New Ghostbusters movie in OG movie universe Jason Reitman directing 2020

[Leo656]

I had heard they didn't make up, but if they did, then good. Life's too short, for reasons that go far beyond movies and such anyways.

[Wildcat]

It’s from his daughter. Sounds legitimate. I had seen this before.

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06...r-20-year-feud

[Leo656]

Well that's nice. Shame it took as long as it did.

I probably misread something, it happens.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

Im sure the studio and obviously Dan Aykroyd wanted to do one a long time ago. Bill Murray kept holding it back.

Again, we've all read those stories over the decades about Aykroyd writing script after script and Murray basically saying, "no," "no," "no" and we've always assumed that either it's just Bill being Bill, or maybe some animosity between Bill and Ramis... but are we 100% sure those scripts weren't just plain poo? Watch any interview with Aykroyd in the past 10 years, or even watch a documentary about the 1984 movie and his original script/ideas for it. Yikes, and I mean yikes!

Also, looks like the OG Ghostbusters shot all of their stuff within a single week:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/ghostbu...s-in-one-week/

Which sounds... about right. And that's already about 600% longer than they spent on the GB 2016 cameos.

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Again, we've all read those stories over the decades about Aykroyd writing script after script and Murray basically saying, "no," "no," "no" and we've always assumed that either it's just Bill being Bill, or maybe some animosity between Bill and Ramis... but are we 100% sure those scripts weren't just plain poo? Watch any interview with Aykroyd in the past 10 years, or even watch a documentary about the 1984 movie and his original script/ideas for it. Yikes, and I mean yikes!

His original idea was way more elaborate but whatever he came up with for a part 3 must have been in line with the first 2 by then since it was established as such.

Hellbent sounded perfectly fine. However many actual scripts or treatments exist at least 1 must have been good. Dan might not have done all the work himself.

The last thing I remember him talking about before this (and before the reboot I think) was a story involving students studying the paranormal who discover other dimensions.

This must be it https://news.avclub.com/dan-aykroyd-...eni-1798238207

Not a bad idea imo. I know the concept is similar to his first one but you have to remember this would have been made in line with how Ghostbusters turned out. Not as his original vision.

[IMJ]

If this movie goes back to Gozer, then we are actually going to have a legit trilogy closer to the academic standards of a "trilogy" in storytelling themes by following Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters The Video Game and then this new flick than by acknowledging Ghostbusters 2 at all.

I still loved Ghostbusters 2 though. I was just super happy to have more of those guys on screen as a kid. That's similar to how I felt about Temple of Doom.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by IMJ

If this movie goes back to Gozer, then we are actually going to have a legit trilogy closer to the academic standards of a "trilogy" in storytelling themes by following Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters The Video Game and then this new flick than by acknowledging Ghostbusters 2 at all.

I'm not 100% certain the film won't trample on some key things in the GB video game. A lot of Shandor stuff in the game could be contradicted or nullified.

I still loved Ghostbusters 2 though. I was just super happy to have more of those guys on screen as a kid. That's similar to how I felt about Temple of Doom.

As has been discussed before and elsewhere, I never knew I was supposed to dislike GB2 or that people said it was a bad movie and bad sequel until the internet told me that a decade ago or so. It's not nearly as good or funny or thrilling as GB1, but it's not bad.

[Leo656]

Agreed. Possibly the very first thing I called "bullsh*t on when I first got on the internet. Some "fan" positing their glowing and eternal love for the franchise before going into an extended spiel about how Ghostbusters II was awful.

It definitely leaned more towards the spirit of the RGB cartoon than it did the first flick, and is more of a comedy, and much more aimed at kids than the first due to the successful juggernaut that the RGB cartoon and toyline became... but it's Perfectly Fine.

It's one of those cases where I agree with the common criticisms that the threat seemed smaller, the overall story seemed a bit of a retread, and they maybe could have aimed higher, but... I try to judge things more for what they Are vs. what they Are Not. And the material presented is Perfectly Fine. I agree that those flaws exist but they're incredibly overblown by some people.

Some of the scenes of banter between the guys is actually a lot funnier than the first, and the rest of the time it's at least on par. Egon also gets a bit more to do, and as a huge Egon fan I was all over that.

