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‘Ghostbusters’ Animated Film and Fifth Live Action Movie Confirmed by Jason Reitman
The annual “Ghostbusters Day” kicked off today with the news that a brand new animated series is being developed for Netflix, and as promised, more announcements have been made.
During a special “Ghostbusters Day” event tonight, Ghostbusters: Afterlife duo Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan announced that an animated FEATURE FILM is also in the works!
Jennifer Kluska and Chris Prynoski are directing the animated movie, written by Brenda Hsueh. It will be an all-new take on the franchise, featuring all-new characters.
“This was a passion project of my father’s and it’s easy to understand why. The world of the unknown can only be properly explored through the limitless reach of animation,” Reitman said.
Additionally, a fifth live action feature film was confirmed by Reitman during the “Ghostbusters Day” event, which will be set in Manhattan. The film’s code name is “Firehouse.”
The upcoming movie is said to be the “next chapter in the Spenger family story.”
Reitman also announced that Dark Horse will be telling a “unique story” with a limited edition Ghostbusters comic series next year, in-canon and part of the original movie’s continuity.
In addition to Leigh Whannell’s upcoming Universal Monsters movie Wolf Man, Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel) has also joined the cast of Weapons, THR has announced tonight.
Weapons is the new horror movie from New Line Cinema and director Zach Cregger (Barbarian), with Julia Garner joining the previously announced Josh Brolin (Dune 2).
The upcoming Weapons is from writer/director Zach Cregger, who will also produce alongside his Barbarian producing team: Roy Lee of Vertigo and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures. Vertigo’s Miri Yoon also produces.
The Hollywood Reporter teases, “Plot details for Weapons are being kept holstered but it is described as a multi and inter-related story horror epic that tonally is in the vein of Magnolia, the 1999 actor-crammed showcase from filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.”
Cregger was a founding member and writer for the New York comedy troupe “The Whitest Kids U’Know,” which he started while attending The School of Visual Arts. The award-winning group’s self-titled sketch comedy show ran for five seasons on IFC-TV and Fuse. He was also a series regular on Jimmy Fallon’s NBC series “Guys with Kids” and the TBS hit series “Wrecked,” and was featured in a recurring role on the NBC series “About a Boy.”
Weapons will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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