Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbustersdirector Jason Reitman will be attending theGhostbusters Fan Festin June . TheGhostbustersfranchise has get to such a degree since its initial release in 1984 that it ’s now reached the point where it ’s one of the few film franchises to have its very own gravid - scale devotee fest .
The announcement originally this yr that Reitman would be directinga newGhostbustersfilmhas suddenly catapulted the supernatural comedy IP back into the spotlight once more . This clip around , however , the newGhostbustersfilm will be part of the original cannon , making it the follow up to 1989’sGhostbusters II . For years sports fan had been hoping for a third installment in the popular series , and when it was announced back in 2014 that a third picture show would be made , only to laterreveal that it would be a reboot , many die - hardGhostbustersfans were not at all proud of . This time , the fact that the nextGhostbusterswill be direct by Reitman , son of originalGhostbustersdirector Ivan Reitman , is already encouraging news to many .
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Another supporting prospect forGhostbustersfans is the attendance by Jason Reitman at this year’sGhostbusters Fan Festin Los Angeles . accord to a crush release from Wizard World – the company behind the event , Reitman will come out alongside two of the originalGhostbusters- Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson . In addition to this line - up , Reitman ’s don ( and manufacturer of the new film ) , Ivan , will bring together the festivities and Wizard World has promised“several other stars from across the franchise”to also be in attendance during the effect this June .
Though it ’s still comparatively other daylight with regard to theGhostbusters Fan Fest , the event does sound as though it will be of great interest group to fans . Reitman has already teased likely insight into his upcomingGhostbustersfilm at the upshot , saying:“I am inebriate that my office of Brownstone Boy # 2 will last be given right recognition . Might also visit about the upcoming Ghostbusters film . ”The reference toBrownstone Boy # 2 , of course , is to the abbreviated cameo that Reitman had as a particularly obnoxious tiddler at a birthday company inGhostbusters II . Other treats in store for fans will be an appearance and performance fromRay Parker Jr , the player behind the dealership ’s iconic theme song , as well as appearances from the adept of the renovate seriesThe Real Ghostbusters , Maurice LaMarche , Frank Welker and Dave Coulier . If all of that is n’t enough to justify the $ 149 general access ( or the $ 1499 dignitary experience ) , there will also be film screening , interactive photograph booths , laser tatter , shower booths , meetups and much more .
Now that a third film is officially on the way , theGhostbustersfranchise is likely to experience a newupsurge in its popularity . Some fans ( andeven an doer or two ) are not happy that this latest Reitman task is going in the lead when an all - distaff reboot was made so latterly . And while it ’s odd that the series branched out into a different mode with the female go reboot , only to add up back to the original formula plus a teen mold , realGhostbustersfans should be glad to see experimentation with a conception that was arguably in need of a newfangled angle .
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