Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer is in discussion to join the cast that includes Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in the retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic book “A Christmas Carol.” This version, created by Apple, will be a film musical and that title will be “Spirited.” Ryan Reynolds will play the lead character Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge. Will Ferrell will play the Present. Octavia Spencer’s role is Reynolds’s co-worker who helps Present teach Reynold’s character kindness. Similar Topic: The Spook Who Sat By The Door Will Be Adapted By Lee Daniels This will the second book adaptation that Octavia Spencer has been involved with for Apple TV+. The first being Truth Be Told, which is getting renewed for a second season. Octavia Spencer has been involved in other book-based films for a couple of streaming services. For Netflix, she was the titular character of Madam C.J. Walker series, Self-Made while for HBO Max, she played grandma. Sean Anders and John Morris will direct the latest adaptation to Charles Dickens’s classic novel along with writing the screenplay. They also serve as producers along with Gloria Sanchez banner, which is owned by Will Ferrell, Mosaic, and Maximum Effort, which is owned by Ryan Reynolds. Here is the goodreads synopsis of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol: 'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. Merry Christmas? Bah humbug!' Introduction and Afterword by Joe Wheeler To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it's too late. Part of the Focus on the Family Great Stories collection, this edition features an in-depth introduction and discussion questions by Joe Wheeler to provide greater understanding for today's reader. "A Christmas Carol" captures the heart of the holidays like no other novel. Source material: Collider |