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Jason Reitman’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Will Feature Four New Teen Characters?
All we really know about the next live action Ghostbusters film at the moment is that it’ll be directed by Jason Reitman and return to the continuity of the original films, disregarding the events of Paul Feig’s 2016 remake entirely. Reitman co-wrote the script with Gil Kenan, and the film may or may not feature the return of the original characters.
We can only assume that the original gang will be back, given the film’s “return to form” approach, but at this time, none of the actors have officially stepped into the Ecto-1.
Reitman explained/teased to EW last night, “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. This is very early, and I want the film to unwrap like a present. We have a lot of wonderful surprises and new characters for the audience to meet.”
New characters, you say? Does this mean Reitman’s Ghostbusters will be a passing of the torch sort of film, rather than a full-on Ghostbusters 3? According to new intel from THR, “Sources say that Reitman is on the lookout to cast four teens in the movie, two boys and two girls,”which would seem to suggest that we’ll be meeting new Busters in 2020.
We expect to learn a whole lot more about Reitman’s Ghostbusters in the coming months, so stay tuned and rest assured that you’ll know what we know as soon as we know it!
Reitman plans to shoot the film this summer, with Sony planning to release the latest sequel in Summer 2020. Earlier today, we already got the first teaser for the film.
We are now less than one month away from the release of Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first film in a brand new reboot trilogy from director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea). It’s coming to theaters May 17, 2024.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 has officially been rated “R” this week for…
“Horror violence, language and brief drug use.”
For the sake of comparison, Bryan Bertino’s original home invasion film was rated “R” for “violence/terror,” while Prey at Night was rated “R” for “horror violence and terror throughout.”
Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.
Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers.
Here’s the full official synopsis: “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”
Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea, Die Hard 2) is directing from a script by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland (The Freak Brothers, Due Date). Lionsgate will distribute worldwide.
The Strangers began in 2008 with Bryan Bertino’s original home invasion horror movie, a terrifying film that introduced three masked killers who returned 10 years later with The Strangers: Prey at Night in 2018. The first film took place in a remote house in the woods while the sequel brought the murderous Man in the Mask, Dollface and Pinup Girl into a trailer park.
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