Watch: Proof-of-Concept Trailer for Actually Scary ‘Casper’ Horror Film

Watch: Proof-of-Concept Trailer for Actually Scary ‘Casper’ Horror Film

by Alex Billington
September 18, 2023
Source: YouTube

“You just want a friend…” 👻 What if someone made Casper the Friendly Ghost into an actually scary horror film? That’s what Canadian filmmaker Jared Pelletier is pitching as a proof-of-concept trailer to send to studios. He describes this project as “a reimagining of Casper as an elevated horror film.” The 60-second trailer is out to watch online, and if you’re curious, you just have to take a look. It is made entirely from existing footage, and there isn’t really a shot of the ghost boy in it. Casper was originally created by the Famous Studios for a theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name, playing from the 1940s to 1950s in theaters. However, most know Casper from that 1995 movie with Christina Ricci. Casper and his wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio, were rendered via computer animation, which initially created the first CGI lead character in a film. There have been a few sequels and other projects, but nothing as chilling as this… Enjoy.

Here’s the promo trailer for Jared Pelletier’s Casper the Friendly Ghost, direct from YouTube:

In this Proof of Concept trailer, Casper is treated with a contemporary, A24-esque horror overhaul. Casper the Friendly Ghost is a trailer creation by Canadian filmmaker Jared Pelletier based in Toronto. He has directed many other short films, and directed the series “Omega” and “Inhuman Condition”, along with work for Studio Canal, NBC-Universal, and development work for Lionsgate. The idea is being pitched to studios to be developed into a feature. Follow Pelletier for more updates on IG @jaredpelletier. “Pelletier developed and edited the trailer, also known as a ripomatic, using only stock footage.” Michael Chwastiak (follow him on IG @michael.chwastiak), who performed the Casper voiceover and co-wrote with Pelletier, is a Toronto-based producer / actor whose most notable screen role was in Guillermo Del Toro’s The Strain series. Stay tuned for news on this take on Casper. What do you think? Would you actually want to watch?

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