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Dan Aykroyd Hints at the Future of ‘Ghostbusters’; “There Are Ghosts Around the World”
The Ghostbusters film franchise is back this week with fifth installment Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, a direct sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife – and by extension, the original two Ghostbusters movies – that brings the ghost-busting action back to New York City.
But where is the franchise headed next, you may be wondering?
In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter this week, Dan Aykroyd teases that the franchise could eventually make its way outside of the United States – if Frozen Empire is a hit, that is.
Aykroyd teases, “We like New York, but it’s not to say that we couldn’t make New York the base and travel off somewhere else.” He notes, “Hey, there are ghosts around the world.”
You can watch the interview snippet down below.
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, now playing in theaters, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level.
But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
Meagan writes in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “Frozen Empire offers familiar set pieces, references, and easter eggs aplenty, but the nostalgia tank is now running on empty.”
“There are ghosts around the world” – Dan Aykroyd teases what could be next for the #Ghostbusters after #FrozenEmpire pic.twitter.com/cyPKBYfhLN
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 22, 2024
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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