Rentaghost - The Movie

[Bouncy Castle]

Digital Spy:

Russell Brand is being lined up to star in a Hollywood movie remake of classic children's TV show Rentaghost, it has been revealed.

Warner Bros has acquired the rights to the cult BBC show with a view to producing a Beetlejuice-esque comedy for the actor, according to Deadline.

Brand will play lead character Fred Mumford, a recently deceased slacker who attempts to make more of himself in the afterlife than he did in his actual life by setting up a temp agency for the dead.

Kevin McCormick - who worked with Brand on upcoming film Arthur - will produce the picture along with Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.

Rentaghost ran on the BBC between 1976 and 1984 and starred Michael Staniforth, Molly Weir and Anthony Jackson.



Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

 

[DaveC]

I read this, never saw the series so I don't know what to make of the news.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

It's Russell Brand.

[shudders]

 

[pip]

Putting him in front of a camera, no matter what the role is, is a bloody sin.
Gotta agree with Bouncy.
Guys a muppet and an eejit.

 

[DaveC]

I like Russell Brand *hides for cover*

 

[pip]

People are entitled to an opinion even when they are wrong Dave so don't worry

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

For a eejit he has certainly done Ok for himself though, I can take him or leave him depending what he is doing.

 

[pip]

wouldn't be the first eejit to do well for himself

 

[poohcarrot]

Never heard the guy speak. But I liked Rentaghost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ZFUn4r0to

 

[Dotsie]

I loved Rentaghost! "If your mansion house needs haunting, just call rentaghost" etc

Russell Brand wasn't all that bad in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. For a romantic comedy it was pretty funny.

 

[CrysaniaMajere]

Never heard the guy speak. But I liked Rentaghost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ZFUn4r0to

I was just about to ask what Rentaghost is when I saw this

I had never heard of it before