Clint Briggs: Last News

Ryan Reynolds flips the script on a lovestruck Ghost Of Christmas Present played by Will Ferrell in the upcoming holiday musical Spirited.A new trailer for the movie shows Ryan as a spiky businessman called Clint Briggs, who has been selected by the three ghosts from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as this year's project to be 'reformed.'However it turns out to be the man who helps the spirit, as Present falls for Clint's colleague played by Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Back and forth: Ryan Reynolds (right) flips the script on a lovestruck Ghost Of Christmas Present played by Will Ferrell (left) in the upcoming holiday musical SpiritedClint is initially skeptical when he realizes that he has been chosen as the Ebenezer Scrooge of this year's Christmas ghosts.'So out of all the people on the planet - murderers, people who do gender reveal parties - I'm the guy you're gonna haunt?' he demands.

Oscar producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner no doubt have a number of wishes when it comes to the musical performances that will permeate throughout the upcoming 2023 Academy Awards telecast. Rihanna singing “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Lady Gaga belting out “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” and even Taylor Swift singing “Carolina” from “Where The Crawdads Sing.” But in a massively competitive year, there would be something energetic about Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell recreating their number from the cheeky “Good Afternoon” in Sean Anders’ holiday movie musical, “Spirited.” READ MORE: Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and more make 2023 Oscars Best Original Song shortlist [Complete List] Written by former Oscar winners Justin Pasek and Benji Paul alongside Khiyon Hursey, Sukari Jones, and Mark Sonnenblick, “Good Afternoon” is a delightful romp through 19th century London where Ebenezer Scrooge (Ferrell) and his client, Clint Briggs (Reynlonds), insight the former’s countrymen with a decidedly sharp version of the aforementioned phrase, “Good Afternoon.” With voting extremely competitive, The Playlist asked Reynolds if he’d commit to performing a version of “Good Afternoon” live on the Oscars if the song was nominated.

Apple Original Films announced the theatrical release of a new sing-along version of holiday musical comedy Spirited starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer in 100+ U.S. theaters starting this Friday, Dec. 16.

Will Ferrell is opening up about his new Apple+ holiday musical Spirited.The 55-year-old actor spoke with WSJ. Magazine's December/January issue about the Charles Dickens adaptation, which costars Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer.The Irvine, California-born star said that the movie's director and co-writer Sean Anders pitched the film as 'a reimagining of A Christmas Carol, but this time it’s from the ghost perspective, and it’s a crisis of faith, and it’s not the usual Scrooge is visited by the ghosts and wakes up the next day rejuvenated.' The latest: Will Ferrell, 55, opened up about his new Apple+ holiday musical Spirited to WSJ.

Apple Original Films today unveiled the official trailer for its new holiday musical comedy Spirited, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer.

gifted the internet with the first look at Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming musical-comedy “Spirited” on Wednesday. The story is a retelling of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” told from the perspective of the ghosts.“Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present (Ferrell) selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits,” the official synopsis for the film reads. “But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge.”“Clint Briggs (Reynolds) turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future,” it adds.Wednesday’s teaser trailer starts with Ferrell and Reynolds’ yellow silhouettes in a tap-dancing battle against a black background.

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell both star in the upcoming movie "Spirited," a comedic, musical version of the holiday classic "A Christmas Carol."  A trailer for the Apple TV+ movie was released, showing a bit of the finished project that began filming in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2021.  According to Boston.com, scenes from the movie were shot in various Massachusetts locations, including Boston, Braintree, Devens, Everett, Framingham, Lynnfield, Melrose, Weymouth and Worcester.  Ryan Reynolds plays Clint Briggs in "Spirited" with Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer. ( Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) Ferrell plays the Ghost of Christmas Present in the movie, while Reynolds plays Clint Briggs, a reimagined version of Ebenezer Scrooge.

On Wednesday, Apple TV+ unveiled the first teaser for Sean Anders and John Morris' $75M-budget Christmas musical comedy Spirited produced by and starring four-time Emmy winner Will Ferrell and Golden Globe nominee Ryan Reynolds.In it, the 45-year-old Deadpool star portrays Clint Briggs, an Ebenezer Scrooge-type businessman who turns the tables on his Ghost of Christmas Present played by the 55-year-old SNL veteran.Spirited marks the first time Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol has been adapted to be told from the perspective of the ghosts - so Ferrell's character will reexamine his past, present, and future. Merry: On Wednesday, Apple TV+ unveiled the first teaser for Sean Anders and John Morris' $75M-budget Christmas musical comedy Spirited produced by and starring four-time Emmy winner Will Ferrell (L) and Golden Globe nominee Ryan Reynolds (R)The minute-long preview begins with Ryan and Will tap dancing up a storm amongst 1800s-era costumed villagers, and Reynolds admits: 'Tap is new for me.

You’ve never seen A Christmas Carol told quite like this.

The first official teaser trailer has been released for the holiday musical film Spirited, starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds.

Katie Reul editor Despite its 19th century publication, Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” pervades as a popular holiday tale adapted dozens of times for cinema. So what makes the next iteration of this story unique from the rest? The answer is comedians Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, who are co-starring in the musical “Spirited” — the latest adaptation of the canonical piece of literature. Reynolds will be playing Clint Briggs, a younger, funnier version of the old, crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge, while Ferrell will be portraying the ghost of Christmas Present. However, Clint turns the tables and reexamines the ghost’s past, present and future. For the first time, “A Christmas Carol” is told from the perspective of the ghosts in this hilarious musical twist on the classic Dickens tale.