0pidpenguinpro
Sto0pidpenguinpro - 12/30/2010, 7:41 PM
NO. No one cares
Jakeroo
Jakeroo - 12/30/2010, 7:48 PM
RUFFALO SMASH!!!!!
HavocT
HavocT - 12/30/2010, 7:49 PM
The (first) live-action one was just fine... why ruin it?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/30/2010, 8:07 PM
Relentless @ I need that Blu-ray dude... even tho I have the DVD set its a must, great cover!
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 12/30/2010, 8:25 PM
CASPER I s Gay
Knightstalker
Knightstalker - 12/30/2010, 8:54 PM
Casper should meet the girl in the well from "The Ring" I'd pay money to see him get his ass handed to him.
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 12/30/2010, 9:23 PM
SP....That pic is [frick]in EPIC!!!

SOAL!
YakeTheSnake
YakeTheSnake - 12/30/2010, 10:21 PM
What was wrong with the first one? I really dug it.
Hannibal_King
Hannibal_King - 12/31/2010, 3:26 AM
I liked the Casper and the Spectrals mini-series. It was fun.
Creature
Creature - 12/31/2010, 4:29 AM
called it.
nuck82
nuck82 - 12/31/2010, 7:10 AM
if Christina Ricci isnt in it, its a fail!!! she makes everything better, kinda like butter
satanors
satanors - 12/31/2010, 8:22 AM
i saw a video once with casper and wendy doing it....rough..... i hope they put that scene in the new movie.
satanors
satanors - 12/31/2010, 8:23 AM
dammit. for some reason i am abso-total-lutely horney today.
VanHalen
VanHalen - 12/31/2010, 8:55 AM
The first movie was awesome, and I watch it every year for Halloween (grew up watchin it)....

I guess it wouldn't necessarily have to be a 'reboot'.
Maybe it's just another family invading the haunted house with the ghosts in it. If it's like the first one, it could be good. But they way that cartoons are turned into live-action these days (Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Smurfs,and so on and so on..) It will probably suck.
Hope it does well though
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