Brand considered for Rentaghost remake

Russell Brand is being considered for US remake

Russell Brand is being considered for the role of Fred Mumford from popular TV show Rentaghost.

Warner Brothers have bought the rights to the show and intend make a feature film of it.

Rentaghost ran from 1976 to 1984 and was centered around a ghost hire agency, set up first by Mumford, a lazy man during his life who decides to do something with himself when he passes away.