Ivan Reitman Says There Are ‘‘Many’’ More ‘Ghostbusters’ Movies In Development
When the reboot ofGhostbustersarrived this year, Sony Pictures was banking on the movie being successful enough to warrant a whole new franchise. They were confident thata sequel would happen, but the box office numbers indicated thatmight not be in the cardsanymore. We know director Paul Feig isstill hoping he gets to take a crackat a sequel, but there’s been no word on whether or not a sequel will actually happen. However, that doesn’t mean we won’t be getting more Ghostbusters movies in some form or another in the future.
Find out about futureGhostbustersmovies after the jump.
Ivan Reitmanwas the original director and producer ofGhostbustersback in 1984, and he took a producing role on the reboot as well. He was recently interviewed on theMr. Wavvy podcast(viaComicBook.com) where he indicated that there are still big plans for the future of theGhostbustersfranchise. Reitman offered this quick quote on the matter:
Does that mean the possibility of a sequel to this year’s reboot could possibly still be in the cards? If it’s possible, you can expect a much lower budget for the sequel this time around, which could benefit the movie. Feig’sGhostbustersfelt like it was trying too hard to be a blockbuster tentpole in its third act, abandoning what worked fairly well in the first half of the movie.
However, you might remember that we heard rumblings of anentire line-up ofGhostbustersmoviesbeing in the works over at then newly established Ghost Corps. production banner at Sony. One of them was supposed to be anotherGhostbustersstarring Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt, and another wasan animatedGhostbustersmoviethat landed a director earlier this year. Those are probably part of the “many” movies that Reitman is talking about, but maybe there are even more. Those aforementioned rumors also indicated that several supernatural themed movies may also be developed that could exist in theGhostbustersuniverse.
Sony Pictures certainly won’t let Ghostbusters die, so even if they see a sequel to the reboot of the franchise as too risky, they’ll likely figure out a way to use the property to their advantage sometime again in the next few years. Whenever any news on future Ghostbusters films comes to light, we’ll be sure to let you know.
