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Paul Feig is Still Keeping Hope Alive for ‘Ghostbusters: Answer the Call’ Sequel
With Jason Reitman currently working on a sequel to the *original* Ghostbusters, it may seem pretty unlikely that we’ll ever see a sequel to 2016’s reboot, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. Then again, if Reitman’s sequel takes place in the alternate universe of the original films, we suppose it’s always possible that the reboot universe could continue as well…
At Ghostbusters Fan Fest over the weekend, Paul Feig had this to say to fans of his 2016 film:
“Thank you so much, thank you for keeping the torch alive for Answer the Call. We’re hoping there’s a second call. And if we do get it, it’s all cause of you. Love you.”
The 2016 version of Ghostbusters made $230 million at the box office worldwide, but the film’s budget was too massive for it to be considered a hit. So who knows. Maybe a sequel made on a more reasonable budget isn’t such a bad idea. Only time will tell. In the meantime, Reitman’s Ghostbusters brings us back to the original continuity on July 10, 2020.
Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones starred in Feig’s Ghostbusters.
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Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement have toyed with the idea of making a sequel film to mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows for years with no forward movement, but that may soon be changing, according to Clement.
Speaking with Collider at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Clement not only reaffirmed the intention to make a We’re Wolves film, but also that he and Waititi have finally started the writing process.
“We’re writing it, actually. We started writing. For a long time, we were just talking about it. Now, we’ve started it. Very recently,” Clement told the outlet. Though, don’t expect it to be a swift process with their busy schedules.
When does Clement estimate the script will be completed? “At the pace we’re going, 2027, for sure. It helps to be in the same country, for Taika and I to be in the same country,” said the filmmaker.
Waititi has previously joked that “We’re Wolves is the film that Jemaine and I keep pretending that we’re making. Every couple of years we say, we’re making this new film called We’re Wolves, which follows the werewolves from the film.“
The 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows chronicles the lives of four vampire roommates, detailing their nightly routine as they bicker over household chores, cruise for victims, antagonize the local werewolf pack, struggle with modern technology, and more. It introduced a rival pack of werewolves led by Anton (Rhys Darby), the inspiration for the sequel.
While the long-gestating sequel set around the wolf pack is still in the early stage of development, the 2014 film has inspired two spinoff shows in the form of “Wellington Paranormal” and, well, FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”
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