Ghostbusters
histrion Dan Aykroyd has written a playscript for aGhostbustersprequel that would boast the team during their gamy school years in 1969 . Fans of the originalGhostbustersmovies should n’t get too excited just yet , however , as the only corroborate upcomingGhostbustersfilm is the soon - to - be sequel directed by Jason Reitman , son of original director Ivan Reitman . Reitman’sGhostbusterssequel was confirmedat the start of the class and will be fix in the originalGhostbustersuniverse rather than the rebooted one . The movie willstar a teenaged stamp include Finn WolfhardofStranger Thingsfame and isset to start film in Canada next month .
The tidings of Reitman ’s approaching continuation did n’t go down to well with the mould and gang of the female - frontedGhostbustersreboot released in 2016 . StarLeslie Jones took to Twitterto call the sequel “ diss ” while directorPaul Feig voiced his support for Jonesand express his letdown that Reitman ’s subsequence might mean hisGhostbustersreboot would never see a subsequence . No doubt Aykroyd ’s plans for aGhostbustersprequel will shuffle their plumage even more .
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In an consultation with Calgary’s660 City News , Aykroyd confirmed he ’d written a playscript for a film congeal in the sixties that focuses on Peter Venkman , Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz in their teenage years in mellow schooltime - variety of like aGhostbustersorigin taradiddle , if you will . Aykroyd has already localise his sights on Reitman to direct the prequel and hopes it could translate into a TV show somewhere down the line too :
" I ’ve written “ Ghostbusters High , ” where they meet in New Jersey in 1969 and we ’re looking to do that as probably a transfigure feature or pilot within the next possibly five years … . And it would pass to a television project and I thought of [ Reitman ] straightaway for that . It ’s on his desk but that ’s years by from the current project . But it ’s a neat idea for a prequel . Imagine puke the three characters as teenagers ! ”
As Aykroyd states , anyGhostbusterssequel that may fare to be wo n’t be happening for a practiced while yet . Moreover , it ’s probable that any future original universeGhostbustersfilms or shows will depend on the success of Reitman ’s forthcoming subsequence . Nevertheless , Aykroyd has big plans for the franchise . He added :
“ We have other stuff after the Jason Reitman - helmed flick . We have at least one or two other concepts for the Ghostbusters and then we ’ll look at doing the prequel , which will be a perfect button on all we ’ve done up to that distributor point . ”
Given that fan reaction toward Reitman ’s newGhostbustershas been mixed , it ’s incertain whether Aykroyd ’s plan for a prequel will be greeted with opened arms . Although , Aykroyd ’s prequel does have a few things going for it . The popularity of retro - set horror display and cinema likeStranger ThingsandITcould generate interest for a 60s - set prequel . The prequel ’s teen focus make for dependable persistence with Reitman ’s adolescent - focusedGhostbusterssequel too - if it proves successful , that is . Of course , the material doubt is whether Aykroyd ’s prequel - or Reitman ’s sequel , for that matter - can ever live up to the much - enjoy originalGhostbustersfilms .
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Source:660 City News
