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‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel Suffers Another Setback. Sigh.
It appears that the passing of Harold Ramis is leaving skeletons in the closet over at Columbia Pictures.
After Ramis’ sudden death last month, Ivan Reitman exited the long gestured Ghostbusters III, which then left the studio scrambling for a director.
21 Jump Street and Lego Movie duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller quickly came to the rescue, allegedly strapping on their proton packs to bring the Busters back for a third time.
Now, Jeff Sneider of TheWrap is reporting that the duo are OUT and now Columbia is once again back at square one…
Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis and Sigourney Weaver were all at one time rumored to be returning, although now the story is completely being rewritten. It’s said to be about a ragtag group of paranormal researchers reopen their notorious ghost removal service, and a new generation of Ghostbusters is brought on board to be green slimed and trained to contain the mischievous spirits.
Will we ever see the Ghostbusters back in action? The franchise is too big to ignore, bit it’s starting to feel like it’s becoming a rush job, and that makes me nervous…
Hearing LORD & MILLER ended up walking away from GHOSTBUSTERS 3 job. They were the studio's choice but wanted to keep their options open…
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 7, 2014
Sony returns to their own Marvel universe with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, which has been bumped all over the release schedule. This week, it’s been bumped once more.
There was a time when Sony was going to unleash Kraven in theaters in October 2023, but the film was then bumped to August 2024. It’ll now release on December 13, 2024.
Kraven the Hunter will be the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody violence being promised.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator.
“Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.”
Ariana DeBose will play Calypso in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie.
Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller (Better Watch Out) also on board. Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star.
J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) is directing Kraven the Hunter.
The screenplay was written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
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