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First Trailer for “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” Will Give You Chills

Lea R — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 06:55:00 +0000

The Ghostbusters franchise is constantly expanding, and the next sequel will be the best of both worlds! The first trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will give you chills, and it sees new and old Ghostbusters joining forces to save the day.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will see the Spengler family return to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse. They’ll join forces with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take the art of busting ghosts to new heights.

The trouble starts when an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, and it’s up to Ghostbusters—both new and old—to come together and join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and William Atherton will reprise their roles from the earlier Ghostbusters films, while Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor, and Logan Kim will return as their newly introduced franchise characters from Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, James Acaster, and Emily Alyn Lind will join the franchise in undisclosed roles.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will be released by Sony Pictures on March 29, 2024, as the fifth installment in this beloved franchise.

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Dan Aykroyd Confirms He is On Board For Ghostbusters 3

Or B — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 06:05:01 +0000

At the age of 67, Dan Aykroyd is now confirming he is about to reprise one of the most famous roles of his career – Ghostbusters’ Raymond Stantz. This second sequel to the classic 80s hit movie is due to hit the screens in 2020 and it will be written by Jason Reitman, the son of Ivan Reitman who wrote the original films.

“It’s really good. It’ll be all, most of the original people. And then young stars…” said Aykroyd. “It’s gonna be great. I’m so excited about it, and it’s just wonderful to be able to [go] back and revisit that. I don’t do the pictures anymore much, and I’m in that one.”

The new movie is coming to cinemas 35 years after the original and along with Aykroyd, we will see other familiar faces. Sigourney Weaver is set to come back and reprise her role too. There is still no word whether Bill Murray will come back to play Peter Venkman. The new movie will also see Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard and Captain Marvel’s Mckenna Grace playing a brother and sister.

The movie is due to be released on July 10, 2020.

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Chris Hemsworth Almost Quit Ghostbusters

Lea R — Fri, 31 May 2019 05:10:44 +0000

Chris Hemsworth almost didn’t star opposite Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Leslie Jones in Ghostbusters.

Variety reports that the 35-year-old Avengers: Endgame star has some serious doubts about participating in the feature as Kevin, an assistant to the Ghostbusters team.

“The night before I was shooting, I almost pulled out,” Hemsworth told the outlet. “Three or four weeks prior, Paul [Feig] said to me, ‘I’m going to write up the character. Don’t worry.’ And then I got the script and nothing had changed.”

Feig the director assured Hemsworth that there’s lots to do with the character not via the script, but rather through improvisation.

“I was really scared walking onto that set,” Hemsworth added. “I had no real plan, so I was just feeding off of them, and I just felt ridiculous. So I used that.”

The film was a box office success, raking in $128 million at the US box office and $229 million worldwide.

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Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard in Talks to Star in “Ghostbusters”

Nina S — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 06:00:25 +0000

Carrie Coon and Finn Wolfhard are in talks to join Ghostbusters as a mother-son duo.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story of the new Ghostbusters installment at Sony is said to focus on a single mom and her family. While very little is known about the story, it is known that the filmmakers are still working on casting the rest of the family. The film is also said to ignore Paul Feig’s 2016 female-led film.

The forthcoming feature is helmed by Jason Reitman who is the son of original Ghostbusters helmer, Ivan Reitman. Jason also co-wrote the script with Gil Kenan and is set to produce.

The movie is set to go into production this summer and is due in theaters July 2020.

Coon’s credits include Fargo and The Leftovers. Finn Wolfhard is best known for his role in Stranger Things.

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Jason Reitman to Direct Next “Ghostbusters” Movie

Lea R — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:50:55 +0000

The next installment in the Ghostbusters franchise has a director.

Variety reports that Jason Reitman has been set to direct the next Ghostbusters film set to hit theaters in the summer of 2020.

Reitman is no stranger to the franchise given that he is the son of the original Ghostbusters director, Ivan Reitman. The original film was released in 1984 and starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and the late Harold Ramis.

Reitman also co-wrote the script with Gil Kenan. He plans to star shooting this summer. According to the outlet the film will not be connected to the all-female 2016 film, which starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones.

All other plot and character details are being kept under wraps. It is unknown if any of the original cast members will make an appearance in the sequel, but according to sources, Reitman has begun castings for four mystery roles played by teenagers.

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A “Ghostbusters” Festival is Coming to California

Abigail P — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 05:57:55 +0000

To celebrate the blockbuster’s 35th anniversary, Sony has announced that there will a two-day Ghostbusters festival.

Sony has joined forces with Ghost Corps and Wizard World to host the two-day extravaganza, which will take place at the Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, California. The festival will begin on the 8th of June, 2019.

The festival will include meet-and-greets, exclusive panels and augmented reality games. Dan Ackroyd and director Ivan Reitman are among the confirmed stars expected to attend.

Later this year, the augmented reality game Ghostbusters World is due for release. The game is being developed by Next Age and will be published by FourThirtyThree Inc. The exciting new game will have players “capturing hundreds of ghosts from all dimensions of the franchise, including the films, TV shows, comic books, theme parks, and video games.”

The festival itself has been described as the “ultimate celebration of the film.”

Bring it on.

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