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Ben Stiller takes over 'RentaGhost'
By Adnan Tezer Oct 13, 2011, 22:15 GMT
Ben Stiller will star in Fox's adaptation of the BBC children's television comedy show "RentaGhost."
According to Variety, Langley Park's Kevin McCormick is producing along with Patrick Pidgeon, as well as BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.
The comedy had been in development at Warner Bros. with Russell Brand starring before Fox acquired it.
Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant ("Night at the Museum") will write the script.
The original show was created by Bob Block and ran for 58 episodes between January of 1976 and June of 1984.
The premise centered on the recently-deceased loser Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27 years with the living. He establishes the temp agency for the dead, RentaGhost, renting out ghosts to the living.
Anthony Jackson, Edward Brayshaw, Michael Darbyshire and Michael Staniforth starred in the TV series.
Stiller can be seen opposite Eddie Murphy in Universal's upcoming comedy "Tower Heist."
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