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The Original Ending of ‘Ghostbusters’ Was Far More Grandiose
The original Ghostbusters, okay? We’re not talking about Paul Feig’s version here, so put away the pitchforks and torches.
Renowned comic book artist and illustrator Bernie Wrightson is currently pushing a Kickstarter for an art portfolio of sketches and designs he did for the 1985 horror film Silver Bullet, which was written by Stephen King. To help spread the word, a short interview with Wrightson was released where he talks about the designs he came up with for the original Ghostbusters back in 1983 during pre-production.
The video references the climactic battle, which we know as taking place on top of Dana’s apartment building. However, that wasn’t what was conceived in earlier drafts of the script. Rather, the ghostbusters would’ve entered a gate into Hell itself, with a winding pathway that seemingly floats in air with no support beams. Some of the hallways and gates that were designed by Wrightson are absolutely stunning and I can’t imagine how beautiful they might’ve looked had they been built. Then again, the ending we have no is pretty fantastic on its own, so I guess this is just one of those tidbits we learned where it could’ve been cool but it hasn’t changed my opinion of the original at all.
The images appear in the video below starting around 1:35 and they’re gorgeous. Full of rich detail and wonderful imagination, they’re truly a sight to behold.
If you want to participate in his Kickstarter, simply click on the link above.
The Broadway stage production of Paranormal Activity can’t wait to scare audiences and is acting accordingly; Deadline reports that the opening date has been bumped up several weeks.
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage is coming to Broadway for a limited 20-week engagement. The first preview performance scheduled for Friday, August 14, at the August Wilson Theatre, remains in place. Now the play will officially open on Tuesday, August 25, moving up from its initial September 15 launch date.
The official synopsis: “James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are.”
Directed by Felix Barrett and written by playwright Levi Holloway, the stage show weaves “an original story inspired by the film franchise, Paranormal Activity reimagines the modern ghost story with an intimacy that only live theatre can provide.”
The Broadway production will follow a strictly limited pre-Broadway engagement in Boston at the Emerson Colonial Theatre from July 11 through July 30.
Both the Broadway and Boston casts will feature Cher Álvarez, Travis A. Knight, Shannon Cochran, and Andrea Syglowski. Understudies will be Caron Buinis, Caroline Hendricks, and Michael Holding.
Álvarez will play Lou, and Knight plays James.
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage premiered at the Leeds Playhouse in the UK before transferring to the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End, where it received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination this year for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play.
Original Paranormal Activity stars Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat attended the Paranormal Activity play last year, and they both shared their thoughts over on Instagram.
Katie Featherston raved, “What a truly fun night seeing the new Paranormal Activity at the Ahmanson Theatre! We had a blast- so scary and so fun. The design and production was amazing and the cast did a fantastic job. Congrats to all involved!”
There’s also a brand new movie on the way.
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