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Ben Stiller has replaced Russell Brand in the Hollywood remake of British children's TV series Rentaghost.

The Night at the Museum star will play the boss of a company which hires out ghosts.

The original series, which ran from the mid-1970s to 1984, featured British actors Michael Staniforth, Edward Brayshaw, Anthony Jackson and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star Michael Darbyshire.

Ben Stiller will star in Rentaghost, based on the British comedy series about a temp agency for the dead, for Fox. Variety reports that Fox is in negotiations to acquire rights to the comedy, which had been in development at Warner Bros. with Russell Brand toplining. Fox has tapped the Night at the Museum team of Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant to pen the script. The original BBC series, created by Bob Block, ran for 58 episodes between 1976 and 1984 and centered on the recently-deceased Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27-year existence. Mumford established RentaGhost -- renting out ghouls, ghosts and other specters -- to the living but things do not go according to plan. Michael Staniforth, Edward Brayshaw, Michael Darbyshire and Anthony Jackson starred in the TV series.

Russell Brand will star in Warner Bros.' adaptation of the BBC children's television comedy show "RentaGhost."According to Variety, Langley Park.s Kevin McCormick is producing along with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun. Brand will receive an executive producing credit. The original show was created by Bob Block and ran for 58 episodes between January of 1976 and June of 1984.The premise centered on the recently-deceased loser Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27 years with the living. He establishes the temp agency for the dead, RentaGhost, renting out ghosts to the living.Anthony Jackson, Edward Brayshaw, Michael Darbyshire and Michael Staniforth starred in the TV series. Brand stars in Warners' upcoming...