Apple Splurges on ‘A Christmas Carol’ Movie Starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell

Movie stars.

They don’t come cheap.

But when you’ve got pockets as deep as Apple does, a film’s budget is just a rounding error in the greater scheme of things.

With that surely in mind, Apple has splurged on an early Christmas present for itself, beating out Netflix, Warner Bros.

and Paramount for the rights to A Christmas Carol, a new live-action musical based on the Charles Dickens classic that will star Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell, and be written and directed by Daddy’s Home filmmakers Sean Anders and John Morris.

The Hollywood Reporter broke …

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