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Despite the Serious Trailer, Finn Wolfhard Assures ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Is “a Really Funny Film”
As much as everyone debates whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it is), they also can’t agree on the genre of the original Ghostbusters, which is clearly a horror-comedy. It’s such a fun (and funny) movie that the trailer for this summer’s Jason Reitman-directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife left fans confused. Being that it’s an official sequel to the first two films, and shows two children blasting proton packs and driving an Ecto-1 through a cornfield, why does it look so serious?
Tonally, the trailer seems to be at odds with the original movies, but there are still plenty of months for Columbia Pictures to right the ship. Until then, star Finn Wolfhard promises that Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a super funny movie.
“The trailer only showed some of it, but it’s a Ghostbusters movie so it’s a really funny film,” he told THR. “Every scene has comedy in it. I’m excited for people to see more of the humor in the movie.”
Even better news for Wolfhard fans who have been disappointed with his heel turn in recent years (he was a bit of a jerk in “Stranger Things 3” and a creepy villain in The Turning), the young actor gets back to his charming teenage roots in Afterlife.
When asked about his character, Trevor, having a lot of dry humor in the movie, Wolfhard explained:
“Yeah, he’s a pretty dumb character. (Laughs.) It’s not that he’s written dumb, he’s just a dumb teenager and totally naive. Everything is way over his head. He’s obsessed with cars and girls. So it’s really fun to play him.”
In the film, a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town and begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Strap on your proton packs for July 10, 2020.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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