Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is getting a musical reimagining with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in the lead.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sean Anders and John Morris are writing and directing the movie.
Details of Ferrell and Reynolds' character are not revealed yet. Both the actors are also producing the project.
"A Christmas Carol", which came out in 1843, revolved around miserly Ebenezer Scrooge being visited by ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
The novella has been adapted a numerous times on silver screen, with Bill Murray's 1988 comedy "Scrooged" and 1992's "The Muppet Christmas Carol" being the most popular ones.
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