Octavia Spencer, Will Ferrell, and Ryan Reynolds to star in musical A Christmas Carol for Apple

This comes from Collider, which says Will Ferrell is “expected” to play the Ghost Of Christmas Present (that’s the Santa one, typically), with Octavia Spencer “nearing a deal” to play a “good-natured co-worker” who works with Ryan Reynolds but also “helps Present teach the man kindness during the holiday season.” That seems to imply some twists, as the Scrooge character is usually the only one who interacts with the ghosts, but we’ll see.

Spirited will be directed by Sean Anders and John Morris, of Daddy’s Home fame, which isn’t a great sign, but again, we’ll see how it goes. It doesn’t sound like any of this has been confirmed, as these deals aren’t in place yet, but Collider seems confident about it. Now, at this point we have no choice but to point out that a pretty good musical version of A Christmas Carol has already been made, and while it didn’t have Ryan Reynolds, it did have Rizzo The Rat and Gonzo playing Charles Dickens himself.