The first trailer for Spiritedthe musical Christmas comedy, starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, arrives Wednesday on Apple TV Plus and offers a glimpse into the film’s irreverent take on Charles Dickens’ classic novella A Christmas song.
Reynolds plays Clint Briggs, a modern day Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by the Christmas present ghost (Ferrell). When Briggs’ resistance to change inspires Present to reevaluate his own past, present and future, he unexpectedly finds himself in love with Briggs’ co-worker (Octavia Spencer) and enlists Briggs’ help in wooing her.
There have been dozens of different interpretations of A Christmas songincluding the 1908 silent film starring Thomas Ricketts, 1992 The Muppet Christmas Caroland countless Christmassy episodes of Doctor Who. Spirited doesn’t exactly look like it’ll crack the mold, but it does look like a viable twist on the original story to warrant viewing.
Spirited Premiered on Apple TV Plus on November 11.
