Director Christopher Landon is returning to the director’s chair with a new genre in mind with the release of We Have A Ghost, an upcoming comedy starring David Harbour (Stranger Things) and Anthony Mackie (Falcon and the Winter Soldier). Via an exclusive from Empire Magazine, a new image of the film has been revealed, which features the stars of the movie in what appears to be a potentially heartwarming story.
The image features Mackie’s character talking to a child as a friendly-looking ghost, played by Harbour, smiling right behind him. While the image itself doesn’t add any additional information about the plot of the upcoming movie, it does tease a fun and lighthearted outing from a director best known for R-rated slasher movies. The newest film from Netflix’s growing catalog will be inspired by “Ernest,” a published story from Vice, and centers on a boy who, after moving to a new house, befriends a ghost nicknamed Ernest (Harbour), who is unable to speak or remember his old life.
“[David and I] talked about how underneath all of the sadness and memory loss, there were still the seeds of a man who was really loving, a little mischievous, and wily,” Landon said in an exclusive interview with Empire Magazine. “I liked this idea that Ernest was this beat-down, tax-accountant-looking kind of guy.” With an intriguing premise helmed by a talented filmmaker, We Have A Ghost could offer audiences a fun and potentially emotionally engaging experience when it officially debuts on Netflix next month.
