Casper (321SPONGEBOLT's film idea)

Casper (AKA, "Casper the Friendly Ghost") is a CGI reboot of the Harvey Comics character of the same name. It is a re-imagining of the franchise, this time with Casper befriending an emo. It would be released theatrically and digitally at the same time in 2D and 3D.
== CONCEPTS ==
* A teenage emo has plans to commit suicide considering anyone barely notices him/her or doesn't even like him/her at all. Or it could just be other possible issues mentally ill people go through that lead hem to kill themselves. But when he/she sees Casper, everything changes. When they first meet, the emo is annoyed instead of frightened because he/she has nothing else left to lose, much to Casper's surprise (because no matter how friendly he is, anyone Casper tries to befriend runs away screaming.).
* Considering this is a reboot, other "Casper" characters like Kibosh, Snivel, and others don't appear. There's always room for sequels depending on this film's overall success.
* Similar to "Soul", Casper shows the emo the true meaning of life, and how there's so much exciting things to live for.
* We could get a possible call-back to the 1995 film, by mentioning Kat Harvey, who moved away when her father Dr. James Harvey discovered something extraordinary in another part of North America (which naturally this film is set in).
* Unlike the other "Casper" films, which were filmed in the 1:85:1 aspect ratio, this CG reboot is filmed in 2:35:1.
* Danny Elfman could provide musical score for the film.
* The Emo would chew out the Ghostly Trio when they playfully tease him/her after going through depression again at some point of the film. The Ghostly Trio, for this film would be depicted as jerks with hearts of gold.
*When the Emo finally decides to commit suicide, he/she jumps off the building while a gentle score from a piano plays in the background as he/she falls in slow motion. The camera zooms in onto the pavement and cuts to a black screen. But in the next shot, it is revealed that the emo is barely touching the ground, and the camera slowly zooms out revealing Casper is grabbing onto the back of his/her clothes. The residents of this Emo's hometown who feared him earlier in the movie would've seen that this ghost saved this teenager's life and would've praised him.
== LOGO GAGS ==
=== OPENING LOGOS ===
* ILLUMINATION LOGO - Stretch, Fatso, and Stinky fill in for the minions in the Illumination logo. One of them would think this is dumb.
* DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG [A Comcast Company] LOGO - Casper would be shown fishing on the moon.
=== CLOSING LOGOS ===
* UNIVERSAL PARKS AND RESORTS LOGO - Casper flies around the Earth with the letters spelling "UNIVERSAL" on his trail. He even floats by Earth as the "Parks and Resorts" byline appears under the golden ring. Just as the URL underneath fades in, the promotional "HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS" subtitle would appear to fit the relevance of "Casper".
== CONCEPTS FOR A POSSIBLE SEQUEL FILM ==
(NOTE: This is for in case the movie becomes a success at the box office and for digital rental sales.)
* A new character would be introduced as another student in the emo's class. He/She doesn't believe in ghosts, and has a poor grasp on what's real and what's not real. His/her motivation is to become an indie filmmaker. (Don't know if he/she should reveal herself as the true antagonist by the end or not)
** When he/she is introduced to Casper by the emo teenager, the indie filmmaker teen isn't scared of him. Instead, he/she is impressed that the emo was able to make Casper appear without the need of a hologram projector.
* Kibosh and Snivel make their film debut as hinted in a possible post-credits scene at the end of the first movie.
** One scene would have the emo find this hidden tunnel and enter this dark dimension where Kibosh resides. When he/she sees Kibosh, he/she (after going through depression again) asks him to scare his/her life away and take his soul. Kibosh, surprised to see this human actually go to him to ask if he can kill the emo personally, says to him/her that as much as he'll agree to do it, he can't because that's against the laws of being a ghost. So for this take on the character, while Kibosh still expects Casper to scare someone by a certain due date, he shows a rare hint of sympathy for this emo. While he's still a villain, this version of Kibosh is more anti-villain than full evil.
* Kibosh will have the emo swear he/she will never tell anyone about his dimension. It could put all the ghosts at risk. This'll come into play as an important subplot, along with the main plot for how the emo's new friend might put a strain onto his/her current friendship with Casper. And for the first time, Casper would be jealous that the emo made a new friend, who he thinks might replace him.
== CASTING CHOICES ==
NOTE: Not all characters will be up here. This is based on who I'd pick for certain voice roles.
Voice Actor/Actress	Character(s)	Notes
Max Casella 	Stretch 	Alternatively, Joe Nipote can return to reprise his role as Stretch from the 1995 original movie.
Lin-Manuel Miranda 	Stinkie 	Alternatively, Max Casella could also voice Stinkie.
John C. Reilly 	Fatso 	Alternatively, Brad Garrett can return to reprise his role as Fatso from the 1995 original movie. Or Jess Harnell, who voiced him in the third and fourth season of "The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper".
Josh Brolin 	Kibosh 	As a cameo in a post-credits scene at the end of the first movie, will also appear in the sequel as a supporting character.
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