Huge breaking news out of the ongoing CinemaCon where Sony Pictures revealed it has plans for a fifth Ghostbusters film!
The announcement was made in the closing sizzle reel where they also confirmed that a third Venom is in the works.
Last year’s Jason Reitman-directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife was the long-awaited canonized third film in the Ghostbusters franchise that fans have been clamoring for since the release of Ghostbusters 2 in 1989.
Centering around the daughter and grandkids of Dr. Egon Spengler (the late Harold Ramis, who would be brought back to life with visual effects), Afterlife‘s post-credits sequences set the table for an endless amount of sequels, assuming the studio was to keep crossing the streams.
There’s no word on if Reitman would return to direct, although he’s indicated he’d love to pass the baton to other really cool filmmakers and allow them to bring their own unique vision to the franchise.
“We wanted to make a movie that opened the universe to all kinds of stories,” Reitman exclaimed at last year’s New York Comic Con. “I want to see Ghostbusters movies from all of my favorite directors and I hope this movie sets the table for them,” he added.
An animated feature film was also in development prior to Ghostbusters: Afterlife‘s release.
