'Ghostbusters 3' Teaser Unveils Jason Reitman's Secret 'Ghostbusters' Sequel

‘Ghostbusters 3’ Teaser Unveils Jason Reitman’s Secret ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel

Last night, word broke thatJason Reitman, son ofGhostbustersdirector Ivan Reitman, was working on a top-secretGhostbustersproject (let’s call itGhostbusters 3for now). Now, aGhostbusters 3teaser has dropped, giving us a stylish – but mostly detail-free – look at the movie. Don’t expect to see any of the new Ghostbusters here. Instead, this footage gives off someStranger Things-vibes. Watch theGhostbusters 3teaser below.

Ghostbusters 3 Teaser

The trailer initially premiered over atEntertainment Weekly.

Well, this is unexpected. Here’s a recap: last night, word broke about a newGhostbustersmovie, directed by Jason Reitman, son of originalGhostbustersdirector Ivan Reitman. The younger Reitman has been working on the film in secret for a while, but now the ghost is out of the trap. The movie is said to focus on four teenagers – two girls and two boys – who become new Ghostbusters. The minute I heard that, I immediately assumed this new film was going to go for aStranger Things-style approach. And this teaser seems to confirm that, at least in my mind. If the ECTO-1 didn’t show up at the very end of this footage, it could very easily double as a teaser for a new season ofStranger Things.

“I’ve always thought of myself as the first Ghostbusters fan, when I was a 6-year-old visiting the set. I wanted to make a movie for all the other fans,” Reitman toldEW. “This is the next chapter in the original franchise. It is not a reboot. What happened in the ’80s happened in the ’80s, and this is set in the present day.”

Rather than be a reboot like the unjustly maligned 2016 female-driven film, Reitman’s movie is said to be a direct sequel toGhostbusters 2. Personally, I quite enjoyed the reboot, and was hoping we’d get a follow-up. But I suppose it’s just not in the cards.

I remain a little skeptical of this whole endeavor. I don’t dislike Jason Reitman as a filmmaker, but he seems all wrong to make aGhostbustersmovie. I alsoreallydon’t like the idea of “teen Ghostbusters,” at all. And at this point, it almost feels like there’s nothing more to do withGhostbusters– the story has run its course. But I’m willing to give this a chance. I’ll freely admit I felt a tinge of nostalgia when Elmer Bernstein’s famous, creepy music from the original film kicked-in here.

Ghostbusters 3, or whatever it’s going to be called, will arrive in 2020.