David Harbour Is A Viral Ghost In New Netflix Movie Trailer

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David Harbour haunts Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Coolidge in the new trailer for the Netflix horror-comedy We Have a Ghost. Netflix used to be known as the company that rented DVDs via little red envelopes sent in the mail, until the release of the nostalgic ‘80s-set horror series Stranger Things established the company’s reputation as creators of their own massively popular streaming content. And along with the explosion of Netflix came the arrival of Harbour, whose performance as Stranger Things’ Chief Jim Hopper made the long-time character actor into a genuine star.

While audiences eagerly await the final season of Stranger Things on Netflix, they can enjoy a different kind of Harbour performance in the upcoming We Have a Ghost, a horror-comedy from Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon. Giving off strong Beetlejuice vibes, the new We Have a Ghost trailer also teases The White Lotus’ Coolidge in a juicy role as an online medium, alongside the MCU's Mackie as a dad trying to cash in on being haunted.

Everything We Know About We Have A Ghost

The official synopsis for We Have a Ghost reads as follows: “After finding a ghost with a murky past haunting their new house, a family becomes internet sensations — and the targets of a shadowy government agency.” Though this may sound like a plot dreamed up by the Netflix algorithm when provided the keywords “David Harbour,” “Beetlejuice” and “Stranger Things,” the movie is actually based on a short story called “Ernest” by Geoff Manaugh. The “Ernest” title in fact refers to the titular ghost, who is named that because of his resemblance to the actor Ernest Borgnine.

Alongside the previously-mentioned Mackie and Coolidge, We Have a Ghost also stars Tig Notaro, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Faith Ford, Steve Coulter, Erica Ash and others. Earlier this month, director Landon was able to tease the movie a little to Empire, calling it a “big, sweeping, emotional story that really pays off at the end.” Landon also described Harbour’s ghost character as “this beat-down, tax-accountant-looking kind of guy.” Such a character indeed sounds perfect for Harbour, who brings the same kind of enjoyably scruffy Everyman quality to the role of Jim Hopper in Stranger Things.

We Have a Ghost has in fact been in the pipeline at Netflix for quite a while, filming on the horror-comedy having wrapped way back in November 2021. Clearly, a lot of post-production work was done on the movie, which at least going by the trailer, looks to feature some pretty horrifying ghost effects alongside the wacky supernatural comedy and the “big, sweeping emotional story.” We Have a Ghost is finally set to premiere on Netflix on February 24, 2023.