(L to R) Gil Kenan, Director Jason Reitman, and Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment Tony Vinciquerra at Echo-Fest on the lot of Sony Pictures in celebration of Ghostbusters Day.
Following on from Paul Feig’s reboot in 2016, the ‘Ghostbusters’ cinematic (sprit) world continued in additional direct style through final yr’s ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’, co-written and directed by Jason Reitman, son of Ivan, who made the primary two films in 1984 and 1989.
‘Afterlife’ did nicely sufficient to have Sony put a sequel in growth, and a launch slot for the follow-up in December 2023 was confirmed again in June. Now, according to Deadline, Gil Kenan is aboard to direct.
Kenan, after all, isn’t any stranger to ‘Afterlife’––he co-wrote the primary movie with Reitman and produced it, which implies that for the sequel, the 2 filmmakers are successfully swapping roles. They’ve labored on the script collectively once more, and now Reitman will produce the sequel.
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ picked up the story of the Spengler household––that might be Egon Spengler, performed by the late Harold Ramis within the unique two films––a long time later. After Egon dies making an attempt to cease a resurgence of supernatural energy in Summerville, Oklahoma, his estranged daughter Callie (Carrie Coon), her daughter Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and son Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) transfer to the small city to pack up his ramshackle home.
(L to R) Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, and Logan Kim in ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife.’
There, they uncover his analysis into the potential return of Gozer (the large unhealthy from the 1984 film) and Phoebe specifically exhibits an curiosity in Ghostbusting, inspired by native trainer Gary (Paul Rudd). Together the household has to face this new risk whereas coping with the legacy of the previous, which––spoiler alert––additionally exhibits up bodily within the type of surviving Ghostbusters Ray Stanz (Dan Aykroyd), Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson).
An finish credit seen sees Winston, who has gone on to grow to be a profitable businessman, bringing the restored Ecto-1 automobile again to its unique New York firehouse house. Reitman has stated that that’s the place the story for the sequel will happen, although there are not any different particulars simply.
We do know that the core ensemble, together with Coon, Rudd, Grace and Wolfhard, ought to return.
“It’s an absolute honor to pick up the proton pack and step behind the camera for the next chapter of the Spengler family saga,” stated Kenan in an announcement. “I just wish I could go back to 1984 and tell the kid in the sixth row of the Mann Valley West that one day he was going to get to direct a ‘Ghostbusters’ film.”
“A few years ago, my father handed me the keys to Ecto-1, and together we made ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ ” stated Reitman. “Words will never express how grateful I am to have made a film with my father by my side. It’s now time to hand those keys to my creative partner and fellow Ghostbuster Gil Kenan, a brilliant director who will keep the Spengler spirit alive. I can only hope to provide him the same producorial care and support that my father showed me.”
(L to R) Gil Kenan, Logan Kim, Ernie Hudson, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures EntertainmentTony Vinciquerra and Director Jason Reitman at Echo-Fest on the lot of Sony Pictures in celebration of Ghostbusters Day.
