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Everyone's favourite friendly ghost is returning to our screens.

Casper, the hit 1995 film starring Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman and Devon Sawa, is being turned into a streaming series on Disney Plus.

And what's more exciting is none other than legendary film producer, Steven Spielberg , will be at the helm of the new production.

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Casper was a hit 1995 film for Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures

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There is no release date yet, but we will keep you posted.

It was a star-studded affair in Sydney last night, with Australia's biggest and brightest musicians being recognised at the APRA Music Awards.

The big winners of the night were punk rockers, Amyl and the Sniffers, winning three awards, including songwriter of the year.

Other winners included Guy Sebastian, Sia and rising folk pop singer, Emily Wurramara.

And rock legends INXS were given a special honour, presented with the Ted Albert Award for their contribution to Australian music.

The band follows the likes of Kylie Minogue, Cold Chisel and AC/DC with the recognition.

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And Jennifer Garner is starring in a new screen adaptation of the hit novel, The Five Star Weekend.

Garner is joined by Regina Hall, Chloe Sevigny, Gemma Chan and D'Arcy Carden as her character hosts a girls' weekend in Nantucket to deal with her grief after losing her partner.

The Five Star Weekend is streaming in July.

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