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Animated ‘Ghostbusters’ Story to Be Told From a Ghost’s Perspective?
While most people will associate Ghostbusters with Ivan Reitman’s 1984 film, I grew up watching “The Real Ghostbusters” animated series, which acted as a sort of companion piece to the film series. With Columbia Pictures rebooting the franchise last year, the plan was to ignite a new universe and build upon the new film that would act as the catalyst behind the modern ‘busters. It was a flop and left us all wondering what would come of the planned universe. While we still don’t know, it’s alleged that Sony is still developing an animated spinoff as both a feature film and television series.
An interesting rumor surfaced over at The Hashtag Show, who are reporting that the feature film version, being helmed by Fletcher Moules, is going to be told from a ghost’s perspective. This means that the Ghostbusters will be secondary characters to this ghost and that everything will be told from his/her eyes. This is immensely interesting because it begs the question, will this be a Slimer movie? What other ghost could be interesting enough to follow around? Oh, maybe Peter Venkman? If a third Ghostbusters were to ever come to fruition, Bill Murray’s character was not only to be deceased but also a ghost. That would be quite the twist. While this is all speculation on my part, it would be interesting nonetheless to see this franchise take a unique turn.
It’s also worth noting that, in the second season of “The Real Ghostbusters”, there’s an episode (“Egon’s Ghost”) in which Egon is accidentally zapped by one of his own inventions and becomes, for all intents and purposes, a ghost.
With that said, it’s been well over a year since the director was announced. Is this even happening anymore? What about the television series? We hope Paul Feig didn’t cross the streams and destroy the entire universe before it even had a chance to come to full realization.
A contemporary reimagining of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story Herbert West: Reanimator is on the way, and Deadline has unveiled the first look at the new Herbert West and the pathologist drawn to his orbit.
Adam Simon (The Haunting in Connecticut, “Salem”) and Tim Metcalfe (The Haunting in Connecticut, Kalifornia) penned the script. The original screenplay and storyline come from Jade Sandberg Wallace.
Michael Grossman (“The Originals”, “Pretty Little Liars”) directs.
The new images introduce star Joseph Morgan (“Vampire Diaries“), who plays “brilliant surgeon and scientist Herbert West, who is obsessed with creating a serum to reanimate the dead.” Katie Cassidy (Speed Demon) stars opposite as the pathologist with a troubled past who joins his efforts.
Together, they prove that conquering death may be the ultimate sin against life itself.
The film’s official synopsis: “As a child, Herbert West watches his father Peter reanimate his dead mother Judith in a secret basement lab — only for Judith to mortally wound Peter and nearly kill Herbert before Peter shoots her. The trauma leaves its mark on Herbert, but so does one final image: his mother’s finger, twitching after death. Thirty years later, Herbert West is a brilliant, secretive surgeon still chasing his father’s obsession.
“Pathologist Kate Locke arrives in town and is drawn into his orbit — first through a spark at a hospital fundraiser, then through his secret lab, where he reveals a serum capable of reanimating severed tissue. Kate, hiding a dark past of her own, is thrilled rather than horrified, and moves into West’s mansion to work alongside him. Their early experiments on a cadaver succeed only briefly. West concludes that dead tissue is the problem — they need something fresher.”
Supporting cast includes Scott Aiello, Ira J Amyx, Randall Newsome, Emma Reinagal, James D. Bryce, Kathryn A Bentley, Jack Lancaster, Amy Holland Pennell, John Pierson, Mindy Shaw, Eric Dean White, Tristan Wilder Hallet, Adrienne Lamping, Aaron Crippen, and Drew Patterson.
Makeup artist Jeff Lewis (“Star Trek: Voyager,” “Star Trek: Enterprise”) and cousin Roger Lewis are heading the production via their newly established Woodlake Entertainment.
Lovecraft’s short story, first serialized in Home Brew magazine in 1922, is the first among his works to mention the fictional Miskatonic University. It was most famously adapted into a 1985 horror movie from Stuart Gordon, starring Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West.
Herbert West: Reanimator is set in Alton, Illinois, where production is now underway.
Herbert West: Reanimator. Photo credit: Matt Lief Anderson
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