The2016 Ghostbusters rebootmight have been a bit … dissentious among certain audiences , but here ’s some news to please the hater , and also anyone else who just happens to fervidly love Ghostbusters : A brand - new Ghostbusters movie , go down in the same world as the 1984 original , is formally in the works .
Entertainment Weekly , which broke the tidings , discover that the film will be directed by Jason Reitman — who ’s found plenty of winner with his own career ( Tully , Young Adult , Up in the Air , Juno ) , but also take place to be the son of original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman .
call himself “ the first Ghostbusters fan ” and come back his visits to the bent as a little kid , Reitman told EW that“I wanted to make a movie for all the other fan , ” and clarifies further : “ This is the next chapter in the original enfranchisement . It is not a reboot . What come about in the ‘ 80s happened in the ‘ 80s , and this is set in the present day . ”
Though there ’s no parole on if any O.G. Ghostbusters whizz will retort , Reitman — who co - wrote the screenplay with Gil Kenan — further teased “ wonderful surprise and new characters , ” though he made it clear that we wo n’t be fancy any of the “ bright actresses ” who starred in Paul Feig ’s 2016 reboot : “ This Modern moving picture will follow the flight of the original picture . ”
The new - old Ghostbusters is currently slate for summertime 2020 , so while we do n’t make love much of anything beyond “ it ’s happening ” right now , we ’ll surely be listen more soon . Fingers crossed for a Rick Moranis comeback !
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