Casper the Friendly Ghost Live-Action Series Coming to Disney Plus

0:00It's April 29th, you're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today. AI-powered pop culture updates, I'm Cory with the Story. Disney Plus just snagged the rights to a live-action Casper the Friendly Go series after a fierce bidding war. The project comes from director and writer Rob Letterman, who's also executive producing alongside Hillary Winston and Steven Spielberg. These are the same folks behind the Goosebumps show on the platform, and Spielberg was involved with the 1995 Casper movie. Letterman will helm directing duties while pinning the scripts. Winston handles writing and producing, and Spielberg sticks to executive producing. It's a team up between UCP from Universal Studio Group and DreamWorks Animation Television. Fans are buzzing about this nod to the classic 90s flick that star Christina Ricci as the girl who befriends the ghost. That movie also featured Bill Pullman and became a spooky staple for kids. Now, with Ricci popping up in grown-up versions of old roles like in Wednesday, everyone's

1:01wondering if show ghost in here too. Details are slim so far, but it's billed as a fresh spin on the timeless ghost tale. No word on plot or cast yet, and it's unclear if this bill's on an earlier script attempt by another writer. Keep an eye on Disney Plus for more Casper Chills dropping soon. This could bring the friendly specter back to life in a whole new way.