I'unno man. Sometimes I think people just expect way too much. People can write novels about everything that's objectively, provably terrible about Chickbusters, for example, but most of the stuff people deride GB2 for is some straight-up nitpicky bullsh*t, to me.

[Andrew NDB]

Confirmed: Rick Moranis Sitting Out Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/31...ers-afterlife/

Not the least bit surprising. Still, I was hoping.

[Autbot_Benz]

Movie has been pushed back to March 5, 2021

https://collider.com/ghostbusters-mo...source=twitter

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

Movie has been pushed back to March 5, 2021

https://collider.com/ghostbusters-mo...source=twitter

Godammit...

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Godammit...

I really hope Bill and Ted 3 still comes out this year streaming or in in theaters. I won't let this stupid virus screw the excellent ones.

[Wildcat]

It’s for the best. As much as I wanna see it July is just too soon. It’s better it have the best chance to earn as much as it can.

It’s possible there could even be an actual medicine of some sort for the coronavirus by then.

Assuming I didn’t get it by July I was thinking I still would not feel comfortable by that time.

[Andrew NDB]

This movie was always going to be the test. Things SHOULD be better by July, at least in terms of people conducting normal business, if not business itself (as in, it won't be "back" yet)... but this doesn't help things.

Jesus, though... make it August. September, at worst.

[Wildcat]

No business should not be back to to normal by then. It should take as long as it needs. It’s not like a vaccine is about to be released.

Why stick to the original date knowing it will get less audiences this way when delaying is better for everyone and the movie?

It’s not really a “test”. People know the difference between this and the reboot. Ghostbusters was never in trouble even though some claim it was. This just took long for other reasons.

[Voltron]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

This movie was always going to be the test. Things SHOULD be better by July, at least in terms of people conducting normal business, if not business itself (as in, it won't be "back" yet)... but this doesn't help things.

Jesus, though... make it August. September, at worst.

Oh, yes. This was it. Ghostbusters was the litmus. If only Ghostbusters came out, it would signal the return of America. If only. . .

People are dropping dead by the hundreds. Speculation is that it'll take around a year to start returning to normalcy. We may get lucky and this will subside before then, but it is NOT worth jumping the gun for. Stop tacking our well-being on to nonsense.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Voltron

Oh, yes. This was it. Ghostbusters was the litmus. If only Ghostbusters came out, it would signal the return of America. If only. . .

People are dropping dead by the hundreds. Speculation is that it'll take around a year to start returning to normalcy. We may get lucky and this will subside before then, but it is NOT worth jumping the gun for. Stop tacking our well-being on to nonsense.

You bring up larger points that deserve discussion in the proper channels, but that's not what I meant. In this particular case I meant "test" in terms of... how the landscape of "tentpole" films to come would or wouldn't be shifted. Ghostbusters 2020 seemed to be the first one planted where most projections seemed to place things being relatively OK. That it's being pushed way back now means that anything goes, and probably everything for the foreseeable future is as well. Which isn't to say that Columbia/Sony knows anything we don't about the pandemic, it just means that more movies are getting pushed back like mad.

[Voltron]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

You bring up larger points that deserve discussion in the proper channels, but that's not what I meant. In this particular case I meant "test" in terms of... how the landscape of "tentpole" films to come would or wouldn't be shifted. Ghostbusters 2020 seemed to be the first one planted where most projections seemed to place things being relatively OK. That it's being pushed way back now means that anything goes, and probably everything for the foreseeable future is as well. Which isn't to say that Columbia/Sony knows anything we don't about the pandemic, it just means that more movies are getting pushed back like mad.

I still don't understand why this film in particular would act as that.

I understand your frustration with the current global situation, but entertainment is going to be affected for awhile. The whole experience is a powder keg. Congregating in a room with dozens of people for hours is a terrible idea.

On the contrary, I'd be more surprised that they decided to release it. It's a blockbuster film decades in the making. They've put a lot of effort into this. There's a lot of money riding on this. Why would they risk an almost guarantee poor showing at the box office during an epidemic?

[Autbot_Benz]

New release date June 11, 2021

https://collider.com/ghostbusters-af...source=twitter

[oldmanwinters]

Afterlife gets a Second Life?